Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-13
FOR LOVERS OF GUN AND ROD
Fish Commissioners May Descants ON
the Benefits Of the Exposition to.
His Chosen Field.

Fish Commissioner Lew May considers
himself amply repaid for all the efforts he
pu. forth in behalf Of the Nebraska State
Fish commission to make the fishery exhibit
m the Government building at the EXPOSE
ton a success in the fact that some 1000
fish that were on display have been turned
over to the commission. Without the as
~sistance that was given by May and his
companions on the board 1t is very ques-
tionable II the fish exhibit would have been
much Of a feature Of the show. This seems
to have been thoroughly appreciated by w.
c. De Ravenal, assistant United States fish
commissioner in charge OF distribution, who
was at the head of the exhibit. AS an in
dication Of this he gave the fish to the state
board.
The bunch Of fish that has been turned
over consists OF the following: 1850 g.
months old trout, principally lake; seventy
1s-months-old brook, brown and Loeb Leven
trout; twenty-five 2 and 3-year-old brook,
brown and Loeb Leven trout; ninety eight
large-mouthed black bass ranging from 6
months to 3 years Of age; fifteen small
mouthed bass; forty-eight yellow bass, 2
years old; ten rock bass, l and 2 years old;
seven white bass, sixty croppie, thirteen
perch. seven wall-eyed pike, twelve large
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two large golden ides, eight large carp. one
pickerel, 200 small goldfish and about 400
miscellaneous varieties consisting Of sun
FISH. bullheads. catfish and carp.
Among the batch are a number Of fish
that the state commission has not at the
hstcheries. For example, Lew May has been
trying for years to get hold Of some small
mouthed bass and has never succeeded.
Yellow bass, white bass, large tench and
Loeb Leven trout are among the other spe-
cies that the commission has never sue.
ceeded in getting hold Of. The most inter-
esting Of all the fish received, however, are
the pair OF golden ides. These are a for
eign fish and are exceedingly rare. 1t Is
said that there are but thirteen
specimens in the possession OF
all the fish commissions of the country.
They are a large fish. weighing about a
pound and a half or three pounds and are
marked in golden hues. A popularity is
that they breed but once in eight or ten
years and the experiments in which they
will figure will be watched with interest.
Commissioner May is elated over the acqui-
sition Of these fish, particularly on account
Of their rarity.
All the fish which are not represented at
the hatcheries will be watched with care.
l IL W. IN Hiaup " III OTueT
to propagate the different varieties, II pos
sible.
Frank Parmalee, w. ID. Hardin and U. NJ.
! C. Thomas have returned from Arapahoe
with a bag OF $50 quail. They were the
guests OF Jim and John Den during their
stay.
w. d. Townsend and wife and DR..
Despecher and wife have been out west OF
Willard and found quail in plenty.
Among those who have been In the vicin-
ity Of Chalco during the last week have
been Frank Murray, Stark, C. H. Curtis and
Lafe Young and they all made good kin
ings.
II. S. Mcdonald and a party ransacked the
northwestern part OF the county and came
back with forty-three quail and eighty-six
rabbits. or SO they tell. About the middle
Of the week Mcdonald and VII Townsend