Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-12
Fish Commissioners.

The State Board of Fish Commissioners
met at their rooms in the Union Hotel Sat
urday. nt-Commissioners Bucking-
ham and Sherwood misunderstanding
Dibbe No business of importance was
transacted Several letters from northern
counties, complaining of distractions in
trout streams, were read and placed on file.
Commissioner Buckingham reported that
he had visited the Natoma Water Compa-
nys dam, on the South Fork of the Amer
lean river, and also the salmon falls in the
same stream, a short distance below. The
Water Company was willing to put in any
kind of fish-way that the Commissioners
would direct The Commissioner said the
falls were sixteen feet in hight, and it would
be an impossibility for any kind of fish,
unless they had wings, to get over them.
ANY fish that could scramble over those
falls could clear the dam with bound. He
thought by tie expenditure of $500 or 81 900
the falls could by blasting be thrown down
so that fish could ascend the stream. The
river is getting clearer each year, and with
the falls knocked down and the dam prop
erly laddered, this stream would soon be
come stocked with salmon and other food
fish. and the upper waters be utilized for
spawning grounds.
The Deputy Fish Commissioner who has
charge of the river and bay patrols reported
what he had done during the past month.
The Chinese shrimp-fishers use nets of such
fine mesh that they capture the young of
all kinds of fish. They cannot separate
the small fish from the shrimps and throw
them back into the water while alive, and
in consequence tons OF small fry are thus
daily DESTROYED. When boats come upon
the shrimp-fishers they exhibit great care
in returning to the water the small fish,
but at all other times pay no attention to
il. as is evidenced from the fact that tons of
dried small fish are found upon their dry
ing grounds. The Deputy Commissioner
saws the authorities will never be able to
check illicit fishing until the law empowers
the official 10 confscate and destroy all
nets that are captured in use and that do
not tally with the requirements oil the law.
MORE PIsToL-Last evening two re-
spectacle young women had something OF
difficulty at the Plaza and vicinity. 1t
appears that young man had given one
of them ring, but subsequently requested
| it back, and gave it to the other lady.
When they met last evening, each with q
| female companion, there was q war oil
words, and one of the principals, with her
friend, ran away, and, passing into Ninth
street, asked protection from Deputy Sheriff
Fuller and Billy Lamphrey, whom they
happened to meet. Directly afterwards the
other two women came up, and there was
/ a little talk. A young man, who mean
while arrived, took sides with one OF the
contestants, and the other slapped him
emphatieally on the jaw, and, stepping
back, exclaimed, Get out of the way. and
/ I'll shoot him :" She seemed SO much in
earnest that the officer promptly interfered
and quieted the whole matter.
An OUTSIDE oPINIoS.-The Gait Gazette
saws: The celebration of the Fourth in Sac.
ramento last Monday was grand affair, in
all probability one of the most praise
worthy held in the State, and reflects honor
on our Capital City. The people from the
country who attended the Fourth were all
| well pleased and highly elated with the
| features of the celebration. Three cheer;
and tiger for Sacramento.
| LEAVE your orders for ice cream, watel
ices, etc., at Peterson's, GO street.