Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-01

of sawdust in our waters to be
public nuisance, it may be abated by action
akin to that invoked by farmers to prevent
miners from depositing slickens in the
streams OF the State. In that direction.the
Fish commissioners are powerless to act,
and your course should be to employ
counsel. and by action at law invoke the
desired redress
Giliett d johnson, a law firm at Eureka,
Humboldt county, write the Secretary
upon the same subject. The redwood saw
dust deposited in The streams of that
county is playing sad havoc with all their
food fish.
THE BLACK BASS PLANT.
The following correspondence relative to
black bass is self-explanatory
GRASS VALLEY January q. 1856
u, SnaFtes neoo Hotcdrd President Spring pdley
y. ltaf e eompaay-DEiR SIR: In the !. Report Of
the conmlssloueries of Fisheries, State of Cali
lorna, isSo pSge u, referring to Black bass, we
ind the following statement: TWENTY-FIVE ma
ture hsh We're brought from the East in july.
1879, and placed by us in the CrystaI Spring
reservoir of the Spring Valley Water Company
in san Mateo county, with the assurance on the
part oil me officers of that company that the
Ia, iahe Mohtu De preserved and no fish allowed to
PERMISSION, and with the further promise that
II the fish increased the State could at ali times
take them for public distribution These fish
numbers. In another year the young can be
caught and distributed to appropriate waters"
ms report was signed by the then Fish Com
and j. d. Farwell
| The present Fish Commissioners are DESTROYS
/ OF ayailing themselves, in the interest of the
| public distribution ~
We have been informed that the fish have
thriven wen ana greatly increased and that sue
cesslul pants OF the young have been made in
hn
] desire 10 take from Crystal Spring reservoir
without materially depicting its slpply-a suf-
nclent number of fish to stock the Feather Sac
ramento, Russian and San joaquin rivers Will
| your company consent that the privilege be ex-
erclseu ana the flsh taken for the purposes men
toned? Respectfully yours A. b. DIBBLE.
secretary Fish Commission of California.
Mr.. Howard replied as follows:
| SAN FRANCISCO, February II. 1856.
,1 n q. D'eose seeretsry Commission Of FFssres
find your favor of the 9th ult. concerning the
black bass in Crystal Spring lake. We shall be
pleased to cooperate with you in accomplishing
| the objects you have in view viz: stocking the
/ Feather Sacramento Russian and san JOAQUIN
| rivers with black bass doing whatever we can
70 iacllitate your movements in that direction
| are to be taken from the lake under our aus
pices. Very truly yours,
CHARLES WEBB HOWARD,
President S. V. W. ".
The Secretary reported that the hatchery
on Hat creek was ready for Matching pur-
poses during the first run of salmon.
Reports from all quarters were to the
effect that there was a large and gratifying
increase of small food fish in all the river:
and bays. The catch of perch, club an6
pike during the present season was larger
than that for ten years past, and the catci
of catfish was corr espondingly smaller
Commissioner Sherwood said if there
was any way of increasing the supply o
perch it should be DONE He regarded TIL,
perch as the very best fish in Californi.
waters-vastly superior to the Trucket
trout
| Commissioner Buckingham said th,
Truckee trout were nothing more or les
than species of land-locked salmon.
! Commissioner Dibble said the increase il
the number of food fish, especially tn
smaller varieties, was largely due to tn
police patrol. that bad in great measure
stopped illicit fishing in the rivers anC
bays.
Commissioner Buckingham was of til,
opinion that the breaking of the levees OF
. Sherman Island had caused the immens,
increase of perch. 1t had opened up vas
and excellent spawning ground. He est
mated that 100000 young perch were los
III the tules Of Yolo county annually, a,
well as vast numbers of salmon fry.
Commissioner Dibble said the increase O
food fish showed the value of and the ne
cessity for police patrol, and it should ht
continued. Some Greeks and Italians wer,
illicitly engaged in fishing in San Pablo
and San Francisco bays, but they will sooi
be routed by the Governor Stoneman ane
her valiant crew, under the command O
the new Commodore. The Commission !,
now ready to fill all orders for carp.
After lengthy informal discussion o
matters of minor importance, the Boar(
adjourned to the first SATURDAY. in April