The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-03

! Ciackamas ......................5 $500, ,00t
Umpqua ....................... 5,0O0, ,0Ol
Zoos Bay .....'..............'. S'yVyyVt
siugiaw ...................... z,000, ,0Oi
Grand ROnde ................... Z.O0O,o0(
Swan Falls ..................,..5 5000
Total ......................, O.O0l
The Umpqua plant may possibly turn
out an additional million young hsh.
while 100000 more from the Coos Bay
hatchery and a like number from the
Swan Falb plant would not surprise
the warden. This would make me TO-
tai for the year 2S.OOoOOO. or fve times
the number ever before turned out.
THE work FOR the year Is pretty well
In hand" said Mr.. Van Dusen last
evening. "and / am very well satisfied
with the results thus far obtained. The
estimate of the total output Is a con-
servatlve one. but IS. think. fairly
accurate. Much OF the work this year
s experimental. and next year We viii
be able to make a much better show
ing
The Swan Fails (Idaho) plant is
making a particularly gratifying show
Ing this year We have no hatchery
plan; there. bu, have put in racks and
VIII hatch the fish under the trees.
superln:sndsa sat Brown says he thinks
the output will not fall below 500. 900.
A large hatchery vii be built at Swan
Falls next year. and ! am satisfied that
IL will he as successful as rhe famous
Wenatchee hatchery in Washington.
The fish taken there are OF the early
vansty-salmon that enter the river In
May and June or late years the hsh-
ing season has never amounted TO
much until July. and II Is the intention
OF the Ash commission to make a de-
termlned effort 10 restock the river with
early fsh. With this end in view. the
Swan Falls site was selected. and the
results obtained are a source OF much
qualification to us.
ut hFAAAh AAAAut ANN@AAAbh - dA1s
proving satisfactory. This plant Is be-
ing operated in a manner similar to that
employed at the Swan Falls site. racks
having been installed when the fish
commenced running. A. D. Allen. who
ia in charge there. writes that fish are
plentiful and he estimates that the to-
tai output will reach 100000 or more.
We believe We have secured a good To-
cation here, and there Is little doubt that
a large hatchery will be established
mex, year.
Among the new sites selected this
year is one on the Mckenzie. branch
OF the Willamette. The stream enters
the river a short distance above Eu-
gene. have visited the Mckenzie and
am satisfied that Il will prove equally
as good a location As the ClackamaS
A man is now there looking for sites,
We also have a man on the Sanaam.
and think q favorable location can be
found there.
"Our Investigations Of the past three
month have resulted in the discovery
Of several excellent hatchery sites one
Is on the Snake river at ontario.
have received letter from District At
torney William Miller, Of ontario. say
ing the river is full OF FISH We ex-
pect TO prepare to take 5.OOo,0OO fish
rhere next wear, Another location Is
found on the Imnaha, in wallowa coun-
tv where Superintendent Brown thinks
from 100000 TO 5,OOOOgO fish can be
taken. We will put in racks at both
those places in time for operations next
year. aud look for good results.
''The experiments being conducted
this year win have much to do with the
establishment OF new hatcherles. In
order 10 make experiments at the least
possible expense. We have merely in
stalled racks this year Wherever sat
isfactory results are obtained, hatch
cries will be built IN time for the COM
ing year. Next year We viii make
similar experiments, and II is the in
tentlon to keep on with the work un-
til the output is 5OOOO,OOO or more"
At the present time Mr., Van Dusen
and his deputies are busily engaged in
making out licenses for the coast riv-
ers. where fishing operations are being
carried on.