The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-16
Eqqs Taken From Fish Dead 23 Hours Are Matched and Prove
 a Success.
WORK TO BE ENLARGED
Purpose to Get Member ship all Over Alaska and Ask Legislature
 for Aid.

many years, have been attained al the experimental hatchery which is being maintained in Juneau by the Southeastern Alaska Fish and Game Club.
 A. J. Sprague, in charge of the hatchery, has obtained from five tc ten per cent hatchings of normal fish from eggs taken from under the iron chinks at the canneries. These eggs were taken from fish under absolutely normal conditions, after they had been trap caught, and had been dead from 12 to "A hours, after they had been crushed and smoth cred, pitched about with pews and mechanical conveyors and lastly stripped by machinery.
 The eggs taken in this manner and artificially propogated with milt from the male salmon obtained al the same place. were placed in the hatchery and results carefully watch ed. About sixty per cent of the eggs failed to hatch and about 20 per cent. of the remainder failed to pass the food sac state. Of the remainder some were twisted fish and died. The others were absolute ly normal in every way.
 First Time Tried
 This is the first time that the theory of hatching the eggs from the canneries has been advanced and tried and the result is one of vast benefit to the salmon industry and Alaska, should further experiments demonstrate that the recovery of the waste eggs be sufficient to war rant expenditure of money to gath CT and hatch.
 At last nights meeting of the Fish md Game Club the bylaws and constitution were amended by strik ing out the Southeastern" The Club has now enlarged it's scope to include all of Alaska. It is planned 70 embrace the entire Territory.
 An executive committee consisting of the Clubs officers was appointed 70 secure the cooperation of the business men interested and especial ly the cannerymen of Alaska in an effort to further investigate and eX pertinent with eggs taken from the iron chinks of the canneries
 Will Raise Fund
 It is planned to raise a fund of S10,000 which will be expended in securing a larger building and equip ment. It is planned to secure 10, 000,000 eggs this summer and prop ogate them to secure accurate data which may be submitted to the next session of the Alaska Legislature to assist in securing legislation looking to the preservation of salmon.
 It is planned to secure 5,000,000 eggs in the regular way from fish )n the spawning grounds and 5,000,- 900 eggs from the cleaned fish at he canneries. The eggs from the stream fish will be developed to within two or three days of matching and will then be planted in the sands of streams and in other favorable matching places. These fish will be carefully watched and results noted.
 To Enlarge Scope
 The five million eggs secured from the canneries will be matched in the building and ekact data as to the proportion of hatchings noted. Scien- tific and accurate data will be se- cured to submit to the law makers when they meet again
 It is the plan of the Club to en- large its scope until it has a mem bership numbering into the thou sands. It will then be in posi- ton to go before the Legislature with it's data and demand action with some reasonable hopes of sue cess. Every business man who de. rives any part of his revenue from the salmon business, every employee of any house which derives revenue from this business, every fisherman and every man interested in any way in the taking and canning of salmon should join forces with the Alaska Fish and Game Club to assist in carrying on the experiments which have been started.
 Plant Eastern Brook
 At last nights meeting of the Club it was voted to plant 15,000 fry of the Eastern Brook Trout which have been matched here in Sheep Creek Basin with the understanding that the residents of Thane and the Basin will be responsible for the care and preservation of these fish.
 Six new members were elected last night and the total membership now numbers 2S0 men. The annual meet | ing of the Club will be held on the 24th of the present month at which l time the reports of officers for the past year will be received and new 1 officers elected. |