The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-26
Distribution BY United States Com
mission Practically Completed.
WORK WAS SUCCESSFUL
STREAMS IN THE ROCKY NOUN
TAINS WELL STOCKED.
Eastern Brook Trout, Grayling,
Mountain and Black Spotted
Trout For the Sportsman, 6,OOO,-
600 Fry Having Been Distributed
During the Past Year.

Washington, June 25-The work of
the fish commission is practically COM
pleted for this year. According to the
officials of the commission when the
reports are sent in July 1, they will
show that it has been the most sue
cessful year in the history of the COM
mission. The great bulk of the work
has been in the collection and distri-
button of the eggs and fry of COM
mercial food fish, and this year more
cod, white fish, pike. perch. bass, fiat
fish, and lobster have been planted
than ever before. Fully as many shad
have been planted this year as last,
when the high water mark in shad
propagation was reached.
The great commercial value of the
work done by the fish commission can
be best illustrated in the case of shad.
The catch of shad in 1885 was 5,O00,0 900.
The systematic collection of eggs and
distribution of shad fry since that
year have increased the catch an
nually until this year it reached 49,
1000; an increase of $50 per cent in
fourteen years. At the same time the
cost of shad has been decreased to the
consumer more than 80 per cent. The
value of the catch this year was up
wards of $4,000 This result has been
obtained by the commission at a total
expenditure of $42, 900. For so success
full was the experiment made several
years ago for the introduction of shad
and striped bass on the Pacific coast.
that planting of those two food fish, on
that coast has been suspended.
Planting of Shad.
The shad catch on the Pacific, now
ranges between 100000 and 100000
Of inf
the shad in to Pacific waters was but
81, 600. So plentiful has the striped
bass become in the Pacific coast
since their introduction that
they can be purchased in the markets
of the coast cheaper the year around
than in the eastern markets. When
they were first introduced they broush
81 a pound.
The work at the California stations
this year has been confined to the
of the commercial salmon
and the sock-eye and steelhead trout.
over 10000. 900 eggs have been dis
tributed from these stations. From the
five Oregon stations on the Columbia
river 20000.000 fry have been planted
in the Pacific coast streams The new
station at Bakers lake, Washington,
established for the propagation of
blueback and silver salmon will begin
operations July l.
In the Rocky mountain region there
are stations in Montana, Colorado and
South Dakota for the propagation Of
eastern brook trout, Srayling, noun
tain and black spotted trout. From
these stations 100000 fry were dis
tributed in the streams of Colorado,
Idaho, Montana, South
iian Territory.
In the Middle States.
From the middle states. stations in |
Iowa, Illinois. Missouri and Texas for !
he propagation of brook and rainbow |
rout, black bass and croppie, 100000 /
Try of all kinds We're distributed in /
stocking private ponds and streams |
md some public waters. From the /
stations in Great Lakes where the (
white fish, lake trout, herring, pike, |
perch and wall-eyed pike are collected,
80. 600 600 eggs of all kinds were taken
md 500, 100000 fry planted.
At the shad stations at Bullockville,
IA, Edenton. n. c., organs Point,
Va. Harve de Grace, and Gloucester.
00. 000,0 900 shad eggs were collected and
40 900. 900 fry planted in all the i'm
,ortant streams from Florida to
Massachusetts,. There are stations in
7irginia and Tennessee for the propa-
.ation of black bass and trout but
hese have done little this year.
In Massachusetts are two of the
argest marine fish culture stations in
he world. At these, the cod. pollock,
lat fish (hounders) and Holsters are
Over 500, 600 cod eggs
we're collected here and between $780,
OO, 900 and 200. 00O,O00 fry distributed.
)ver 100000 fiat fish were planted
he lobster season has not yet closed.
)ver 100. 100000 eggs have already been
aiken and it is expected that $4,000. 900
nore will be taken before the close of
he season.