Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-12-12

river, and are kept in the ponds at said
t'nitci states station until fall, when til"
eggs a.e taken. The expense of taking
these fish or purchasing them is paid by
the United States, and Maine, MaSsh-
chusetts, New Hampshire and Connect
cut, Maine paying $500 annually in to this
fund The distribution of eggs Is made
to each contributing state and the nited
states, according 70 the contributions TO
the expense of taking the same. In 1873,
our proportion of eggs WAS 300, 900, ana
IN 1894. 325, 600. These eggs were Matched
nj our state hatcheriCs and liberated as
fry. In 1894, 100, 900 were put into Pre-
sumpscot waters, 100, 900 into PcnobScot
waters. 100, 600 into Aroostook river, ana
~ 600 into the st. CrOiX. In addition to
the Young fish liberated by the state, the
United states turned into the Pcnobscot
river from said hatchery at Orland, IN
1893. $50 900 fed fish. and in 1894, about
tbr same number. The result of sea sal
man culture. applied to the PencbScot river,
has nroyed successful. This is the best
s,,uon river in the State. because 1t Is
kent cleanest. Twelve thousand sea sal
mon were taken in the weirs Of the Penob-
SEQ, river ami bay and in its pool, during
tho season of 1891 This is an ineXpen-
live industry that yields handsome returns
co.. Tho small investment. Over 1000 trout
~ from Two 10 four and one half pounds
,..,,o into our wcirs. this fall within %
{. Il of orr Auburn hatchery. Over 900,
ana 900 eggs were collected. Some six
vcars ago. Sebago salmon were planted III
this lake Last year quite h'ilhoer Wei'
,.neht with hook and line, one weighing
NH. f,lt far IN
,h,r came into the inlet at North Auburn
+, SPAWN They were not ulScoF'fto ~, u,
- I,to to secure their eggs as nearly all
had already deposited them IN 'hG stream,
but 10 of these fish that had not acposl.e"
all their eggs were sec'irci "h" IVY,
thousand eggs procured Inc H"'''pei VI
salmon that came into the stream Wa
estimated at 100, same oi Which wa" ~
probabIv weigh 10 pounds or hi"t'. W.
think il safe to say that WIN ii'e years W,
,an oct all the trout and salmon 'S2S ~
Auh,lrn lake that can be ctreu lor' w" -,
,bIc 20 stock many waters IN the 'tau
Everything about this place Is cxceptioi''''s
i,vorable Tho increase OF lish mas ", ,
| vow, marked this year. Inc otatt si'""'''
have about three hatciilng Iious's io0"'',
~ convenient points for disttipu'io,i "'i
;acent 10 railroad transportation me-
= n large demand for Sehago salmon 't Nv,
arc thc kings of fresh water fishes We
.',,,s;1er it of very grca, importance .
haye orr lakes and ponds stocksa Wiz
rrcsb water smelt. The method Oh s,"Vh
inc etc. is then explained in deta'i os
! tho commissioners. ;,,.
S,ebago Lake; The run OF Sa.iiion ~ NJ, =,
cnoa,xcd river from this lake IN the iaii o.
80, was the largest we have ever h',, II,
N Nm. / 600. 600 were secured. One h'lii OF
r.. r. viii he Matched, fe'l and ret"rheu'
nv si's i,,I,nc, vii! be distributed to o'ne'
It, ~ At the state The Young Try ~
! c',,,,gn were fed for the first 'iils ."is
49, about 800 Doa salmon tireo u, inch q,
iane. were returned 70 the aAe We ~
~, thev will be Of more V'li'ie III s''VN
~, Ne lake than the product 81 any wv
,nS wears. We shall pursue the Ss'lli,
pr ''e,h , hertyaster The salmon OF 9shass
:; ~ tbe largest aud hsa,isoinesf S'stie.s %
Isl a''' s, .ne IN the World attaining =
an a,,,, RI of OVER 70 pounds, lo-pound rs, -,
s ssi,;ns- "a mite common This lake sho.lic
III. an bc made one OF the hnest hsilinH
any IN Maine This stretch OF walef Is