Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-06-01
100000 FOR
NEW MEXICO
Government Fish Car is Here
With Tiny Rainbow Trout
For Distribution.
CARRIES ICE, AIR AND WATER
The Trout Fry Are Watched
Night and Day by
Crew of Five.
Governor Mills is expected back
from Las Vegas tomorrow night.
For the Treasury.

Governor Mills is expected back
from Las Vegas tomorrow night.
For the Treasury.
Territorial Treasurer M. A. Otero
has received the following sums for
the treasury: Eugenio Romero, treas
urer Of San Miguel county, $10,5S4.86;
Alexander Sandoval, treasurer of San
doval county, $1,60O.39; Game and
Fish Warden Thomas P. Gable. $1.50;
r. P. Ervien, land commissioner, in
comes from territorial institutions,
$4,1S5.
Meets Saturday.
The territorial board of education
will meet in Superintendent J. E.
Clark's Office Saturday for the purpose
of considering certificates of teach.
ers and to transact other work.
EIks' Doing Well.
Game and Fish Warden T. P. Gable
has received word from George Web
ster that the elks brought into New
Mexico and placed on the Uriacca
ranch are doing nicely and have be
come rested from their tedious jour
ney.
Mr.. Gable has received a letter from
D. F. Hudson, state game warden OF
Wyoming stating that under the laws
of that state game animals may be
shipped out of that state in exchange
for animals from other states and
adds: Now in regard to quail, do you
think it could be arranged SO that We
could exchange elk for quail? In case
it could be arranged we would like te
have the quail this spring but the elk
cannot be captured until some time
during the months of January and Feb
ruary."
Has "Persoral Affinity"
Engineer C. D. Miller has received a
curious letter from man in Roswell
telling him of the wonderful person
al affinity" power of his wife who can
locate coal, gold, silver, copper, tin,
water, etc etc. This wonderful power
he says can be established and is
known "by some qualified friends"
The letter is follows:
please send me literature or refer
me to some publication on Prospec,
tive Mining in New Mexico. also de-
sire information that will enable me
to distinguish and name various ores.
Permit me to say, without assum.
ing anything more than can be estab-
lished, and is now known by some we'll
qualified friends, by tests for that pur-
pose, that my wife has the qualifica-
ton or gift Of locating and distinguish
ing water, fresh, salt, sulphur, gypsum,
or alkali and give the depth with un-
deniable accuracy, can also locate
coal, oil and gas, bold, silver, copper
and tin, etc., etc. The influence OF
some of these veins recently located
by this power of personal affinity
magnetic current are so perceptible,
when sought, that the electric in.
fluence may readily be felt and direc-
ton known, for one mile or more
from the vein:
1--WE have done some work and have
other contracts to perform of this kind
of work.
Awaiting reply, l am,
Respectfully"
The U. S. Fisheries Car No: 1, with
the words in gold Department Of
Commerce and Labor" stretching
across the entire length of the car is
on the tracks near the Santa Fe depot
The car will be here until Saturday
and has brought just 10000 trout for
New Mexico. The trout are mostly
r. 1-2 inches in length and are for dis
tribution to various persons who have
asked the government for them. In
charge of the car are five men, ex
perts in handling baby fish, and cook
to provide meals.
The car Is a curious looking one
inside. and reminds one of cream
cry. There are numerous big cans
in which the little fish are strictly
In the swim" and connecting with
these cans are rubber tubes through
which water and air are forced by al
elaborate pumping system at the real
of the car.
A ton of ice in the ice chest keeps
the water cool and the attentions O
the fishery experts, might and day
keep the fish comfortable
The car started from Neosho, Mo.
where there is hatchery and make.
tour of New Mexico, Arizona ant
Colorado.
How Sent.
The little fish are taken in suitabl,
containers to the various places wher,
there has been call for them. The!
are not allowed to go alone, however
for an expert accompanies each ship
ment. The railroads 1t is said handl,
the fish gratis to accommodate th'
government and the dear public.
Only the strongest men can stant
the strain of caring for the little fisl
en- route, for there is little sleeping
to be done at day or at night. consid
ering the vast number of fish which
have to be looked after, otherwise
they might die.
When finally a stopping point Il
reached. and the fish are dispatched
to their destination, few Of the ex
perts try to catch up their lost slum
bers.
And the little fish? They are places
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