THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1907.
jSlC ITERS
HOI OF SHAD
Order It Now
I Who's Afraid of the!
E Atlantic Const Mny Hnvo to Conic
West for This Delicacy.
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of tho achievements of the- United
I States Fish Commission on -which It
prides Itself most is tuo transplant
ing In tho waters of tho Pacific of
i the famed Atlantic Coa3t shad. Tho
i shad has thrived so greatly In tho
Western ocean that It Is now lounu
from Los Angeles to , Puget Sound
nmi tho catch Is 1.GO0.O00 a year,
-,nrl since Its transplanting 13,250,-
000 pounds In all, with an aggregate
-value of ahout $302,000.
Now that tho shad Is helng fished
! out In tho Eastern streams and the
tatch is growing small, It Is not re-
ardcd as unlikely that It will be
necessary eventually to go to Cali
fornia or Puget sound for shad to
supply tho Eastern tables, it mat
fish maintains Its popularity in
"Washington and on tho Atlantic
Coast generally. Destructive fishing
methods are employed in taking the
shad and in some streams It Is now
difficult to tako one, where" formerly
they were taken by hundreds.
In tho Geographic Magazine for
June, Deputy Fish Commissioner
Hugh M. Smith said: "Rivers on
which tho general Government has
been conducting shad-hatching oper
ations for thirty years have recently
been deprived of practically their en
tire run of spawning fish and the
hatcheries have been rendered use
less." The' cultivation of shad on a small
scale was begun In tho Columbia
river in 1900. That is now one of
the great Western centers of the
shad fisheries, and the Sacramento
basin is the other. In either of these
waters more shad could bo taken
than in any other water course In the
country.
Tho shad-planting experiment was
notable for two reasons. First, It re
sulted in certain changes In the hab
its of tho shad, and secondly, It was
regarded in those days as a great
feat to send tho shad fry across tho
continent, and the success of the at
tempt had a great influence in tho
development of tho problem of fish
transportation.
Seth Green and Livingstone Stone,
two pioneers in American fish cul
ture, whoso" names are now known
wherever fish culture is practiced,
were associated with the initial ex
periment which took place inl871.
In that year the California Fish Com
mission arranged with Green to take
a lot of young shad from the Hud
son river to California. He
12,000 newly hatched fish in four
eight-gallon milk. cans and by great
effort and tireless vigilance he suc
ceeded In planting 10,000 of them
in the Sacramento river 276 mlle3
above Sacramento. The second lot
was taken to the Sacramento in 1873
by Livingstone Stone. Ho planted
35,000 young shad.
In 187G, 1877, 1878 and 1880
other shipments of 574,000 in all
were planted In tho same river, and
In 1885 and 1886, 910,000 shad fry
were placed In tho Columbia river.
These small fry apparently prospered
for In April, 1873, a shad believed to
ho one year, 9 months and 20 days
old and weighing three pounds was
caught in San Francisco harbor, and
tho State Fish Commission gave a re
wark of $50 to the lucky angler. In
1879 they had become numerous,
and by 1883 they wero reported in
somo places to ho practically In un
limited supply, tho price becoming
less than In any other state.
Planked shad Is one of tho local
'delicacies of Washington, and some
of the Potomac resorts make that
their leading card In tho season; but
on account of the creat variety and
abundance of other very excellent
Ash on the Pacific Coast, such as the
salmon, halibut, striped bass and
other choice fishes, tho shad has nev
er gained a very strong hold on tho
affections of tho San Francisco, fish
waters, it Is doubtless destined, how
ever, to gain in popularity as the
Tuhllc there grows more familiar
"with Its good qualities.
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I I WE ARE NOT. I
j Your Checks Are Good With Us. 1
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Somo of that fluo furniture
for Xinas.
Don't forget your friends
rrlicn tho time comes but you
hnd better put tho order in
now.
Wo make nil kinds of fix
tures ns well ns furniture.
Wo giro any finish ns well
ns any stylo to suit tho cus
tomer. Seo us about the goods you
want.
Wo will build what you
wnnt nnd snvc you money. "
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Coos B
ay Furniture Co.
1 North Bend, Oregon. I
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was expected of them, and, spurred
on by Increased cash prizes and a
healthy competition among them
selves, they have made their third
fair a great success.
It is said the agricultural hall was
packed with vegetables of all kinds.
The Crow Indian women brought In
fancy chickens, ducks, and other
fowls, and the peaceful warriors
crowded the pens with thoroughbred
stock from tho farms, their chief
leading tho way with a fine exhibit
from his ranch. The amusement
features of the fair wero dancing and
sports, and it is to tho credit of tho
Indians that from the opening to the
close of tho fair there was no rowdy
Ism, gambling, drunkenness, or any
objectionable feature.
The agent says that one of the
most remarkable and satisfactory
features of tho fair was the practical
and business-like way in which tho
Indians at the close held a conven
tion, elected officers, and laid plans
for a still bigger and more successful
fair next year, as well as for the ex
tension of tho new Idea among tho
Indians on other reservations. Both
the Indians and the agent are to be
congratulated the former for the
enthusiastic way in which they have
taken up the new Idea of friendly
i omnoHHnn with each other in stock
tOOK , j -oIcIth nnrl tho ntront
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for his success In Inducing them to
enter upon an industrial system
which will be of great benefit to them
1 as farmers and ranchmen.
PORT 0RF0RD CEDAR
FOR REFORESTING
Hon. John Mlnto, of Salem,
It Is tho Most Valuable
Tree.
says
plays an Important silvlcultural part
In clearing the trunks of associated
species and preserving good soil con
ditions. Tho great demand for its
lumber threatens to eliminate Port
Orford cedar as an Important part
of tho forest unless measures are
taken to Insure a satisfactory re
production. It has been introduced
into Europe, where it is planted with
good results, usually in mixing with
beech. .
Itnnge and Occurrence.
"The natural range of Port Orford
cedar is restricted to a narrow belt
bordering tho coast of southern Or
egon and northern California. It
reaches Its northern limit at Coos
Bay, Oregon. Its southern limit ex
tends Into the belt of coast redwoods,
as far as Humboldt county, Califor
nia. Though it occurs chiefly with
in forty miles of the coast, a few
scattering stands exist among tho
Siskiyou mountains and at tho head
of the Sacramento river in California,
more than twice this distance inland.
It is most abundant north of the
Koguo river on the coast of Oregon,
and reaches Its largest size on the
western slopes of the Coast range
foothills at from three to 15 miles
from tho ocean. From near sea
level at places on the Oregon coast
it ranges in altitude to 5,000 feet on
the slopes of tho Coast mountains
and on the southern flanks of Mount
Shasta. The tree is not very partic
ular In Its choice of locality, but is
found on sand dunes along the coast,
on the high, dry, sandy ridges of
costal hills, and on the banks of
streams and lakes. In the mountains
it grows best in narrow and moist,
but warm and sunny ravines."
Worth of Furniture
Just received on the Breakwater Among
it we have received a fine line of Buffets
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See Our Window Display Monday
The Going & Harvey Company
Complete'House Furnishers.
WE SELL FOR LESS.
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Tho Indian Fair.
(Chicago Tribune.)
The Crow Indian agent in Mon
tana has set tho example of a suc
cessful Indian fair. He has tried
twice before. Tho first time the fair
Proved a failure. The Indians looked
upon it as an opportunity for danc
ing and tho exhibition of their pecu
liar sports. Upon tho second at
tempt the agent offered cash prizes
for exhibits, which served to bring
la a few. At this fair, however, tho
Indiana 'began to understand what
(Salem Statesman.)
Hon. John Mlnto, the pioneer resi
dent of this city, believes the tree
with which to reforest tho logged-oft
lands of tho great Tillamook country
is the Port Orford cedar. Within a
few years, there will be tens of
thousands of acres of these logged-
off lands.
One of the oldest Port Orford ced
ai trees In Oregon, outside of the
native district, Is in Salem, at tho
Mlnto homo.
Mr. Mlnto has been saving the
seeds from this tree, until ho has
quite a supply on hand, and he will
give a small quantity of the seed to
anv one who will apply for It, with
tho Intention of planting It in a pro
per place.
If anyone desiring seed lives at a
distance, will he or sho memue
enough in order to pay postage.
The Oregon Nursery Company, of
Salem, is selling threo-year-old Port
Orford cedar tree plants at $1.25
each, and they aro well worth the
price.
From tho Department.
The United States department of
agriculture, forest service, has re
cently issued a bulletin or leaflet on
tho Port Orford cedar, and the fol
lowing aro excerpts.
"Port Orford Cedar."
"(Chamaecyparls lawsoniana
fMurr) Pari.)
"Port Orford cedar is highly valued
on tho Pacific coast both for Its ex
cellent lumber and for a decorative
tree. It is not abundant, since Its
range is very limited, and It does
not form pure stands. In tho forest
whero Is growB, Its heary lollage
Tho Wind ns a Source of Power.
How much work can ,a lively
breeze do? Although for any pur
pose requiring a more or less con
tinuous supply of power, tho wind
is wholly unsuitable energy, there
nevertheless aro many cases in
which It may bo utilized with advan
tage, even if it has to be supple
mented by such a standby as an oil
engine and worked In conjunction
with a storage battery, which gen
erally Is an indispensable adjunct,
wind power may prove a source of
economy. Tho Danish government
has experimented on tho matter for
a number of years, and reports '..hat
the velocities of the wind which fro
practicable Ho between ten and 50
feet a second, and tho motor must te
so constructed as to adapt itself au
tomatically to all conditions, delud
ing storres. It has been found Hint
a motor with only four wings Is tho
best, Pd that if tho surface of the
wings in squaro feet for a surface
of 100 squaro feet, with velocities
of ton. 20, 30 and 40 feet a H3'oii'5,
tho power available is twenty-two
hundredths, one and elght-tenp,
six ani 14 horsepower. At ona ex
perimental station, with a patrol
motor a j sou fby and a storage lot
tery, an Inflation of 450 imui
descont lpmps Iras been successfully
run for two years at a fair profit,
oven aft 5 al.cwing for interest and
sinking frJd rlxiges on a 25 -year
basis.
Tho only practical Gunshop
on the Bay.
Sewing Machines and Bicy
cles Repaired and Cleaned.
Locksmlthlng and General
Repair Work.
C. BEAR.Y
No. Front St.
With tho millions of gold pour
lnc In from Europe the financial sit
uation should speedily take care of
itself. When you are sick let Mc
Arthur's Pharmacy take caro of your
prescriptions. Successors to Henry
Sengstackon.
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CAB CALL SERVICE
AT ANY HOUR
GOOD HEARSE and VEHICLES.
HEISNER, MILLER & CO.
Llveryt Feed nnd Salo Stable
Third and A Sta. Phono, 1201
MarshfleldU
QOW WHY
Always has on hand
a good stock of
General Merchandise
AT PRICES THE CHEAPEST
All Kinds of
Groceries and Clothing
MEN'S
SUITS
We have just received a lot of men's
suits that should havo been hero six
ty days ago. Without exaggeration
wo believe them to bo the best fitting
garment that wo havo ever handled
equal to a tallor-mado garment.
When you get a suit from us you
can depend upon it that all that
counts for quality Is In your gar
ment, i
Pull the
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Wet Your WhlstleSTlien Blow
J. R. HERRON, Prop.
Pront SU-et, t Marliflel(J, Oregon
Steam Dye Works
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Ladles' and Gents' Garments
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You will feel richer with one of
our suits than you do with the
price of it in your pocket.
THE BAZAR
The House of Quality.
California and Oregon Coast Steamship Company.
Steamer Alliance
B. W. OLSON. Master.
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Sails from Cops Bay Tuesdays, at service of tide.
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