Iron County register., 1889-08-08
PISCATORIAL.

Tho Work Of the United stntes Fish
| Commission for the Last Fiscal Year
| Millions of Various Species OF the Flu
ny Tribe Propagated and Distributed
Throughout the Rivers and Lakes o.
| the Country.
States Fish Commisson distributed il
| Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ken.
tucky, Missouri and Nebraska during the
past fiscal year 100, 900 yearling fish of the
| indigenous species of the Mississippi
| Valley, consisting of catfish, buffalo,
! croppie, white and black bass. sun fish,
| pickerel, white perch, wall-eye pike and
| native carp. OF brook trout eggs there
100000 sent to the different State fish
commissions, and deposit of 81, 900 was
made in the public waters Of Pennsyi.
vania, Maryland and West Virginia.
plant Of 12,OOo one-year- old trout was
made in the waters of Indiana, Kentucky,
Ohio and Michigan, the bulk of them be-
ing put in the waters of the two States
last named. During the season $4,000
rainbow trout eggs were shipped from
the Worthwhile (Mich.) station of the com.
mission and Ito, 900 from the Wytheville
(Fa.) station to the various State COM
missions for planting in suitable waters.
One-year-old fish to the number of 9O,-
900 were distributed as follows: To In
diana, 5000; Iowa, $4,000; Michigan, H.
200; Nebraska, 5,400; Ohio, 1000; Ken.
tucky, 1000; Tennessee. 500; Georgia,
1,5O0; North Carolina, 3, 200; Virginia, 23,-
900: West Virginia, 200; Maryland, 1000;
Pennsylvania. Il, 900. Lake trout to the
number 3. 100000 were distributed during
the season, 100000 going to the State
commissions and 100000 of fry to lake
Superior near Duluth. OF the yearlinss
of this species 1900 were deposited in
the waters of Indiana and 10, 900 i'll Michi-
gan. The distribution of Loeb Leven
trout eggs was as follows: Nebraska,
$4,000; Wisconsin, 10000; Pennsylvania
$4,000; New Hampshire, 80, 900. OF Cali
fornia salmon fry 5000, 900 were deposit.
ed in the Clackamas river and its tribu-
taries, 100000 in the Little Sacramento
and its tributaries, and 1,50O.OO in the
McCloud river.
In the disposition of Atlantic salmon
New York got $50. 200. Land-locked
salmon eggs numbering 600, GOD were dis
tributed to the several State commits
sions. Of the German carp 136. 900 were
supplied for private pond culture to 5000
applicants, representing thirty eight
States and ten Territories. The usual
number of carp furnished to individual
applicants varies from II to 90.
There were also deposited in the pub
lie waters Of the country about 35, 900 of
this species, as follows: Dakota, 3.OUO;
Kansas. 1000; Ohio, 12,O00; Tennessee,
5000; Florida, 10000; Georgia, $500;
North Carolina, $500; Virginia, 1000;
Maryland, 1000.
During the year there we're distributed
10000 goldfish to 1,500 applicants in the
several States and Territories. Redeys !
perch to the number of 5000 were dis !
trlbuted during the year to applicants in |
Massachusetts, New York, Maryland, |
Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. |
OFF the coast of Massachusetts, 20, OOO, 900 |
Goldfish and 5000, 900 pollock were deposit
ed during the year. The Sandusky CO.. |
station of the commission collected dur |
ing the year 15O, 00O, 900 whitefish eggs, and |
the Alpena (Mich.) station 45, 900, 900. OF |
these, 10000, 900 were distributed to the |
Northwestern States bordering on the |
lakes.
The distribution of the fry produced at
the Sandusky, Alpena and Duluth sta
tions was as follows: Lake Superior,
10000 900; Lake Erie, 40 900, 900; Lake
Huron, 81, coo. 900. and 100000 were |
deposited in the public waters of Idaho,
Territory and Oregon.
Wall-eye pike to the number of 30, 900, 0o0
were deposited principally in the public
waters of Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, New
York and Pennsylvania.
During the season 101, 76S. 900 shad fry
We're deposited as follows: Tributaries
of Narragansett Bay, 4, ,265 000; tributa-
ries of North Atlantic coast, 1893 900;
Hudson river and tributaries, g. 300, 900;
Delaware Bay and tributaries, % 900, 900;
Bay and tributaries, 5i,OO0,-
DO0.