The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-24
FOR THE LAKES.
I Bass and Other Varieties
Are Planted Here.
,erssnT FROM UNCLE SAM.
$50 Comm issioner's Car Brings
la Bsss. Crappies, Catfish and
Pike to the Lakes.

Z. 81 the United States Ash commits.
.s;srd IN the CITY yesterday afternoon In
JR s. Johnson and 7. C. Pcarce, his
IN bringing quantity Of 6sh TO Be
S.a a the lakes There were altogether
- n bst, chiefly black bass and crsppies,
- - march, catfish and pike. They were
.1IsleIy loaded on wagons and taken out to
.tssa half being put in Lake Union at the
sIcedsr street and half in Lake Washing
ana Yesler avenue power-house.
suyersstion with q PosT-INTKLLIGENcER
-, II. Johnson said: These fish were
~ IL large seine at Msredokie, on the
.sir rtver, about fifty miles from Quincy,
4 - sha headquarters are In charge OF Dr. 8.
sstlen We do not take the fish from the
-nrels bur from the sloHghs and bayous,
~ sse flooded in the spring. The high
~ eerYies the fish into these inlets and
-. Am there, and II we did not take them
uould die when the water dries up in sum.
~ IKE all together and do not sort
- md thus have = number Of varieties
<,.uuirss erest care to carry the hsh alive
= - place to another. The water has to
See1ed twice q day and the temperature
~ . Kept even, ranging from IS TO 81 de-
which requires . man constantly
51sx. We regulate 1t by means OF Ice in
= md in winter by steam which We make
51e1G on the car. The nsh are put in tanks
= bottom OF the car and we also have gall
I'D iron cans In the car itself. We have to
g, careful abuot the water we put them in
flly In the sections where alkali water Is
n ior n We used water strongly impreg.
NTH alkali, we should lose them ell. We
nhen very fortunate with this lot. for we
81 ~
= = he car six days."
|Thss ere the characteristics of these fishi"
n hack bass is the finest kind of game
ond propagates rapidly. 1t will live peace
Nth the trout. for IL only eats small fsh,
IN viii soon spread into the other lakes aud
~ for Il is river fish. These we have
INIT out are pretty well grown, ranging in
Ut from half q pound to . pound. and some
~ ere twelve inches long. The Graphic
nlne food fsh. resembling the perch. The
= ve have brought are the channel catfish,
4 vill not hurt other fish, for they live on
4shbe matter. They should be left alone
rno or three years to give them . chance to
s1te"
Suns objection has been made to planting
- ssh here on the ground that hey would
.tsien With the trout and that we already
n the best food fish in the shape Of salmon"
uarked the reporter.
Nsll they will not interfere with the trout,
- looks a. though the salmon would be ex-
= hsiore many years, a. the supply II de-
Dils on this coast"
rs must get through . deal Of work in .
~ W put ont $50. 0o0,0 900 shad last spring
Ing the Atlantic coast The shad are in
ing on this coast also. When Professor
NJ vas commissioner twelve years ago he
spme shad fry to the Sacramento river and
sthat 10 one Of the best shad rivers in the
uny. The shad 10 salt water fsh, going up
bnvsrs to spawn. and, / understand, is work
Into the Columbia. We have also made
y tips 70 Yellowstone park to plant
The cars are out con-
nty from July to November. and there
Wry little rest for ux This car
NH 7ao0e to $1,000 miles year, and has
I'm every state and territory in the Union.
bno easy life. and we are 30 constantly on
neve that We have little chance to see the
mEe visit or to form scquaintauces Still
NM thoroughly accustomed to travelling
Ne cannot settle down anywhere"
oar returns to Tacoma this morning, and
- goes back East for another load Of fish.