The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-08
WORK AT THE nATCHERlES
Giving Account OF Work Done and Re.
suits Actually Obtained In the
Propagation Of Salmon
in Oregon.
Astoria. Ore. December

missioners, Salem. ore: Gentlemen;
The receipts OF the office during tht
month have been as per the following
From account OF licenses issued IN
district No, /, $6S; district No. ,. $i,.
000.50.
The work done on the tshway over
the falls OF the willamette river by
Ernest P. Rands. contractor has been
completed, and fully accepted by the
states engineer. ]. w. Moffatt, In ac-
cordance with report filed to that
effect with this office, which in sub.
stance Is as follows:
Oregon City. Ore. Nov 80. 1904,
Dear Sir: have the honor TO sub
NIT the following report on the work
done on the state fishway at this place;
hereby certify that Ernest p. Rands,
contractor for the above mentioned
fishway. has completed said fishway.
according to plans and specifications
made by me and adopted by the state
board of fish commissioners on the 9ta
day OF September 1908, and In accord
ance with contracts entered into by
him October 2, 1908.
That he and his workmen followed
instructions given by me as nearly as
practicable in the construction and
completlon OF said work. That all work
has been done according with plans
above mentioned. except pools Nos. Is
and IL, watch are not quite 10 feet
wide as called for. as the natural
seams In the rock left the walls more
solid, and as the width at this point.
which Is the crest OF the falls. Is ample
to carry all water, and II being n place
where great amount Of drift Is car
ried over, decided It was better than
to risk weakening the walls.
All work was done for the amount
stipulated In the contract l$2600). but
as the Willamette Pulp & Paper Com
pany completed concrete dam, II was
made possible. and very necessary to
complete pool No. 10, not shown on
original plan. which required revert
ment wall which forms a resting pool
80 feet long by 40 feet wide and 10 feet
deep. and decreases the rise at the crest
Of the falls, and also prevents the side
current. which at this. point crosses the
tlshway.
In accordance with contracts Mr..
Rands is entitled to s14OO. balance due
on contract, he having received $1,000,
and to 147 cubic yards of concrete at
$40 per cubic yard, s1470, and 20 cubic |
Yards OF rock excavation at $3.50 per |
cubic yard. s1O35O. making the total
iue Mr.. Rands $2s73.5O.
Very respectfully.
J. w. MoFFATT,
Engineer in Charge OF the Construction
OF the Fishway.
Hatchery Operations. i
The work of collecting eggs at coast
iatcheries this season has been very
especially was this SO at
he South Coos river hatchery. where
hey succeeded In getting $780, 900 CHI
look eggs. which crowded the hatchery
o It's fullest capacity, and In addition
hereto 3.846.O0O silversides' eggs were
aiken and impregnated and planted on
he gravel bars above the hatchery.
rom recent reports received from SUI
Smith II seems that after
,etting his hatchery full Of eggs he
stimates that he let fully 10000 salmon
% by, every one OF which lot, with the
reather conditions favorlng the work.
ould have been held and spawned.
which would have assured him Of at
east 20.o00,o00 more eggs. During the
asst two years this hatchery has done
good work but never be-
ore has the showing been quite equal
0 this year.
Yaquina Hatchery.
At the Yaquina hatchery good results
re also being obtained and It looks
cry much as though their new hatch
ry will be crowded to its fullest ca
acity before the seasons work Of TAX
1g eggs is over. From reports received
hey have collected 100000 chinook {
ggs and about 100000 silversides. q
he work son the sllversides will last
the rest Of this month. {
'hich will no doubt assure them Of two
r three million more eggs.
Ontario Hatchery.
After finishing up the work on the
hinook salmon at our ontario station
MS year, allowed the racks TO remain
l across the Snake river to determine,
possible, whether any Of the silver
Ide variety OF salmon assembled that
lr up the river to spawn. These racks 4
-ere kept in, perfectly intact, until the /
list Of November, with the result that I
OF a sllverslde nor a fall chinook h
howed up, whereupon they were taken r
ut and slowed away for the winter 10
ave always been in doubt about the Y
egular silverside salmon Of the CO. r
lmbia going so far to spawn, and as