The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-27

iftsEit o3 s1GA a Lava would certainly stop
mining that VAS being done Win money
raised by tn. sale os stock which was
largely the usetha5 being used by most OF
the mining companies in the state OF
" washington. 1t was urged that a tax on
the market value Of the stock would not
c.s 80 tad. but 10 simply tax the shares
OF stock. regardless Of their market value
would certainly be runous TO - per cent
OF the mines now being worked In that
state.
The report OF the commissioner of FISH
and fisheries recently published shows
thaf the government has distributed ln
Washington state during the fiscal year
s2 iarge-moathed hlsek bass. 49, yellow
perch and 20 tench. In Idaho 40 carp
s.s teneh, 1.f15 brook trout. 500 yellow
perch. go hrge-mloatfed black bass and
in,as0 whiteiish fry. TneSa latter were
liberated ia Bear lake, idaho. The brook
trout were yeaEiings. and were liberated
in Spring creek, near Beaver canyon
Idaho. Some yellow perch were put in
Newman lake. near Hanssr. Idaho: some
IN the South ralogse river. near Guy
Wash: 70 in Loon lake and loo In Lake
81 Clair. near Tacoma, and 100 In Silver
lake, near Castle Rock The large
mouthed black bass wera liberated In iets
of - and loo In Lover lake. near Tacoma:
Lake Cavansugh near SsaEtle: Silver
lake. near Castle Rock WeitF lake. near
NorthpoFi: Lake st. Clair near Tacoma.
and Clear lake. near Rucoda.
The inquiries respecting the salmon and
other fisheries TN the Columbia river
basin. begun IN ISaa, have been continued
Systematically during each succeeding
year with interesting results. Tha inves-
legations OF 1884 showed that both the red
FISH and hiuebark salnan and the chinook
salmon have important spawning grounds
In the region OF Hig Payette lake and the
Reddish lakes OF Idaho. and these waters
have been thoroughly investigated.
Two forms OF rodfsh have been found 20
breed In the inlets to these lakes. They
differ. however. only as 20 sixe. the small
weighing about half pound each and
the larger from three and oae-half 10 six
pounds and are considered 20 represent
only single species. Both of these yayi-
eties, well as the chinook salmon were
the subject of careful daily observation
glli nets of different size mesh being en-
ployed. 80 as 10 intercept their move
ruentg In ssrtgin OF the inlcts and outlets
and furnish the opportunity for keeping
a close watch upon their habits The re-
suits obtained were cf great value. lead
ing - definite conclusions on several
points in she natural history cf these spe-
cies which have never been clearly un-
derstood. some os the mere important
may be- briefly stated as foflows: Roth
forms of reddish hsi reached the lakes
prior "a July 9G when the utts were first
used The larger fern f. considered 10 bs
anadromogs. but the evidence that tire
smaller one comes up frcm the SEQ IL not
complete The muuiate9s sores fraying
out Of frs etc. are net received whi,e
en- route 10 the spawning grounds but
subsequently 70 rea ching them and all
AZ. ~
yoang remain tn the lakes and connect
ing waters for al least o.. GEAR after the
eggs are laid TIE chinook salmon ar
rived on or about july 81 at which tI,ne
they were practically without rautiiatAons
or sores They ali die aftsr spawning. the
same as the reddish and TIC youas appear
q rsraaiu Tor aue year after the period cf
spawning near where they were hateAsa
IN ths spring II fss@ plans were drawn
up for extensive Investigations IN the
northwestern part OF The United States.
relating more especially 20 tlls require
meE.i~ ~ That region from a nsh-eui-llrsl
standpoint Ia accordance with the d.
rectlous Of the commissioner that ar
engagements be u7sde looking 20 the tn
crease al h3tchtng operations In regard
TO tae salmon ID waS necessary - pro
vi,se Eor the examination of as many mn
Teesaus rivers as possiAic IA 0g9er -
aseerfsiu ;asc best locations FER new ard
auxiliary stations where egEs could
readily be atsaluea aGsl where supply
az water rs gravity VAS available
The carrying aut of these Instructions
necessl;ate3 a change from The methods
81 prov iaas years and v3lltd fa~ rapid
f,.stsen Q ises1nra ~ e Wtee extent or terri
.arv although IL Was infe0aed that the
work sNassld evaryw here lV executed In ss
t1or~ue1 a manner as enc tt-ra permit
teA These inquiries wert to cover MT
ouiv tbe C0,Gnh5a river h&sin. Su' me
.etfrs Pacific watershed II tha states &
washington oregon aHd California 70
the southern fusst - sa.-eaa dgstTssg-f sion
In e7- Colombia river hsejn it Waz cNa-
ss8ert3 Important th8t several gaS. s.fts
sae the ro}iscttnE - eggs EAoa33 he rts-
covered anS 5he4y advantages f0 sNzr rs-
sfsees Ca ~sfu'ly determined II tce p1Eet
xana8 yes.1a8 So was f2ttas-yt re fFs,red
- ascertain. ssaref&llY 5n tha interest -
fHa Srst feint ezh carsfH essav. - whas
r1ve~s tHa Ssuahsck ~ sarasye salmon re-
e,st fae sraWs5ns purposes. ans lae.v
relative abundance tn each Arrange
-ssuts were also r,sSe faF repeating tts
,hse-s stsnns A~EfH -" FtE paFett~ take
asa ths Ee3Hse isksz Fra tSsA 4.fh rn-He,-
- the r~,eeurs aD3 sae spawning and
.sN@r hsrsss = thr several var.es.es -
xa1fsen e.,s detailed o1 ssrvarlars carried
GA cor naouvsy aurtn~ that part - the
season when sne fsh oec4r n shase UPPER
waters
an a6s.t-sral sGoieet 20 be attended 20
sys connection wigh rae NAeve .r8gtres
Us tfs exasr5nzttsn - iHks wsx-5fgr-
.41 as Seattle - T-akss Peril 3 gHTes5s
arss Occur f- Acre. I6ahe auE - crater
sv* klamath takes Oregon ~lth regard
- me salts.s * rasffer~. rarseiy- TIE
rsrys ~~tst sra game rsh%< ~h5s~ are
native - f1e-s fee expestteEcy nf .rsge-
ss.-fre sew species sc& tHr s9~erysf =