The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-12
WARDEN'S REPORT
Fish Commissioner sMonthlyState-
ment IS Submitted.
BOARD MEETS IN SALEM
Detailed Figures Given on Number OF
Fry Liberated at Different Hatch
cries in the State--Arrests
and Prosecutions.

The report of the Master Fish Warden
for May, 1906, was submitted to the
Board of Fish Commissioners yesterday
at Salem, and is as follows
Arrests and prosecutions during the
month for violation OF the laws pertain
ing TO the fishing industry have been as
follows: In district No. "2". on May II,
a complaint was filed by State Water
Bailiff J. A. Conner OF Rogue river
against Pearl Beeman and Frank Burns
for fishing for salmon, and taking sal
mon from the waters OF the Rogue river
within the 600 foot limit of the fishway
provided the Golden Drift Mining Com
pany's dam across Rogue River above
Grants Pass.
The case was tried in the Grants Pass
Justice Court May % before jury, and
while it was fully shown by Mr. Connor
that said Beeman and Burns were fishing
for salmon within the 600foot limit OF
said fishway with a net and were found
taking salmon from the waters OF Rogue
river within said limit, the jury would
not agree upon verdict whereupon they
were discharged and the caae, upon mo-
ton of the Deputy District Attorney,
was afterwards dismissed. 1t is the in
tention of the Deputy District Attorney
to not drop the case entirely but to take
it up in the Circuit Court at the next
term of said court.
Hatchery Operations.
The Chinook and Silverside salmon
fry raised from eggs collected into the
waters of the State with the exception
of few that Superintendent Thomas
Brown is keeping at the Salmon river
hatchery for scientific purposes. The sea-
sons work resulted in our raising and
turning out in good condition, into the
tributaries of the Columbia river, 1888
546 Chinook fry and 243,523 Silverside
fry and into the waters Of the coast
streams l3876527 Chinook fry and
7,26O,OS3 Silverside fry making total OF
3475s,72S fry that were liberated into
the waters throughout the State; 27,'
255,O73 of which were Chinooks and
1903, ,655 were Silversides.
At the Salmon river hatchery, a few
of the Chinook fry developed very early
last fall and the planting began in
October but the greater portion were not
liberated until this spring.
At the Mckenzie river station, few
were liberated during the months OF
November and December but the prin"
cipal batch was not turned out unit
January and February. 1905.
On the Wallowa river, the planting
was done this spring during the months
Of April and May. ....
On the Snake river, the planting wa'
done during the months of April ant
May. The Snake river fry were all fee
for month orsixweeks. time befor'
turning out and we were in hopes O
being able to keep and feed million o
them throughout the month of June bu
fungus began to appear in their midst
on account of the warm temperature o
the water and in order to save then
from becoming diseased therefrom, the.
were turned out into the main river.
Steelhead Salmon Spawi.
The work collecting Steelhead egg
this past spring has been fairly success
full and shows that:
At our Salmon river hatchery 447OO
eggs were taken from 1873 females;
At the Yaquina hatchery l,l6S,0O
eggs were taken from 329 females;
| And at the Siuslaw station 506,2O