Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-11-20
Salmon Culture at Green Lake,


oRAM.>pAL SMITH. Secretary of state.
Salmon Culture at Green Lake
Thanks to the conttesy Of Or. W. NJ.
ain'> a small party Of our citizens were
allied last Thursday to visit the Govern
Hit works for the propagation of land
ehod salmon at Green Lake. We left the
~ hy three carriages at about II O'Clock.
Ni In one carriage were DR.. Hanes
9ur worthy postmaster, in another
e~,r~ J. II Hopkins. W, II. Brimmer,
T Graut and Edgar Jordan, and in the
Mr. Curtis r. Foster. Rev. j. T.
Sly ana the writer of this article-the
aIertaher, the clergyman and the editor
50 with the help Of the Doctor would
.ke quite a strong team, if they pulled
.'gc.hcr. The editor could write the
shi'uaries, YOU know.
Reaching the lake via Brimmers bridge,
.lariei the little steamer Boss Hale
i with Dr. Ilanes serving as captain,
-necr, pilot and wheelsman. We sailed
Camp Comfort which was shortly
4.ael. There q fine dinner which in
4le' sumptuou- fish chowder was
".-'y prepared under the direction Of
z. trre.y who j, evidently a. good cook
IS At j. q postmaster. aud that is saying a
. deal The dinner was very heartily
nr~eI in way that allowed no room
iu>iurcrity, that is to say, Endorsed IN
rayng thereof
After dinner we sailed up the lake about
t4rce miles. and landing, took well de-
ncipath. which led to the breeding works
a path led Us by deserted mansion
stands in solitude in an old field
'r found the works under the immedi-
20. barge II Mr.. Daniel f. Wight a.
SIZED hy MI Davis who are both laborng
pa the direction Of fsh-commissioner
-tku~ who is stationed at Orlaud.
The site of these works, now in their in-
ary. j. situated on Great Brook short
stance from where ii empties into Green
r@" In this vicinity we hear the Gov
amrnt proposes 70 establish a fish reser-
ltn and to this end has bargained for
Lac purchase OF between 400 and 500 acres
iahd situated in Ellsworth Otis and
.ajAam and comprising a strip extending
OH Rocky Pond in which Great Brook
thcs is rise. to Green Lake where il finds
outlet. The Government surveying
lrty has already marked the corners of
- tract Of land with stone monuments
aioh are about four feet high and ten
. che> square, and on which have been cut
,e letters Il. S" We hear that the l.
s, Attorney General is looking after the
tir Of this tract Of land and a. soon as it
- been found satisfactory it will be pur-
.~e u it, present owners who are DIR.
.aIat>, Senator Hale, Judge Emery of
'> city. Mr. Clayton of Bangor and 9TH
Tie present fish works are merely
nporary and are supported by an appro-
iaiion made by Congress but il is hoped
ii. permanent works will be in full oper-
- "a by the first of June next
AZ The Site at Great Brook We found
rude structures for the accommoda-
N Of the men in charge and to facilitate
Ctr work. Bordering on the shore of the
aok and extending along the bank We
Hnl built in the water few pens or in
sure. which are fenced by Stats about the
re Of 4 common picket and so arranged
at while the water will readily run be-
tween them they will hold fish. Confined in
csc pens of water are. we think, slxty-one
4d-lDcked salmon, little more than half
which are females.
The scientific name given to the breed
Z ANA rearing Of fish is pisciculture, and
the revival of an old art well known to
e ancient Romans which was doubtless
h'lrowed from the Chinese; but piscicul-
re a at present carried on owes its orr
TO the French. the art having been first
at IN practice by Mr.. Remy, poor fish
man who gained livelihood by catching
ii in the streams of La Bresse in the
Jsges. 1t was the great waste of eggs
cideutal to the natural system of fish
Lreeding that led Remy, about 1912, in con
snction with Gehin, his partner, to at
Inpt the restocking of the fish streams
az his native land. His plans. proving
lcCessful. at once attracted the favorable
l}tice Of many of the French Swans and
j to rewards and preferment for Remy.
Z ne new art was shortly taken under the
detection of the government.
The art as now practiced at Green Lake
th some improvements, is essentially
ttat of Remy. While we were at the
works we were shown the very interesting
process of the artificial breeding of salmon
far as the handling of the spawns is
concerned. A man with dip-net caught
one of the female fish from one of the in
closures, and taking her across his lap, he
gently passed his hand along the abdomen,
hen the ova being ripe, the eggs flowed
cat to the number of about 1000, into a
pan. They were then carefully washed
and the water poured of The male sal
mon was then caught, handled in similar
way, when the contact of the mllt immed-
iltely changed the eggs into pink color.
. ley were next put into the breeding box
6 and are to be kept in water until they
latch next spring. Later in the season
these eggs in the breeding boxes will be
ken to the Matching works proper, near
the railroad station at Green Lake
The spawning season with these land
locked salmon which are very large va
riety, commences about the last of Sep
tsmber and continues well through the
present month, we think. About 200, 900
spawns and perhaps more will be obtained
d. these works; and we are informed that
from 80 to 95 per cent, of them will hatch
cut. 1t is designed to plentifully re-stock |
Green Lake with fish, an undertaking |
W hich will consume about five years, and |
after that time 80 per cent. of the young