The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-06-10
EASTERN OYSTERS GROW
IN WESTERN WATERS
Report of Fish Warden Van Dusen for
May IL Very Interesting Reading
for OreBonians.

lthis morning and examined the nev
seed oysters that were planted In from
of Yaquina by this new company tive
weeks ago yesterday (May isl. The,
are looking all right and great man,
have already made full one-elghth
lof an inch growth-.this In flne sign
think that they win do well II prop
erly taken care Of II will take some
time. Of course. TO get the ground In
shape. and good foundation laid and
Iproper wind and swell fences built.
MFR. Sweetser and | went Down 70
the pond twice today-at both high
and low water He left instructions a.
To- how II should be managed by brush
and for spat catchers, and hepe that
they viii get some results. The tenn
peratures In the bay are running very
low. with cold. raw nights which are
mot very favorable to oyster spawning.
II anything OF interest turns up ! will
notify you. GEORGE KING.
"wInant. Ore, June .. 1904"
siuslaw River Hatchery Station.
In order to remedy matters on the
Sluslaw river and TO assure the de-
partment OF successful take of eggs
there on that river every year. have
again bent over the situation. and after
making n very thorough examination
of the main river from wildcat creek
down TO Mapleton. and OF the Lake
creek fork from its confluence with the
sluslaw up to the mouth Of Dcadwood
creek. and OF the North fork from It's
confluence with the sIuslaw to the
head OF tide. have concluded to re-
verse matters this year and do our
work on the Lake creek fork instead
OF on the main river.
During the past two years we have
been doing experimental work on the
main river about five miles above the
mouth OF Lake creek. and have main
tanned rack across this Lake creek
fork so as TO stop the salmon from
ascending 1t and force them. II pos
slble. to so on up the main river.
working the stream In this way has
been fairly successful, but nothiag like
what we desire OF t. owing to the
freshets that set In very early In the
fall. II has been impossible to main
tain a permanent rack long enough TO
be assured OF a good take OF the
eggs. And in regard TO the
silversIde variety, II has been utterly
impossible to maintain the racks long
enough to be assured OF getting any
At all. This coming season we win
reverse matters and move our station
np on the Lake creek fork about five
miles from its confluence with the
siuslaw, and will maintain o rack
across the main SIuslaw river just
above the mouth Of the Lake creek
fork to stop and turn the salmon up
he Lake creek fork. II possible. This
work of the river Ii about two-thirds
he size OF the main river. and appears
70 be as much OF an attraction for the
salmon and affords just as extensive
grounds as does the main
liver and should afford US as good an
for our work. During the
year 1901 we maintained rack across |
his tributary up above the mouth OF
Deadwood creek, for the purpose OF
II possible. what number
,f salmon frequented the stream for
purposes, and kept an ac-
count Of all the salmon that were let
through. The report received relative
hereto shows that they let through |
he rack 434 chinook salmon and 1878 |
silversides. AS a comparison beg to
state that on the main river last season
which was the best the river has ever
afforded, the number OF salmon
spawned was 2O4 females and S12
males, total Of SIG, all chinooks. II
we want to handle the silver
sides on that river as well as the
and am looking for situa-
ion where we will be able to do SO.