The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-09
PlscAToRiAL.


! Ths work Of the Unised states Ftsh
Commission so~ the Last Fiscal Year
Millions III Various Species of tho Fls-
ny Tribe fr"pagat~d aud Distributed
throughout the Rivers nna Lake. ~
ths Country.
WASHINGTON. Aug. The United
States Fish Commission distributed in
Ohi", Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin. Kan-
lucky. Missouri and Nebraska during the
past fiscal year IOo.OOo yearling fish u the
indigenous species Of the Mississippi
valley. consisting OF catfish. buffalo,
croppie. white and black bass. sun fish.
pickerei, white perch, wall-eys pike aud
native carp. or brook trout eggs there
psvO sent 10 the different State fish
commits sions, and a deposit VI 2i.O)0 was
made IN the public waters Of Pennsyl.
sania, Maryland and West Virginia. A
plant of l2opp one year-old front was
made IN the waters 81 Indiana, Kentucky.
Ohio aud Michigan. the bulk az them be-
ing put IN the waters OF the two States
last named. During the season 5>.v1
rainbow trout eggs were shipped from
III Worthwhile lMich.) station Of the COM
mission and 10000 from tho Wyihcyille
tNa.) station Ia the varion, state COM
missions for planting in suitable waters.
One year-old fish 10 The number of 10
DjO were distributed a. follows: 10 In
diana, 300; Iowa, 5000: Michigan. H.
200; Nebraska, 400; Ohio. 1000; Ken
lucky, 800; Tennessee. so: Georgia,
Loo; North Carolina. B 200: Virginia. 2s.-
900: West Virginia. 100; Maryland, a0)):
Pennsylvania. u o)o. Lake trout 10 the
number 30n).0o We're distributed during
the season. 1000 0)o going 10 no state
commissions ana l,Uoo,oo) OF fry to lake
Superior near Duluth. or The ycarlings
OF this species lfuov were deposited ia
the waters 81 Indiana aud - 900 ia Michi-
gan. The distribution ot Loeb Leyen
,rout eggs was as follows: Nebraska.
3u.0oo: Wisconsin. aDOoD: Pennsy lvania.
5O0oU New Hampshire. 20 O)). OF Cali
furnia salmon fry 5,CO1. 900 were deposits
ell ia the Clackanla, river aud it, tr.bu-
tarieS, 10000 in the Little Sacramento
aud is tributaries, and l,5)Ov) in ths
McClvnd river.
La the disposition of Atlantis salmon
New York 20. 10000. Land locked
salmon eggs numbering DDO.O)) were dis
lributei to the several State commits
sions. @: the German carp 1886 90 were
supplied FOR private pond culture 100000
applicants representing thirty -eight
States and ten Territories. The usual
number ~ carp furnished 10 individual
applicants varies from Il 70 20.
There we're also deposited in the plb-
lie waters 81 the country about =, 900 -
this species a follows: Dakota, 30Ds
Kansas. 1000; Ohio. 1900; Tennessee
1000; Florida, lJ,op; Georgia, 1900,
North Carolina, $500; Virginia, 1000,
Maryland. 1000.
During the year there we're distributed
1000 goldfish 10 l.5vJ applicants IN tho
several States and Territories Reley0
perch TO the number OF 5000 were dis
tributed during the year 10 applicants ia
Massachusetts. New York. Maryland,
Virginia. North Carolina and Georgia.
Off the coast of Massachusetts, a0oo).00C
couf-h and soln.oo) pollock were deposit
ca during the year. The Sandusky CO..
station ~ The commission collected dur
lug the year I'D. 10000 whitrfish eggs. and
the Alpena Mich station i50)),0O. CT
these, s,o,J)OoJ we're distributed TO the
Northwestern states bordering on the
axes.
The distribution 81 the Try produced nj
the Sandusky. Alpena and Duluth sta
tions was as follows Lake Superior,
lOOWOyO: Lake Erie. 40 O1l01O; Lake
Huron. y 100000. aud j.v)D.vc) We're
deposited ia the public waters ~ Idaho.
Washington Territory aud Oregon
Wall-ey- pike u the number Of 5000 ODD
were deposited principally In the public
waters 81 Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio. New
York and Pennsy lyania.
4 During the season. l0l, .Gs 900 shad fry
were deposited as follows: Tributaries
of Narragansett Bay. f,2GJ. 100: tribufa-
ries of North Atlantic coast l.S)S.vO:
Hudson river aud tributaries, SOD ODD;
Delaware Bay aud tributaries. 2s.ooo.00:
Chesapeake bay and tributaries, 5t.0JD-
DO.