The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-06
RUSSIAN FISH EX-
PERT In ASTORIA
Basil BOesch, Biologist OF Rus
sian Department Of AgreuI-
ture, Studying Fisheries.
COMPLIMENTS FOR ASTORIA
Says the CaBneTies and Cold Storage
Plants Of This City Are the
Best lie Has Seen.

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Astoria In honored this week with
visit by Professor Basil Bocsch nsh
specialist sent out by the Russian govern.
ment 10 Investigate the fishing Industry
Or ali tho principal countries Of the world.
The mission Of Prof Boesch Il 20 AZ
certain all the details he can o. all the
methods OF catching. curing and markets.
ing fsh as pfacliced In The various eoun-
iries hc yiag Ills government has
other specialists abroad studying lhe
various methods Of proposating ash.
Prof Boesch left 81. Petersburg in
March. is,i and since then he has visited
Sweden. Norway. Denmark. Germany
France and Great Britain The past
year he has spent IN the linked States a.
he found be could get more practical.
up.,o.datc ideas ln this country than In
all tho European countries together inat
he visited lie said the Americans led
tho worh IN the skill with which lhoy
carry on the aah industry and especially
! IN the manner In which machinery IA
used TO save labor and TO give the pre-
duet more finished and attractive az
pearance. The canncries Of this ci'y ne
stated we're the most complete ~ nad
seen. Their cleanliness and speed OF op
Grafton being especially noticeable The
cold storage establishment, Of s. schmidt
a Co. of this city he compllmcnlod as
being tho most perfectly arranged and
equipped plant he had ever seen Tor
handling fresh nsh.
Of the Fisheries ot Russia PROT Bosch
states that they auHe equal those Of the
United States in diversity OF varieties
and size o. catch. in fact he thinks that
while ihc government returns show the
output Of the nshorics to be about the
same a. this country. yet the amour,
caugh. and consumed by the common
people OF which no statistics are kept.
would quite equal that amour, cured
ana shipped TO the markets OF the coun-
ltfy. The Russians are the greatest fish
caters tn The world for being Greek
Catholics their fasting days embrace
fully half OF the year and upon these
ash 10 the only flesh they are permitted
to cal Tha, the Russian fisheries are
a source Of Rrea, w,alh can be Judged
by the output OF the one district OF the
Caspian sea which, each year averages
over S0W0poo American money The
other four great districts embracing the
Black sea. ;hc Baltic. the White sea and
Artc OCEAN. and the interior rivers equal
II not exceed the produc, OF the Caspian
disWic,. OF salmon there are about .
varties. many Of them being equal In
size and flavor to the Chinook. There
are hne vara,cs o! sturgeon. one called
the surlctt IS the smallest and is abou,
the size OF salmon and lives entirely
In fresh water. Its flesh is extra tine
quality and sells a, high price. the
caviar made from It selling for $3.50 per
pound, The largest sturgeon is called the
Raluga and weighs about 2,OOO, 1t lives
in the sea only coming into ponds
TO spawn, All the varaties OF cod. white
and other saR and fresh water fish are
found In Russia, /
The Russians were the ilrst TO UNDER .
take hsh culture and Russian named !
Vrassky invented In 1856 the method OF
ARTIFICIAL propagation. This man was so
perslstant In his work that he spent his
fortune OF $4,000 before he attained sue
cess lie having demonstrated that Ash !
culture was as easy to carry on as any
other industry. the Russian government
bought his establishment which Is located
between st. Petersburg and Moscow and
enlarged IL until Il now is the greatest
biological station and hatchery In the
world At this station, or hsh college,
Is trained the men who are to supern-
tend the hatcheries now scattered all .
over shc country. In addition to this .
head school there are four biological sta
tlons In different parts OF the country !
where the men to operate the ha,cheries .
are trained. YET with all this great and
apparently perfect system Of carrying
on fish culture, the Russians are study
Ing the Industry In every country where
II h carried on In a scientific manner
with the evident intention to make IT,
as they are doing in other lines, an In
dustrlal and financial success.
Prof Boesch Is very pleasant man to
meet and goes about his work In a very
quiet and unobstrusive manner He is
a typical Yankee as to his keeness of
observation and restless energy TO which
he uni,es the polish and suavity OF
Frenchman. In addition to his own lan-
guage he speaks German, French and
English with ease. He Is well read
man aad has travelled much, When a
young man he made a trip through cen-
trail Asia with Russian scientific ex-
pedltIon and has held several important
offices under the Car.
LOWER CALIFORNIA MINES.