The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-03
MONTHLY MEETINGOF
STATE FISH BOARD
FISH WARDEN VAN DUSEN MAKES
REGULAR MONTHLY REPORT
HATCHERY MATTERS IN FINE
SHAPE.

The state board OF fish commissioners
met in regular session in Salem yester-
day. Business of routine nature was
transacted Fish Warden Van Dusen
submitted his regular monthly report;
To the Honorable Board OF Fish Com.
missioners, Salem. Oregon.
Gentlemen:-Arrests and prosecutions
during the month for violation OF the
laws pertaining to the fishing industry
have been as per the following;
District No. |.
June deputy Warden Brown fled
complaints in the La Grande Justice,
Court against Stilwell & Co., and W. b.
Smith, market men ii La Grande. for
dealing in salmon without license.
Messrs. Stilwell & &C. entered plea OF
guilty and were filed $50 and costs,
which they paid. The case against w.
B. Smith was dismissed upon motion Of
the district attorney inasmuch as the
evidence furnished was insufficient to-
show that he was handling salmon fish,
or that he had been handling salmon
fish.
June Upon information furnished
BY Water Bailiff W. A. Mack, William
Mortensen OF Mt. Angel was arrested
for dumping sawdust into Butte Greek.
Upon being arraigned before Justice
Stipp of Oregon City, Mr.. lIortensen
satsred q plea of guilty, whereupon he
vas filed $50 and costs, which he paid.
June l5-Deputy Warden Brown filed
complaints in the st. Helen's Justice
Court against the Patterson Lumber Co.
and the Oregon-k Kansas Lumber Co, two
milling concerns OF Rainier, for allowing
s1wdust to be dumped into the waters of
the Columbia River. June 25th, the Pat
terson Lumber Co. appeared in court and
entered a plea of guilty, whereupon
fine Of $50 and costs was imposed, which
thev paid. The Oregon Kansas Lumber
Go. appeared in court June 10Th and en-
tired plea of guilty, whereupon fine
o7 $50 and costs was imposed, which
they paid.
Deputy Warden Brown and Water
Bailiff Settem in the Oregon Patrol,
made the following arrests and seizures:
June &c. Z. Thorp of Ridgefield,
Washington. was arrested for fishing in
the Columbia River without license.
Upon being arraigned in the st. Helens
Justice Court, the same day, Mr.. Thorp
entered plea of guilty, whereupon he
was fined $50 and costs, which he paid.
June 2l-Two set-nets and about five
hundred 5000 feet Of sturgeon line
were found in the waters of the Will
annette Slough in a condition to take
salmon and sturgeon; this being the
close season period, for the Willamette
River and all OF its tributaries, said
named gear was seized and coniislcated.
June 22-Andrew Jederson of Skamo-
kawa. Wash, was arrested TOR fishing
for salmon in the Columbia River with a
gilI-net without properly numbering his
net or DodL' ppm oS'HS "''"' $50 80
the Astoria Justice Court, June "a, Mr.
pederson entered plea Of guilty, where
upon he was fined $40 and costs, whic.
pas paid.
June 29-Complaints were filed in the
Astoria Justice Court, against Z. ]
Clayson, Peter Ullfers and G. Bjorge
three fishermen of Westport, Oregon
found fishing for salmon in the Column
bia River, with gill-nets without prop
miy numbering their nets or boats.
Hatchery Operations.
We have succeeded in collecting fin
lot of spring chinook salmon in tn
glackamas River below the dam a
Cazadero and it now looks very muc
as though we were going to be able t
retain them in healthful condition
It is early yet to be sure on that Scor
but they appear to be contented wit
their confinement; and II nothing serlou
happens in the meantime and the