The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-01-06
Coos River viii Get Six Million
Young Fry For Stock.
YAQUlNA WILL GET BENEFIT
Interpretation Placed Upon the Disput.
ed Question of What Constitutes
"Fish Way" and Rendition Of
Fishing Laws Given.

The report Of the master FISH warder
for the year Of 1904, with recommenda.
tions for 1905, was placed for publica-
tion last evening. 1t Is a most interest
ing document for the many fishers or
the river, and the financial condieior
exposed will be Of benefit to those who
have followed the operations of the
commission in the dark for the last two
months.
! The Astorian prints the report in its
entirety, that the fishers may have the
best advice. financial. commercial and
prospective.
In detail. Mr.. Van Dusens report
follows:
The receipts of the fish warden's Of
flee during the month have been as
follows:
District No. I, from account of IL
censes issued two fish dealers, first
class, $50.
District No. 2. from account Of IL
censes issued to one gillnetter, $3.50;
two set net licenses, 50; total for both
districts s24.50.
The accounts against the department,
which have approved and present
herewith. amount to the sum OF $4770.6S
s144S.27 of which is against the gen.
eral fund. $1306.70 is against hatchery
fund district No. 1, s1s03.19 is against
hatchery fund. District No. 2, $S5.47 is
against the special fund for operating
and maintaining hatcheries. coast
streams (the Umpqua river hatchery,
and $27 is against the special fund for
constructing hatcheries, coast streams
(the Yaquina hatchery a total of
$477O.6S.
AS shown by statements herein fur
nished the total receipts during the
year 1904 in district No. /, amounted
to the sum of $13,S21.2O. while the ex-
penditures amounted to $15,271.14
showing deficit of s1,449.94, which
was taken care of by the reserve fund
on hand the beginning of the year.
This reserve fund has been dwindling
down from year to year, as will be seen
by the annual report of the department,
until now as will be seen by statements
herein we only have s170S.5S on hand
to raise and feed the 100000 salmon
fry, at the ontario salmon hatchery,
which will not be large enough to turn
out until April and May months, and
to take care of the sliverside salmon
eggs that we are collecting at our Sal
mon river hatchery, from which the
young fry will not be ready to turn out
until March and April.
In district No. the receipts amount
ed to the sum OF s41S1.10 and the ex-
penditures (from accounts received)
amounted to the sum of $4515.7S, with
five or six claims yet to be received
from the Umpqla river hatchery, and
from the South Coos river hatchery to
close up their accounts to December 81,
1904. This. as in district No. 1, shows
a deficit of sSS46S, which was taken
care of by the reserve fund on hand at
the beginning of the year.
With this reserve fund We will also
have to take care of the additional
claims mentioned. and carry on the OPP
Grating expenses at the four different
hatcheries until the young fry have
been raised sufficiently to turn out. At
The South Coos river we have over s.
100000 young fry to raise and llberate, !
!, 100000 of which number will be trans
ported to the Coquille river and raised |
md turned out into that stream in Or
Ter to keep It stocked with the chinook