784 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Fish Propagating Company at Astoria, and there received instructions 

 to proceed up the Columbia River and find, if possible, a suitable place 

 for erecting a large and permanent salmon-hatching station. 



I had, two years ago, gone to the Columbia in compliance with in- 

 structions from Professor Baird for the same purpose, and had at that 

 time reported to him in favor of the Clackamas Eiver, which I then made 

 up my mind was the best location in the Columbia Eiver Valley for a 

 hatching establishment for salmon. 



On expressing this opinion on my second visit to the Washington a«ud 

 Oregon Fish Propagating Company it was met by the statement that 

 the salmon of the Clackamas were not the right kind, being Steel-heads 

 {Salmo Gairdneri ?) instead of Chenook snlmon {Salmo Quinnat), which is 

 the kind used for canning. This proved ultimately to be a mistake, but 

 at the time it appeared a sufficient reason for abandoning the Clacka- 

 mas Eiver, and I spent the next five weeks, from June 13 to July 16, in 

 examining different points on the tributaries of the Columbia. The 

 result was that almost every tributary between the sea and Walla Walla 

 River was investigated and all with unfavorable results. Some, like 

 the Des Chutes, had plenty of salmon in tbem, but were unmanageable. 

 Others, like the Umatilla, were easily controlled, but deficient in salmon. 



erect such necessary buildings and improvements thereon, and to purchase, erect, and 

 maintain all necessary furniture, &c., for hatching salmon and other fish. 



Article 4. The principal office and place of business of this corporation shall be at 

 the city of Portland, in the county of Multnomah, and State of Oregon. 



Article 5. The amount of the capital stock of this corj)oration shall be the sum of 

 $30,000, United Ftates gold coin. 



Article 6. The amount of each share of such capital stock shall be the sum of |50, 

 United States gold coin. 



In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals in triplicate this Gth 

 day of April, 1877. 



•C. LEINENWEBER. [seal.] 



J. W. COOK. [SEAL."! 



JOHN WEST. [SEAL.] 



JOSEPH G. MEGLER. [seal.] 



JOHN ADAIR, Jr. [seal.] 



J. P. BANNAN. [seal.] 

 In presence of — 



C. A. DOLPH. 



Joseph Simon. 



State of Oregon, 



Multnomah Coun'.y, ss : 



This certifies that on liiis 6th day of Aj)ril, 1877, before me, the undersigned, a notary 

 public in and for said county and State, personally appeared C. Leinenweber, James 

 W. Cook, John West, Joseph G. Megler, John Adair, jr., and J. P. Bannan, to me person- 

 ally known to he the identical persons described in and who executed the foregoing 

 articles of incorporation, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same. 

 Witness my hand and official seal the date above written. 



JOSEPH SIMON, 



Notary PuhUc, Oregon. 



