The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-08
ORECON'S GREAT
FISH INDUSTRY
Continued from First PsseJ

CONTINUED from First PagsJ
uihon out of tho trap and II found ripe
J Tor stripping, is placed Ina wooden box
mlhh iiha carpenters mitre box about
f"ur loot long with ton nchsa " enc end
covered on four Sides into which tho head
OF tho n"h ls placed 20 keep II Htill, the
f"nhlhdor OF tho box being open on ono
SIDE An som mn tho nAh II taken from
tho water II n placed In tho box on ia
bark Tho box being held ~ a slight angle
from perpendicular tho tail OF tho Dah
lo"~d Tho ground one hand holding tho
hAh to prevent II jumping out of the box
AMI the other placci on the stomach and
pressed down ward with frm but gentle
pressure toward tho tail quickly several
times otudng tho eggs into square sal.
Ntnlfod iron pan Chinook salmon viii
average goo os1ea. producing from yYO 10
'no eggH 10 tho rlHh. ak fiah were taken
az che Little White salmon strAlon this |
fan that produced 5000 cggs Frequently
all ~ thn ~RgH canno, he obtained wllh |
the hrut handling and IN that caso the
nah are returned alive 60 the water and
taken nat Tor several days following nnd
handled IN tho manner deacrIbcd until
N" n thoroughly stripped. when she II
usually knocked IN tho h,,,d AMI killed
hrrore being 'hrosn back into tl,a water
The object Ia kilnR them Il 10 got them
rni ~ tho WY as they hang around and
nfo caught again and nsnln 10 tho an.
uoynee OF enc operator until they dic Il
ns'ural d"aih Rs they surely will within
n short time After tho cRgs are secured
us 4 H"rib II qlo male whrh h in read.
ness, IL quickly taken from tho wator ana
The mlh stripped IN like manner 20 frrtl.
M" The cgEs After rcv moment, the
rFes are covered with water and then Al.
lowed tn stand Tor half an hour before
being Transferred 10 tho hathims house
and placed In wire baskets about it nchca
long ani inrhes deep. hung In wooden
irutiTtn throgh whirh tho water must
run constantly {, ON N 20 co days accord. o
inR 10 tho tcmpcratt~c Five days time {
In Tho lcnRth ~ the matching period 10
allowed for each drgrr" OF drop IN ,ho {
temperature u ihr vutcr with the wa. !
Tor ~ a temperature Of G. degrees the czgs I
Nsn fsarh ~" "ryr,i" stage In ~ days. d
afto' Nhch they can be placed In cloth q
trays covered With lamp moss and trans. /
poftri thousands of mics with but iitllo {
" any lonu men rcplacvi IN the water and !
halched
ln a h~rilhy rsale tho rEEs arc of q 2
pink or amber color. With opaloscent nucs q
and somi mi.trannpar-nL n an cgE turns d
W4,Hr n h an unmislakablc evidence tnat d
" hrA not b~-n fcrtillEci After the cgFs !
nro placed In tho win baskets they must 7
nr s-unc Over cvrry day by the nsh eul. :
tursst and tho white unlmprcgnstcd eggs
removed otherwise tapcr contacl VIII de-
ztroy tho healthy ova, \ tough mem.
hrane hol,ia tho embryo salmon and ore.
r-rvcs It frm INJURY. For several days
hue little charge IL noted IN the cgg as 4,
lies In tf,~ bottom Of the wire basket.
Tho eyes appear "a, nrr, aS two small
hlark spcckH AMI tina FEW days later u
faint red line can bo sr~n running around Q
tho interior ~ one sidc of the ,<E and In }
tho conicr a small red globnlc appears. .
The thin rcd line represents the vcrtcbrhe q
~ tho flAh Just forming and IN" red sloh- y
uie Il minute atatkity uf oil which IL J
destined Ia ba absorbed by the fsh after r
Il comes ont of the shell Gradually tho '
faint indication OF ne within the semi r
transparent shell becomes morr marked. e
an about % days after the first appear d
aneo Of IN" eyes the fsh bursts It's prison, d
II now prssrnts most luicrous appear Il
ancc with tho lower side Of It's slender d
transparent h0iy nfiiXcd 10 TN Oval sac. O
Tho young fry do not rcauirc any food n
,or some time TO come, The contents OF u
iho rar they bear about with them serves !
~ food for the iirt fory days ~ the sal
mons life. The poor ilttlc fish has no !
mother no nurse It 80 ntuc HAS rur'
nlshcd II with commlssarlat Of It's own
Tho vcsk,lc or sac contains an albumin /
pus secretion similar TO me white OF an <
reg and a small giobulc Of oil. the whole v
N wh'ch h ahsos'bci into the system L
After forty days of this scif sustaining r
process has elapsed the outcr skin Of the !
,ac appears to GRADUALLY diminish In size Il
~ the body OF the hsh increases and IN /
luc course OF time tho fry appears a. n b
complete miniature Of an adult salmon. e
II the nRh II kept longer In the trougors p
v phc hniching horse after VI has reached p
, scif-sustainlng development. II wiz he
necessary to feed IT, The food mostly
ised for this purpose by Mr. Hubbard.
OF uhe United states fish
cultural operations In Oregon Is boiled >,
,ecf's liver which Is pulvcrlzed and scat =
\a rude they are turned out into the .
,ubllc waters at this stage cr develop 4,
nent to commence the battle OF life Tor /,
,urh n IL In truth. for the poor little sal 4
very fish that ls large enough to swallow y
[ and active enough to catch II. II viii
'emaln In the river until nchr1y year =
"a AMI uhen makes Its way 20 the ocean =
t. future home for the next three years =,
" It's life. returning the fourth year. most
to ITS native river. to spawn
IND die.
II. d. INQUIRE,
State FNat Commissioner.
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