Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-08-04
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Precautions nave been doubled.
PLANTING FISH.

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WATERS IN THE STATE BEING
STOCKED BY THE u. s. FISH
COMMISSION.
Grand Forks, Aug. 4 Capt Pierce,
in charge OF car No. 3 of the United
States fish commission, came in from
the west last night accompanied by
George L. Barrett of Lakota. the fish
commissioner of North Dakota. They
have spent the last two days in the
state supplying Spiritwood Lake ait
jamestown, Hiawatha Lake at Sykes
ton, Devils Lake, Stump Lake at La
kota, and a small body Of water near
Coop operstown, with several varieties of
fish, including black bass, croppie, or
strawberry bass, catfish, yellow perch
and pickerel. Altogether over G, 900
fish have been puanted, and if they do
well it will not be long before the lakes
of the state will furnish as fine fishing
as those of Minnesota.
For the last several years the United
States Fish commission has favored
this state with a car load of fish, with
from 5000 to 10000, and in some of
the lakes the plants have already be-
gun to show good results. It must be
remembered that the fish planted are
very small and that in most cases it
takes them three or four years before
they are large enough to spawn. In
some of the lakes tits claimed that the
results of the spawning of the first fish
sent here by the commission are no.
ticeable and that during the next year
or two the number of fish in the waters
of the state will be Increased wonder
fully Captain Pierce says that the
United States fish commission has five
cars on the road 365 days in the year,
supplying the waters of the country
with desirable species of the finny
tribe. Each car contains a crew Of
five men, consisting ola captain, one
messenger, two assistant messengers
and a cook
i5g The fish that are planted here are
secured in the bottoms Of the Missis-
sippi after the annual overflow of that
river. The big fish go into these bot
toms to spawn and then make for the
main channel of the river. AS the
water recedes the spawn is cut off from
the main channel of the river and after
Matching the young fish are often all
killed by THE complete drying UP of the
water. Therefore the fish that are
taken from these places would other
wise die q
Not all of the fish planted in the
various lakes and rivers are secured
from other rivers, however, as the
United States fish commission main
tains 4S hatcheries in different parts of
the county, aside from a number of
auxiliaries, making a total of about 60.
Here the more desirable species are
given special attention, and a study is
made of the conditions under which
the various varieties seem to thrive
the best, and this knowledge is va1u-
able in connection with determining
the selection of the varieties to be sent
to certain localities. n
Capt. Pierce has been in the service
of the United States fish commission
for the past twelve years and is full
of interesting gossip regarding the
habits of the various varieties Of fish
and can give facts and figures regard
ing the work accomplished by the:
commission during the time that he
has been connected with it that would
Eastonish one who had not made a spe-
cial study of the subject. He says
that it is the intention Of the commits
sion to continue the planting Of fish in
the bodies Of water in which the sup
ply OF fish has become sadly depleted
and the old condition is restored and
to then protect the fnny tribes so that
the supply viii never again run out.