Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1891-12-17
FISH COMMISSIONERS.
They Pool Their Forces with
Good Results.

In the Spring # the present year
George Mills, Nevada's Fish Com
missioner, and Raym II E. Wilson,
acting for California IN the same
capacity, met in san Francisco and
Matched scheme to assist each other
IN fish culture.
The California Commissioner was
to send a Deputy to Nevada in the
Fall, and assisted by Byron Clos, it
was his duty to secure as much New
England brook trout spawn as posi-
BILE from Marlett Lake, and one-half
WAS to go to California.
For this purpose E. W. Hunt, a
son of William Hunt, Familiarity
known as "Bin, Pacific Coast Pi-
oneer and intimate friend of Brod-
erick, who was killed by Judge Terry
in duel, the circumstances of which
are known to every man in the West,
was sent here.
Byron got his transportation cans
in shape and the California piscator~
ialist was Immediately thrown into
active life ln'the mountains.
From the very COMMENCEMENT Of
operations tie catches v-ero heavy,
and Thousands OF the eggs were
taken from the lake and connected
streams.
Seven trips were made in all, and
the spawn secured, when Matched,
viii produce about I,000,0 600 of the
speckled beauties to turn loose in the
angling waters of California and
Nevada
The method of collecting the
spawn, and the ordeal the delicate
eggs so through before reaching the
State Hatchery here in Carson, was 4:
system of surprises to the jovia
Hunt. In an interview he said:
Il never before heard of such le
markablo Matching of spawn afte1
being transported from a distance o
fifteen to eighteen miles before beins
deposited in the final Matching water
The roads are rocky, steep and ez
tremely heavy under double team
such as Mr.. Close uses. The !onges
distance l know of that spawn has
heretofore been carried is but httl,
over seven miles.
"What do you attribute the higl
per cent. of good healthy fish tot
inquired the reporter.
ut certainly is the pure, colo
water from the mountains, IS spawI
Matched in impure water at too higl
temperature natures too quickly
and might be termed premature. l
takes longer to hatch in cold water
such as you have here, than at man,
other Matching stations Throughout
, the East, where it is warmer, ant
the result is, that the fish long il
hatching is strong and healthy, whel
, it does appear to shift for itself"
The action of the California ant
Nevada Commissioners is commend
|, able, as it brings in direct communi
cation, to the improvement of both
two State interests that are of con
siderable Importance, and that have
of late years been neglected.
; 1t is now question of reciprosity
and the friendly relations sxistin!
between the executive heads of thes
, departments will be neuclus arount
t which to work good results.
Mr.. Wilson could not have sent
more reliable mau to Nevada thai
Eugene Hunt, and his practical edu
cation in fish culture is top notch.
He departed for Marin Co., Cal.
J night before last, where the Bea
[ Valley hatchery is located, and vii
+ prepare it for CALIFORNIA; share O
( the spawn, which is now showing tn
eyes, and is soon to be taken to tn
new quarters.
Mr. Hunt viii return to Carson il
few days, and when he departs
Nevada will send him away with fiv
hundred thousand of the finest 10
of trout that will ever grace tn
waters of California.
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