Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-28
Official Inquiry by a Government Expert Into
the Feasibility of Introducing Useful
Marine Animals Into the Waters
of the Great Salt Lake.

STATE Flih and Game Warden sharp
e. AH city li 90 receipt N an intcrcat-
irg document from the United States
commission ~ NH ana fisheries. II
cane % hand thls week and deals On
tilly and eyhaustlyely with a question
iAii has hitherto. and which viii here
ti1 ruufs ODE attention Of scientists.
eni uhlah a. u great Importance to
OIL people 0f Utah. The question ~
t'tdy "Wiu hsh live In the waters
q DE Great Salt fhkcY" 4 govern
met expert IN the person or n. y.
Alafe. Who has been making special
iri't takes doubtful view and
iii complied tho pamphlet which SIR.
taifp hls jIN received. Il 10 fun Of
hiliuiInE data and bears the title.
AZ lnqulry Into the Feasibility OF In
r'iae.ns Useful Marine Animals into
h' Waters Of the Great salt Lake"
tai-n oi numerous tabular domonstra-
tlai ana biographical descriptions the
t'l,le l1 De- follows
frpm time 20 time persons Interested
u l' Development Of tho resources OF
lhh have discussed the possibility Of
h'ioileirg into Great Salt Lake nshea
'li other animals OF economic value
Naeh normally have their hnbltata In
", flli ana bracklsh waters ~ tho sea
sal DO 'iiuaHes The matter has been
,llol TO ihc attention ~ tho United
e'l''s flfh Commission at frequent In
"''al' and some years ago a proyl-
'''nAl promise 90 Investigate the lake
.s, made but until 1895 the oppor-
'un.V to make the Inquiry ala not pre-
tsnl Itself
-" SECURED to the writer. while en-
.-s'a 'n experiments In growing oys-
~, 20 e'alr'l. that 10 might be possible
Y ull PLACES near the mouths OF tho
'N''s hoNing into Great Salt Lake
1lIe ihe influx Of fresh water would
'I'usA'' The brinlnoss Of the lake sum.
'.lUy 10 make the general conditions
' -'o'au'e Tor the Introduction OF that
--'D' molIuak. Il was recognized. OF
y. .'',. 'lat ihe AREA which. even under
49,. conditions. would be found to
tsrstl'. ~" requisite physical charac-
IA eoul1 not De- very sxtenelve
MAJ there was little non, M IN
~ lg marine nshts. Tor Great salt
49, n"as salt water OF a density
49,. 'olld n0t be- endured by ordinary
M. vitln.amu Where flesh water
~. 'N'9 the lake from the river.
da-.,. iofmei narrow zone OF "A
lfs t't,'.l .lthlng that Of tho sea. ly-
ma ~ lAt irofn water ON the one
~ ~. lh' f1lt on tho other. Thl.
ftrs,.. -la ohly near tho moutha on
e-,ii-,i ana lis limits are ~ cirrtn-
H. ~ ~ % allow but small tntitud,
nlr.r' NAnlgrlnga " fiah and other
tosef. gtAnmmH possessing active
l. fs.t,t', 'en1ilun. ana they would
II ona ,|t therefore In the exercise
u1ts AK ,n,lr most important funo-
o. earI HVVld ho in constant danger
Water IN lNh INTO the surrounding
hhl XIV iln conditions would be
Il ass.sii. oyster ON tho other hand.
aie surronts3.a.lN n, ana. n its lmmedi-
rf.alei .'hH De favorable, "a rec
tntB4. ,i'i dunf not prohlbit otst.r
~ r'il. i "A certain character ,vce,t a.,
th. 49, M 70 cHrreapondlnniv r..trto,s
~. 20 mlsa. "hleh II u pos
gllD N.Y. uy these considerations. In
o. NJ ,. made OF persons lnteresied
entity M .,t,''I ana resident In Inc vI,
Gated fbst ke ana the replies lndi-
Dear M 'n.ie were certain piaces
ous nigh, mouths n.ulhs Of the rivers where
Nlt vais1s 4, Ap.ci 10 INA the fresh and
Would .st.s,. ending ln manner which
o. De dse,i,s lhe requirements no far
pp,, ''l was concerned.
e ,'' EXPERIMENTS.
9li dIs"r experiments had shown
sAisf iood ~ which constitute the
" me oyster, would grow In