Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-04-21

The new fish hatchery near Green
vile promises to be one of the best and
largest in the country. There seems
to be no lack of the natural advantages
which are essential to the success to
such a plant. There is an abundance
of cool water, so essential to the rails
ing Of fish, and the arrangement of the
grounds can be perfected to obtain a
large number of pools for the little fell
lows to increase their size in. At pres
cnt six men are employed at the
hatchery beside Mr. Nichols. This
years product of the hatchery will be
5000 and it is intended to hatch and
turn out each year 100000 after this.
At >thc hatchery there are about the
same number of trout as salmon, ana
| only the square tail trout have any
ilaC" there this year.
Hon. w. Y. HaineS of Watervillc, a
member of the executive council, who
| is something of an authority on pisca-
| toriaI matters, having had consider
able experience with Il small hatchery
| on q tributary to one Of the Belgrade
ponds, looks to see MoOsehead become
one Of the best salmon lakes in the
| state His reason for believing this is
| due to the fact that the lake is pc
J Culiarly adapted to salmon. 1t has
, plenty of water of sufficient depth 50
| that the fish may find that depth and
| GOODNESS which they seem to enjoy in
| warm weather. while the rocky shores
! ana the general character of the lake
| seem especially conducive to the prop
aGation of the fish. The show made in
the last few years by the stock turned
into the lake strengthens Mr. Haines's
argument. II is a large body of water
to stock. with its length of 40 miles and
it's breadth of II or Is miles in the
widest part. Yet a number of salmon
| have already been caught out of the
| lake and some very good sized ones at
that. 1t is probable that large num-
her of the salmon fry will be turned
into the lake from the new hatchery.
The new hatchery has eight acres of
land about it. The buildings consist of
a hatchery building. two stories, 32x40
feet. The dam holds back quite a pond
of water which supplies the hatchery
through Il 12-inch main. The cottage
has IL rooms, is two stories high. and
finished in North Carolina pine, for
sheathing on walls and for floors. The
stable Is Z2XZ4 1eet ana the Ice mousse
l2x20. 4 refrigerator of sufficient size
is provided to keep the food for the
young fish properly. The room is 16x20.
All the work on the plant has been
done since the cath of last September
The hatchery is located mile from
the line of the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way. The hatchery is approached by
way of Squaw bay by boat and in the
! spring of the year a canoe can be run
almost to the door when the water is
high.
A fine naphtha launch is connected
with the hatchery to be used in getting
supplies from Greenville and for gath
ering eggs in the fall.
This is the model way in which the
selectmen of Chelsea notify the secre-
ltary of State that the town has taken
steps to secure aid from the State
treasury in the improvement of a State
road within the town.
To the Honorable County Commission
ers of the County of Kennebec:
The undersigned, selectnen of the
town of Chelsea, in said county, here
by respectfully request you in youl
said capacity to designate that high
way running through said town which
IN your judgment is the main thor.
oughfare, that said highway shall bt
known as a State road.
This request is made in order tha
the said town may avail itself of tn,
rights and benefits granted by and un