784 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Fish Propagating Company at Astoria, and there received instructions 

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

 for erecting a large and permanent salmon-batching 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»nd 

 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 Gairchieri f) instead of Chenook sfilmon {Salmo Qidnnat), which is 

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

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

 mas Eiver, and 1 spent the next five weeks, from June 13 to July 16, in 

 examining difi'erent points on the tributaries of the Columbia. The 

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

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

 the Des Chutes, had plenty of salmon in them, 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. 



Articlk 5. The amount of the cai^ital stock of this corporation 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 6th 



day of April, 1877. 



C. LEINENWEBER. [se.u,.] 



J. W. COOK. [SEAL.l 



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'n, ss : 



This certifies that on tiiis Gthday of April, 1877, before me, the undersigned, a notary 

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

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

 ally known t*o be 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 Public, Oregon. 



