St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-19
MILLIONS OF FISHES.
Gratifying Results From tn
Work OF the Fish Commission.

Gratifying Results From the
Work Of the Fish Commission.
81 put in Sunday inspecting the state
fish hatchery at Pigs Eye" said New
ton Simmons, of the United States fish
commission, who is in charge of party
making distributing trip throughout
the Northwest, land was not only sur
prsed, but very much pleased with the
facilities afforded for matching fish .
One great advantage possessed by the
Minnesota hatchery is its contiguity to
numerous small springs, which are alb
soiuteiy Indispensable for work Of this
kind. There is not a better location in
the United States, and il is particularly
adapted to the breeding of trout, of
which there is large supply Oh hand.
California and brook trout, WhitefiSh
and wall-eyed pike are also distributed
in large numbers from this point, and
the 81 aSon has been q very successful
one.
s'At Washington. D. c., which is the
central station of the fish commission,
special attention is paid to breeding
shad, and at Havre de Grace, OIL the
Susquehanna. this is also prominent
feature. Millions of shad have already
been distributed from these two sta
TORS, the greater portion Of which We're
sent to California for the purpose of
stocking the Sacramento river. Ten
wears ago there was not Shad in this
river, but now they abound in shoals
and have demonstrated the correctness
of the theory that fish will instinctively
return to the place where the spawn
was first placed. They will hatch out
in from two to four days after being re-
leased from captivity in the spring. and
by fall they attain alength of from four
to six inches. They make their way to
the ocean, where they remain until
matured, say about three years from
the time they were first
PLACED IN THE WATER.
NATURALLY, they seek fresh water to
deposit their spawn, and in this way
the Sacramento river has been stocked
with an edible and delicately favored
fish, There are different seasons for de-
posting fish in the rivers, and the latter
part of this month the trout will be in
condition to be deposited in their
future homes. Then it will be time for
whitefish. and in the spring shad will
be the feature of our work.
"Last summer carload of shad was
sent out to Salt Lake and deposited in
one Of the streams emptying into that
body of water. but it will, of course. be
some time before any practical results
will be obtained. The northern por-
tons of Wisconsin, Michigan and
Minnesota are admirably adapted
to trout culture on account Of
the number of springs in those
sections, and at Duluth there
is one of the best whitefish
hatcherles that can be found in this
country. Satisfactory experiments
| with trout have been made In Missouri,
| and it is the intention of the commits
sion to establish station in the Ozark
! country as soon as possible. At Woods
Hail, Mass, the attention of the com
| mission is devoted mainly to scientific
| Investigation of the habits and breed
| ing of food fishes, and the latest expert
ments have been with Goldfish.
| There are two steamers belonging to
| the commission, the AlbatrosS and
| Fishhawk, the former being now en-
| gagged in explorations along the Pacific
slope and Alaska, while the FishhaWk
is temporarily given up to the culture
| of sturgeon spawn.
"The past season has been in every
way successful, and millions Of fish have
been distributed throughout the cOun-
try. Every point that reports have
| been received from Indicates splendid
| results, and the time is not far distant
whellevery stream in the United States
will be fully stocked with the finest va
| rietieS Of food liSkeS.o "