Jan. 35, 1883.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



61 1 



Sllccesafnj Around the evening lamp after sapper; we 

 showed i hem all just how wGdidit, going; tfirdogJi nil the 



details ii> '■< most appreciative audience. 



We fame baekto the oily on the early morning train with 

 some of tin- nicest fish for our friends who, 1 am ■'lire, if they 

 thib article would Know whence i I came, Many, many 

 times !i-.i\r J thanked my luckystara that I was bora with 

 annulate love for oul -door pr.tsi.imef, for Often when busi- 

 ness cures and I roubles crowd thick ;oid Inst our my path- 

 Waj,. the thought Of htm 1 look H monster lees, together 

 witli all 1 hf pleasant vaiied .surroundings of the lime and 

 p-l&CC will llasli intoniy mind and 1 catch I In- tlsh over again, 

 aad with a much lighter hcarl and pen 1 attack my work 

 with renewed vigor and with the mental resolution to have 

 another Hip just as soon as I can get away, linen, .In. 



I I l VI 1 .t,.\!>. i i. 



FISHING THROUGH ICE. 



IpiSHTCra through the iD6 is at its meridian, and Hie boys 

 are enjoying it hugejy, we haar of many good strings 



and occasionally see a "srond string front our local wafers. 

 The best 1 have' heard of was brought to town on Saturday, 

 tJeceulOel 30, l>.v some of Hie hoys who visited the Ox how 

 near Northampton. The pickerel were magnificent fellows, 

 but the twenty-pound pike was the admiration Of all, and 

 has caused many itiipiirics for hail by those who were too 



la/.v or tiM .! put in a supply. 



The Ox-bow. 80 called from its shape, is au old lied of Ihe 

 river, the Connecticut River Railroad cutting it otf from the 

 river, but leaving it open at one end: it is a safe retreat for 

 the linny li-ibcs in limes of high wa.ler, and when once in 

 they have no desire to return tO their Ollce turbulent home, 

 hut bask Slid feed in the still waters of the bow, where thcy 

 aJTonl good Sporl in both summer and winter fishing; the 

 fisher having his choice between suckers, bullheads, perch, 

 eels and' pickerel, with an occasional pike thiown in for 



1 have found it a source of much pleasure in summer fish- 

 ing, and have carried awav some good strings after a day's 

 watching of the tip-tips. The unsung of the bloody Hag has 

 charms that will relax the stiffened joints, and assist in a 

 spurt for the prize at the lower end of the line. 



TttowAs (/fr.u,Mif,ii.s. 



Holtobe, Mass., January i0< 



Tennessee Fisn Notes.— 1 had brought myself tohe- 

 lieve that the fish law passed by the Legislature of our State 

 two years ago was becoming popular anil being practically 

 enforced. Though the appearance of two huge wayoti- 

 loa.ls of 'jack lish." caught from the Harpeth River in. a 

 series of traps and offered for sale openly upon the pith. 

 li'esquare of this city at three ami four cent- per pound, has 

 shaken my faith amazingly. Was there ever a more in- 

 famous outrage perpetrated upon a civilized community? 

 At least one thousand pounds of the grinicst fish of these 

 waters slaughtered in this brutal manner by a thing styling 

 himself man, aud publicly huckstered among respectable, 

 law-abiding citizens The law as passed laid no restric- 

 tions upon legitimate angling, or even the trot line; nor (lid 

 it hamper Ihe commissioners with restrictions upon giving 

 farmers permits to seine the streams for fish with which to 

 stock ponds. Yet. with all the leniency displayed, and in 

 the face of the beneficial working of the law. vandals are 

 permitted to defy it and rob the people of one of 

 the most delightful and exhilarating of all field sports, 

 to sav nothing of depriving them of their rightful 

 supply of delicious food. Such men as these robbers must 

 be brought to justice, and the fish commissioners roe the 

 persons 1,o elo it. They should be prosecuted and punished, 

 and not only them, hut any peeson or persons buying the' 

 illy gotten goods. Our local sporlsm< 



ssoeiat 



rieitds. Refuse to p 

 passer. This lias b 

 wdiy uot here': The 

 has demonstrated i£ 



forced, every 



He. to it. the 

 fo 





hould orgs 

 if fish in the city, 

 t a covenant, andtlown cry these 

 chase the fish, and punish every tres- 

 i done successfully iu other States, 

 it two years of very partial protection 

 fad i.liaf with the laws strictly cu- 

 ll the State would soon he teeming 

 with an abundance of fish indigenous to them, and conse- 

 quently everyhody could have as much as they could eat, 

 though a,s matters seem to he going, in the suite time it 

 would lake to replenish the streams with fish not one will 

 be left As the ITihest ano Svweam has always advocated 

 protection, and been ready lo frown down upon vandalism 

 as practiced against game and fish, 1 feel it ft duty to the 



community at large fo inform the people through ils 

 columns of this dastardly act, hoping lhat the notice will 

 hring forth expressions of disgust editorially, and from 

 private sources. — J. 1). IT. (Nashville!. 



Puiiadei.piiia Notes.— The fearful condition of the 

 water of the Schuylkill River is now attracting the atten- 

 tion of the authorities of our city. Philadelph&ns are be- 

 lted, and can hatdly'drink if. An investigation 



Disiderahle portion of the noxious impurities 

 ■in comes from the gas works al Maun vunk. 



I Beading. At Manayunfc quantities of tar 



and private works, 

 t Norristown the 

 ml tt 



shown that a t 



contained the 

 Norristown at 



oil escape intc 

 more from the latter thai 

 a waste products flo 



s th 



the growing towns on the line of ihe Schuylkill 

 stream freely. \\ e have long known that these impurities 

 have driven fish of all kinds from the river, and even the 

 shad caught in the Delaware a short, distance, from where 

 the Schuylkill Mows into it, taste of the gas tar. Now. 

 however, the nuisance has become a dangerous one, and 

 our population becoming alarmed, attention is drawn to Ihe 

 subject. It is high time.— Homo, 



Stiupu) Bass L Lndek THE lag— A great many large 

 bass are now being sent to market from towns along the 

 Hudson River from Croton Point up to Newhurgh. 'they 

 in ■ r j : -. ■ ■: i in nets which are hauled under i he ice, and the 

 ii:i. s being in a semi-torpid condition do not readily escape. 

 It appears to be the habit of some of the large striped bass 

 to remain in salt wafer all winter, while others seek the 

 rivers where the water varies from brackish to fresh. 



A Valuable C ■ 



some of your tishei 

 and introduce then 



su.— Jacksonville. Fla.— "Why don' 

 rist.s secure some of our channel cat 

 lo some of the deep sand v lakes of th 

 cleanest fish in the world, are neve 



lids They 



',(1 bite 



AbF.wnKs ik LAKE Ontario. The New York Titiies 

 says. "Dr. Tarleton H. Bean, of the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion, puis- at teal 'he question Whether shad are found in the 

 lakes, due to planting. The mistake has been to confuse 

 the branch alewife (QJmpea eenutlU) with young shad. The 

 former arc found in Ihe lakes. U,e latter not flow lie 

 branch alewife "of into Lake Ontario, Dr. Bean thinks. 

 LTOSl i. the fact that some of the eggs of Hie alewife 

 were mixed w it.U those of the shad when attempts were made 

 to place shad in those waters. Bui in seimc cases, as in 

 Oayue-a and Seneca lakes, if is believed that the alewives 

 have come, there through the water courses. Canals offer 

 passages through which these fish miirhl have come, and Dr. 

 Bean and Mr. Mather both favor the idea." 



Tknnksshe Notes. -Sixteen bills are at present before the 

 Legislature for the purpose of having the game and fish laws 

 annulled. This seems cruel, thpugh from many quarters 1 

 hear that the people are dissatisfied; Hicv claim Ihe laws to 

 be oppressive, legislation in favor of the rich against the 

 poor, and all such stuff. They will he gratified, no doubt, 

 aud one Slate will be soon depleted of 'those two doItctoUS 

 articles of food. Live quail are being brought into market. 

 and sold openly (bagged, of course). Since my last, two or 

 three wagon hinds offish have beeu sold here (seined). Our 

 fish commissioner Says nothing and does less, perhaps be- 

 cause he knows I here is no use making a. row. Altogether, 

 Tennesse i it getti tg in a queer way.— J. D. H. 



<0islfmHiirc. 



To / ii mi re prompt attention, communication,!-: should be ad- 

 dressed t.0 the Forest and Stream- Fidilishinrj Co.. and not to 

 individuals, in whose absence from the office mafias of i„i- 

 porlanei; are liable to delay. 



IMPREGNATING SALMON ECGS. 



MR. Livingston Stone, of the Tinted States Fish Commis- 

 sion, in charge of the salmon breeding ranch on the 11c- 

 Cloud River. California, made an interesting series of experi- 

 ments to test the. best method of impregnating salmon eggs, in 

 September last. Fislieulturists know that eggs and milt 

 taken under the same, conditions from different lish often 

 varv mvullv in i lie \«-T-':e it age ..I impreir'un { a o ,! a -:,i li a : 

 Therefore while Mr. Stone's trials are of value, they should, 

 in order to determine the point sought, have been repeated 

 many times. Mr, Stottewrites from Cold Spring Trout Ponds, 

 Charlestowri. N. H.: 



The following experiments were tried at the IJ. S. Fishery, 

 L'rilii'oi-ijia. this fall, with salmon eggs. All the eggs and milt 

 were taken as usual in a dry vessel. 



gH, 



.spat o 



maini',1 frt pan a iniiiules before 



s put on 



inained in pan 3 minutes before 



spnt cm 



lathed in pan t minute before 



■re added 



laiueil in pau a minutes before 



madded 



laiuedin pan 3 minutes before 



I). Milt IS hours old when used . 

 J .—Milt IS liours old when used . . 

 %.— Spawned in pail altogether at 



■:,;,-:.'.' 

 3,000 

 3, (MM 

 3,000 

 3,100 



3,0110 



. ':;,. OOO 

 . 3,500 



. 3.000 



3,001 1 



. 3,1100 



e r.; r ,, I 



5S : si 



S.ltii! 



s,w« 

 3,058 



3,389 



3.(100 

 3,11110! 

 4,151 ';: 



* Taking 

 pail 



gs and milt in I he usual way in a pall, am 

 airced tot-Tether, pouring them into a pa 

 ' method saves pans aud makes one pan 



pawning. 



u 

 [it will be seen that the "Canada Proet 

 lUT and one-half per cent., while the egg 

 roughf only four per cent. We hope i 

 liiitinuo these experiments and that othe 

 aport. the results.] 



uinetv- 

 ■a.diish 

 re will 

 ;m and 



F.dilo 



SCINTILLATED EGOTISM. 



i lit tie 



tutorial experience f know full 

 well that this special class of egotists have an unquestioned 

 right to select their own headings, but I will ask as a special 

 favor that von allow the above to stand over this eomimmica- 

 tion. Thanks for your excellent notice of my humble mono- 

 graph on carp and carpeulttire. "Flashes of egotism" was 

 superlatively good, but, my dear Mr. Editor, read the first 

 paragraph of the introduction and you will observe that you 

 are otf soundings with unutilized canvas: paid von wilt now 

 observe that I am following foreign methods in referring to 

 the notice, for here I am at the charming end of same. 



You don't "enthuse" worth a c—yprinoiil. "Well, wait two 

 or three years till Commissioner Blackford begins to have in 

 his Fulton Market tanks om-v raised and prepared for market 

 according to the egotistical plans laid down m mv pamphlet. 

 If then you don't think them equal to shad just plank them 

 i, I don't "enthuse" over palate-tickling shad 1 



the 



don' 



1 



■> ha 



1 fond of poultr; 





people, ii 



your run 



Andm 



mate fo 



•eby two pounds 



rk in Chinese iishculture. 

 ngs of ancient travelers m 

 iy their own history, that 

 hottsands of years: before 



esting points fn 



SCOTCH PRIZEIESSAYS. 



ie Interna' 



tonal Fisheri, 



s Exhibition held 



April. 188 



'. offered up 



van! or' B8(] 



variety o 





ifing to fish and 



,:„■; '(:. 





-nl: in. and after 



-i'!; i •', -, | Ml 



v. ent v nine, were 

 ■ biing them is 



Ol-d SOtni idea of 



ilin the vol 



Ei i -.1:1- B itttl 



i' 1 . ! nfl ■ ai 



•The Best Meat: 



essay jg, "Hur la 

 Valid!." Itist 

 esttiig and iustt 



Musi 



: He 



els to 



Jtldicio' 



ping the 

 •■ement. 



ii i bial," "The History 



ig in Sweden and Sor- 



Faroe Islands," "The 



table lor Intro, In. lion 



I great natural 

 lify of iiuprov- 

 ntendeuce and 



FISHCULTURE IN IOWA. 



FISHING will probably be good next 

 silver, or striped, bass. 'fliev WCTi 

 by Hon. B. P. ShawseveraJ y-eam ago 



caught la.stvear. averaging about uvu [. 



, especially for 

 ' Spirit Lake 

 many were 

 i. In huul- 

 cnetimes as 

 live inches 



i the water 

 rsp and will 



pike. It is a shame— but such is 



killing "the goose with the goldei 



1 am. doing what Lean to keep 



discouraging, and at Ihe sane :: : ., 



which Vhev certaTnlv do not* posse 

 of hatehmg SSO.OIW whiteflsh eg 

 trout, and .'Vi.ooo siskowit,. all if 

 are domg splendidly aud 1 aever 

 water drawn through tiling, and 

 is all the water I want— in fact, it 

 over twenty square miles to draw 

 results of my hatch in the spring. 



SeutiT Lake. Iowa. 



REPORT OF THE COLORADO COMMISSIONERS. 



,cl:ed, but it is 

 Is are theloud- 

 cyis i Jewel 



ise lake 



There 



si have 



YY 



V-Sha 



al report of Mr. Wilson E. Misty, Com 



1SS1-S2. 

 in the 

 pi:..v.:..u 

 the foil 



of Col 



a. lo, f, 



) years 

 leulture 

 y than 

 rnished 



s., aud placed in tl 

 e afterward added 

 ! tire reported to hi 



.vtli of eight inches 



troughs. A few 



Over oinety.oin 



• hatched and th 



stated I o be t 



sion. Th 



is ts a 



'fry g 



I HXl s 



i:- rug 



sli and 



ate 



so young where 













gan 





supposed 



to pre 

 E Mi 



vail t. 



i any 



great e 



ctont. 







TH 



\SSACHUSETT 



S COMMISSION. 



rpHE seventeen th annual 



eport o 



ftheC 



nu: 



lissioiiersof ln- 



1 land Fisher 



es. 1, 



r the . 



ear en 



ling 1 





uherol, 1883, is 



















pleted th 



a seas, 



in at 











ale. ami at the. 



dam of C 



J. Ke 













ittmg in a ILsh- 



way at tl 



e dam 













-.: -.sing, and 



this, if e 



ii'i'ied 



out, 



vill . 



ten Kh 



■ Lpsw 



e.l 1 



liver its whole 



length. 



ithers 



will 



, 



it up i 



l dillei 



ent 



portions of the 



State: tie 



ISM llO\ 



vinoi 





' 1 . ":■ ' 



•port-d 



to L 



wirl.iiigwf.il 



A report 



if the 



li.sh Si 



emit 



the Li 





wa 



liven, with 



dates, an 



1 amoi 



irtla 



Hshp 



issm ■■ v( 



ui notii 



i al 



i wives, suckers, 



chubs, lai 



nprays 



, shin 



ers, i 



els. she 



d (one) 



bla 



•k bass, salmon 



(twelve). 

















One hit 



ndred 



thou 



sand 



anil-loi 



ked sa 





. try were dis 



tributed. 



forty-sev. 



>ut th 

 n tho 



■ deai 

 uaaur 











pply, Some 

 ■ sent out. A 



Me 



also distributed, i 



h, N. If., 

 •rs of the 



ponds that were unsuitable. 



The appendices give a list of fish corns 

 ponds leased to private persons for terms o 

 fation relating to ponds and 6sb.eri.es dur 



return- or weii-s, seines and gill nets, and t; 

 ;,i„ I, ,., I'.sl, ;,i tl,. di IT a- m I. lisiienes i„r lie 



■ turned into 



?rs, a list of 

 s, the tegis- 



_ r, the 



showing the 



mi 



the 



i a HiFl Sli. —'flie tak' 



tlie IJ. S. Fish Coiml 



Market, New York. T 

 has prevented 

 eggs have been obt, 



fish 



st week Prof. Baird 

 carp to Bogota, sua 



im u ro also took out 



E Mr. b\ N. Clark, North- 

 wi!l stand the trirpical 



el i male if ha, I , 



oards of v. ,■:.-,.',: nj ,■ oa 



n a It i, ■ ."■ i 



: ' !' lice, the olfieial 

 '■■I. addressed thai, board 

 i cl on the '-""!' tnst., and 

 id the Legislature on the 



siii-a e gshas been beguu bj 



r al Ur, BiaokfprdTS, Fullon 

 weather durme lie past week 



anaving Mlel I hel-el'oi'i' bill lew 



odhsh was taken in the Hudson 

 •ek. They seldom come inside 



