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immense benefit to the river, and it is thought to be almost certain, 

 that, without the help of the Clackamas hatchery, the enormous 

 drain on the salmon supply of the river made by its numerous 

 canneries would have caused an alarming diminution of the 

 salmon of this wonderful salmon river. I think it is safe to say 

 further, that unless the hatching and distribution of young 

 salmon is continued at these stations, either the canneries on 

 these rivers or the salmon in them will become a thing of the 

 past. " Very truly yours, 



" LIVINGSTONE STONE." 



The result of acclimatizing and cultivating various members 

 of the Salmo?ttdce, as well as other fish, on some parts of the 

 Continent, notably in Germany, has been decidedly successful. 

 Trout are now grown there in large numbers, both for the market 

 and also for stocking waters, and their angling localities are 

 already being advertised in British newspapers. But in our little 

 islands strides are also being made in fish-cultural departures, as 

 I shall endeavour to shew in my next chapter. 



