Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-10

ny their customary processes, but were
being actually destroyed by the whole
sale, swept out Of existence. Take the
Connecticut river, for instance. Tie
itch of salmon there used to be some
thing enormous. 1t was the best stream
for the production as well as the catching
Of fish. Well, some dams were built across
it, the fish gathered below at the time they
were accustomed to 90 to the spawning
grounds and were caught in immense
numbers. and the result was that in few
years there was not a single salmon in
this which had been the finest salmon
stream in the country. Another cause OF
the destruction Of the fish was the estab-
lishment OF manufacturing establish
meuis on the streams, which polluted the
waters and either Killed or drove out the
fish No; without intelligent protection
and assistance by artificial culture the
magnificent opportunities of this country
to produce millions and millions Of dol
lars worth OF rich nutTitiYe meat food Tor
the masses would be lost"
80 what part of the country are you
sending fishY'
ITO all parts. There is not Congress
siOnal district or Territory In the country,
aud but very few counties, into which we
have not sent more or less"
''And TO hese fish thrive when they are
transported to new waters and new eli
mates?V
yes; in most cases. We lost some in
the attempt to transfer the west coast
salmon to the Eastern rivers. The
climate and water were too severe; but
as a rule our fish thrive. T1e most re-
msrkable instance OF the adaptability OF
fish to new climate and new surroundings
is in the case Of the German carp. There
were, a few years ago, none Of these fish
in this country. Now there is not Con-
gressional district or Territory in the Uni
ted States that hasn't some OF them. We
have distributed them to no less than 3d.,
600 parties in the different parts of the
country, and almost everywhere success
fully. Their tenacity Of life and liability
TO thrive under all circumstances is re-
markable. People who receive them write
us that even when neglected great
ly they thrive and increase
in numbers and size very rapidly. Only
a few years ago we imported twenty-five
German carp into this country with which
to begin stocking it. Now l presume
there are 00.000,000 of them. Not
that we have sent out so many as that,
or anywhere near it, but they thrive and
increase wonderfully. They seem to do
well everywhere no matter what the eli
mate or surroundings. The most
wonderful thing about them is that they
will live and thrive in the Alkali waters
OF Arizona ana that country where hereto
fore not FISH existed. The people who are
experimenting with them write us very
enthusiastically Of their success. Ihey
are very much gratitied over the prospect
of providing the hshless country with fish.
Then, too, take Texas aud the other sec
tions where there is a scarcity of water.
They have habit in those countries Of
constructing a huge dam across the
ravlnes to catch the water that gathers
after storm and keep it for stock. These
tanks as they are called, are very
large, covering many acres, and sufi-
ciently large to keep themselves purified.
The carp and other ii sh are being put into
them, and are doing well there, so that
this section, whore there were no fish
heretofore, IS now producing fine large
fish and an excellent food supply for a
country that had heretofore been de-
pendent upon beet and pork for meat
tOod."