Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-15

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tiful as ever. True at this time sono
| of the llWaCo fishermen are grumbinv
| while the Astoria men across on I'M.
other side are elated. This stato y,
affairs II due to the fact that the sal
mon are running up the river In greaie.
quantities through the south channel
The fact that state hatcherIes have
been established tends greatly Ia tbe
keeping mp Of the supply OF fish I'm
order that these institutions shall he
maintained every fisherman has TO nav
license OF SO on every trap. Thare
are close upon 1000 traps In the rIyer
and this fund Is every year turned over
to the fish commissioner
ONE OF THE HATCHERIEs.
At Chinook, on the eastern prone OF
the Chinook river near here, a splendid
hatchery has been established at which
about 100000 salmon are Matched Out
every year,
The methods used are similar TO thosa
OF the Utah fish hatcherIes. A tran OK.
tends across the river at point where
II Is narrow, Salmon do not come 10 tho
| Chinook river until they are about
ready to spawn and that is when The
hatchery men want them. As soon ms
they enter the trap the Ash are son.
arated the males from the females, and
they are placed In separate enclosures
In the running stream and kept there
until ready.The female upon being taken
| Is stunned by a blow so as to keen her
from ilounderlng. The average number
| OF eggs taken from the Chinook IA
about 1900, while $500 Is about an ay.
| erage from the female Steel Heads.
PuNY FISH DESTROYED.
Full grown salmon average in weight
from 10 to so pounds Under natures
production the spawn OF all of these il
used In the PROPAGATION. Under the
hatchery process the small and de.
formed are discarded, and none but the
finest used. hence. II Is expected event.
ually TO have the size increased gen.
orally IN the salmon OF this country
through the hatchery system.
One OF the biggest enemies of the
propagation OF salmon IN the hatchery
/ Is the common wharf rat. who goes
about his work methodlCally. tie
climbs upon the troughs and reaches his
paw into the water and liifts out the
little fellows and devours all but their
heads. These are left and show tho
number he destroys.
SOME OF HIS TROUBLES.
Once the salmon IL set adrft he has
other troubles The trout is his enc.
my, while his own species also are not
above cannibaism The sawdust from
the saw mills too Is yertable poison 10
him. Then when he gets out TO sea, h.
has more grief. The tish commissioner
FOR the state OF Oregon in recent r..
port 10 the governor claims that at
least 100000 young salmon are Killed
and deyoured each season by the seas
which abound ON the coast, While au-
thorltles differ, the general idea prevails
that the salmon stays out IN the ocean
for four years before he returns to fresh
water by this time he Is an adult.
JOYS OF NORTH BEACH,
There are other attractions for
strangers at the mouth of the Columbia
besides the big salmon fishing industry.
a walk Of a mile and hall over the
hill along the lumber road hanked by
a veritaUle fairyland of pines, fern,
moss, strange wild flowers, Wild grape
and berry bushes brings one TO toe
ocean and a level beach OF pure sand
that stretches north for 2s uninterrupt.
ed miles Tucked away in the luxun.
ant foliage are small hotels, cottages,
boarding houses and campers tents
Here are TO be encountered Satalr,
Centerville and other names familiar
TO Utah ears The visitors spend the
time In fishing, hunting, catching crabs,
bathing In the surf. digging clans and
other pastlmes that are foreign to the
inander. Situated al the north end OF
this peninsular are the famous oyster
beds that are being scientifically han.
died on Sboalwater bay and the biz
cranberry marsh that is bonanza for
its owner, The little summer settle.
ments are connected by a unique mar.
row gauge railroad which does a big
logging business.
UTAH AND IDAHO VISITORS.
North Beach, as this section is c.Iled.
is growing in popularity among ttah
and Idaho people. In addition 10 Its
natural novelties the climate Is decided
ly cool, 80 much so that blankets and
quilts are In demand at night Among
those who were registered at several OF
the more pretentious hostelrles along
the beach last week were; John Cruick-
shank, wife and family, Richard Cannon
and family, Miss HOLSTER Hancock.
Mrs, Hy. W. Lawrence, Mrs.
j. H. Young and c. L.. Rahlt.
Salt Lake; NJ. Allen and Mrs.
Allen. Park City; ]. w. Murden.
Pocatello; Lille T.. Smith, Minnie NJ.
Thomas, Miss Davis. NJ Ragons, George
butchers, Boise; Miss NJ. Jones. N.
Purcell and wife. Weiser; A. Il. Wright
and wife, Payette; w "A. Fife, Glenns
Ferry; J, W, Andrews. Nampa; r. Reid.
payette; o. V, Allen and wife, T. w.
Green and wife and three daughters
Mrs. l.. b. Biddlch, Mrs. j. II. Wieder,
Mrs. u, 3. Whitney, Mrs. TwIgggs and
amily. Mrs. Maggie Davis. Mrs, J. T..
Roberts, Mrs Emily MItten. J. MItten,
Mrs. H. c. swanholm and family, Mrs.
lanes McAtee and child. Boise W. j.
3aker, Nampa, and Mrs. c. s. Bozarth,
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