The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-06
MAKES REPORT TO
COMMISSIONERS
BOARD or FISH COMMISSIONERS
HEAR REPORT on MASTER FISH
WARDEN FOR THE MONTH or
OCTOBER.


The state board Of fish commissioners
met in informal session at Salem today,
II being legal holiday, no business was
transacted, but the report Of Master
Fish Warden Van Dusen, for the month
of October, was read, and viii be APP
proved ms soon as the board can legally
do 30.
The report Of arrests and prosecu.
tions, during the month, for violations
Of the laws pertaining to the fishing in.
dustry, are briefly as follows;
Water Bailiif Settem reports that In
tho case Of John Morbcck. charged with
operating three ash traps In the colam-
bia River during the closed season; that
the case was taken on appeal to the
circuit court and dismissed by Judge Nc
Bride, on demurrer 10 the indictment.
clerical error having been made In
the document.
Antoine Scarpatti was caught fishing
In the Necanicum River with a set.net.
without license. but the case was lis
missed by Justice Goodman.
Samuel Miller and Antoine Scarpatti.
OF Seaside. were found operating set.
net In the Necanicum River stretched
from bank TO bank, whereas the law re.
qnircs an opening Of one-third Of the
channel. Information was filed against
them and their cases were set for
November 8.
Andrew Kari was found fishing with q
set.net In the Lewis and Clark river,
without displaying his license numbers,
and his case was set for November s.
The launch "0regon PATROL seized
several nets which were being Illegally
operated in the waters Of the Columbia
Water BailiG w. A. Mack reported
that the case against Frank II. Reed
who was caught fishing with a gill-nei
without a license was tried before
Justice Reid at Portland and the defend
ant found not guilty.
Deputy Fish Warden Brown not being
able to secure convictions in the Tilla'
nook cases, and the deputy district At
torneys for that county refusing te
prosecute any more cases before thu
justice court. has left that district tenn
porarily and Is working on the fishway
at Oregon City, placing it In shape foI
next seasons use.
Deputy Fish Warden John d. Wilson
reports that one John Angus was found
operating packing house without .
license. lie was convicted and fined S5(
and costs, and his attorney has giver
NOTICE OF appear.
y. Z. Fitzgerald pleaded guilty 10
fishing with set.net in the Coos Rive
above the limit line. He was fined s5l
and costs.
The cases against R. d. Hume fol
Operating cannery without license
win be taken before the next session o
the circuit court.
Water Bailiff Thos. A. Steear fount
| w. S. Brewer fishing for salmon in tn
Siuslaw River without license AMI h
was convicted and fined $50 and costs
In the matter Of general construction
and Improvement work the repor
states.
The new hatchery building for tn
Sinslaw River we have just completes
and made ready for this seasons tax
OF eggs. 1t was built by Superintendent
Slemmons during the summer and fal
months by days labor and the regula
hands employed about the station. at
cost OF about $1,000; 1t is a one.stor
frame structure, set on stone piers, 10
feet long by 40 feet wide, with a IL
foot ceiling in the clear, and has a capa
city sufficient for 100 Matching troughI
each II feet 10 inches long. In add
tion to this building, new flume lin
has been provided OF sufficient capacit
to furnish bountiful supply of waite
for the building, and also for q set Q
rearing ponds that will soon be pre-
vided for the purpose Of retaining an
feeding the young fry before turnin
them out. These new improvement
places this station now In good conditio
for successful work and the efforts Sc
forth in the future should be far NOR
effective than ever.
Yaquina Hatchery.
During the past couple years, W
have had considerable complaint fror
the residents above our permanent rae
at the Yaquina hatchery, claiming tha
the rack interfered with their runnin
logs down the river, and to obviate a.