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THE MORNING ASTORIA N, ASTORIA, OREGON. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1907. B SALMON INDUSTRY (Continued from Page S.) ami I slnrerdy h'l' tlmt our legisla tor will see this mutter In Us proper light and place the Warden in position to sec to It that tlu-y are fully e-m-plled therewith. To do this, we should have a reliable parly at each of these Sections of the state that would give his entire time and attention thereto. Some people are disposed to think that to look after matters of this kind the Warden should have Water ItalilTs ap pointed whleh are paid for their ser vices out cf the money derived from tlie fishermen for licenses; but, It seems to me that the fishermen are already carrying their share of the burden In maintaining the hatcheries, which have become necessary to a great extent In order to keep up the supply of Sainton on account of these obstructions and IrrlpatltiK projects, that have proven so disastrous to the natural spawning of the Salmon; and to expect of them that they carry this additional burden that has been brought about for the sole benefit of others, to the entlr detriment of the fisherman Is, In my estimation, a Imposition. If it Is benefit to our common wealth at this time to take the waters from our fish for other purposes, which without doubt benefits the soil hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, they should see to It that 'the Salmon in dustry Is not jeopardized thereby to any greater extent than is absolutely necesarv and should bear the burden of the expense In so u shift the matter off onto the fisher men. I am also asking the Legislature that a clerk be furnished the office of the Master Fish Warden and that a stlpu lated salary be provided for his ser vices. My reason for asking this is that the detail work connected with the office is becoming altogether too excessive to permit of the -aen glv lng outside matters the attention that they deserve at his hands. The re ceipts from licenses have been more than doubled during the past few months, hatchery operations are being extended on every hand, and the work of the Department has been increased in a general manner along the line, all of which has had a tendency to in crease the work in the office to such an extent that I now find it impossible to meet the calls from complaints that are received from all directions that require the personal attention of the Warden. This is not as it should be, and I doubt if it ever was intended for the Warden to be tied down to office detail work as has been required of him during the pat two or three years, but be that as it may, it is entirely wrong nevertheless, and to obviate this, the office should be provided with a competent clerk to isue licenses in the name of the Warden during his absence, keep the acccunt--- with the different hatcheries, and give his un divided time and attention to the in terests of the , Department. In this connection, I will state that I have been getting along in a fashion under the annual Expense Fund allowed me as will be seen by a statement thereof submited herein and statements an nually furnished; but in doing this, I have been required to u-e money that should be used for patrol and other like purposes. Now that I am asking for a patrol boat for use on the Col umbia River, some will lJe disposed to think that other patrol services are not needed but such persons must be re minded of the fact that the Columbia River Is not the only stream in the State that needs attention along this line, for, in addition thereto we have the Coquille, Ccos Bay, Umpqua, Sius law, and the Yaquina, all of which are becoming great Salmon producers and need more or less attention during their respective fishing seasons. At the pre sent time they da not need any great amount of such service but they are becoming more important every year and their interests deserve more at tention at my hands than what they have been receiving. Thing-- cannot run along much longer in such a man ner and the Warden must be placed in a position to meet emergencies when they arise, small or large as they may be. One or more good swift patrol boats should be furnished this Department for use on the Columbia River and the legislature will be strongly urged a galn this year to furnish such craft and make provision for the mainten ance thereof. It is imposslbel for any officer, or set of officers, to look after three or four thousand fishermen scat tered over an area of two or three hun dred miles of fishing ground and see to it at all times that they are all com plying with the rules and regulations governing their fishing privileges, with out their having some means of get ting around amongst them. Good work In this line, as well as In all water lines, can not be accomplished without the necessary appliances being provided, and a good swift patrol boat that will be able to run down any tlshlnp boat on the river just as essential for the use In this vast extent of fishing Kiound a a good keen edited tool Is to the mechanic. HATOHKKY Ol-KHATIONS. We see to have hatchery matters pretty well in hand' on our Coast Streams, and under our present law can now deHMid upon KotliiR a full supply of Salmon spawn every year at all vf cur stations, but on the Col umbia River we are apparently as far olT from solvliiK the perplexing pro blem as we ever were and It appears to me that, without depriving the thou sands of net fishermen that depend entirely upon tlsrung, tor faimon prin cipally, for a livelihood for themselves and their families, we never will be asured f a full supply of spawning Salmon on their natural spawning grounds on the upper waters of the Columbia River and Its tributary streams until laws similar to those govornlrg our Coast Streams are cn asted. There was nothing, in tny es timation, that was ever done for the Coast Streams that was quite equal to the law that was passed In 1901 re stricting fishing to ti.le water and es tablishing dead lines on all of the streams, lvfure that time they had Summer and Fall Close Season periods and a Sunday law, but without the d-Ni'l lines Clov Season times amounted to practically nothing, es- j pccially the Sunday law, for. It is not 1 the nature of the salmon to leave the head of tide excepting on a freshet; and In consequence thereof, the sal mon were simply caught Monday morning a few miles further up the j mette Falls. When one --tops to c tn rlver. Kver since this law went Into 'pare the conditions here at the Wllla effect, we have never wanted for a j mette Falls with conditions at the I'e sufnVient number of salmon on theilllo Falls In the Columbia, and the upper waters of those streams for a supply of eggs for hatchery purposes; the salmon were there In large num bers a:.d it was simply up to us to provide some means whereby they could be stopped and held until they were ready to spawn. An attempt in this direction was first undertaken on the Yaquina in the year 1904 when we put in a permanent stop rack across the river and have maintained it ever since at a trifling expense. At the Sluslaw River station we put In a similar rack during the year 1905, and at the Tillamook hatchery station we put in one this year. These racks are made very flat and strong and not withstanding that we have had fresh et after freshet to contend with this season, bringing down logs, trees and snags with Immense roots, and which has at times put fully ten feet of wa ter over these racks, the like of which has not been known for years, and permitting thereby thousands of sal-1 mon to get away from us and pass) over these structure, still they are all! intact and we have been enabled In between these freshet times to stop j and hold salmon enough to give us a J and below thereof f.,r a distance of five (TC-od supply of eggs at each of the I "r t"n miles; for. It Is Just as nat stations. ! ural for the salmon to stop at these "On the Columbia river this past season it was very different, and while we were apparently favored with water and weather conditions, the col lection of spawn f'-ll far h'hort again The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has frf-f . sonal All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Jiist-as-jood" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare, gori Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its g-uarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhcea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THC CENTAUR OOHPANV, TT MURRAY this season, caused principally by the poor showing made In F.astern Ojorou at I he Ontario hatchery, on the Snake river and at the Wallowa hatchery on the Wallowa river. The main t'olum bla river below Colilo Fiill seemed to be well supplied with salmon throughout the greater portion of the fishing season and osivclally was this noticeable during the early summer and fall seasons, the salmon having been successful running the gaunt let of net lisberineti en the lower Co lumbia river, and I felt confident that a considerable number would bo able to get by the falls ami rapids at this point and pass on up the stream for spawning purposes, so 1 made quite extensive picpaiatmii- ,ii uutU i vs r Kastcru Oregon stations and took extra precaution, tn the matter of stop racks and (raps that were put lu ui stop and hold the s. Union, but It all amounted to pturti.-aUv nthl"g; for. on the Wallowa we on'y managed to get 190 female Chlnooks from whleh we to.-k y'Jt'i.OOO onics; ami on the Snake river at Ontario we only got r,;ii fe male Chlnooks, fnun which we took 2,H:.tiOO eggs, w hereas under ui h fa vorable conditions we should have had at the very l.-ist calculation lo:i alines that many salmon at ,u, h sta tion. On the upper Willamette, we were more favored especially at the McKen.le river hatchery st iM.m, where we succeeded lu getting ii. ,".t:,- 00 Ospawn from l.'Jtt.'. female Chlno ks, every one of which had to run this same gauntlet of net fishermen on the lower Columbia liver, and In addition thereto had to pass through th state tlshway in order to get by the Wlll.t- number of fish secured for spawning purposes above ea h obstruction, they can't help but wonder what Is tin cause of such a vast difference, and what to do to remedy matters; some have advocated the building of a M-t of fislnvays for the O-lilo Falls, but upon Investigation I find that there are plenty of ways for fish to get by if they are left alone until they are disposed to make the ascent. Some of these ways are hard to find and are In around about directions, but once a fish gets started right and Is persistent. It will have very little trouble in running the course. There are places around the falls where fishways would be of considerable as sistance arul that would permit of fish getting by. without having to hunt for a passageway, but these could not be provld'- l excepting at a considerable exiens.: arid would not be of great benefit unless the fish were left alone until they undertook to make the ascent. "In order to rem-dy matters. I think that fishing of ail kinds should be stopped at this point (the V!!!o Falls) on' ructions and wait, in the deep pools below, for favorable conditions before undertaking to make the ascent, as it is for the salmon in the Coast streams to stop and wait at the head been made under his per- supervision sime its infancy. Signature of BTRtlT, MCW YORK CITY. mm CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING. WANTF.D -A SHAMSTHKSS plain and fancy "owing, also dressmaking. News from Want-Adville HELP WANTED. W A N T K I M K M I - l ! A N I lng at T3S Kxehungo St. DARN- t-27-fit W A N" T IC 1 1 1 K NT I . F. M A N' OR I.ADY to travel for mercantile house of luge capital. Iciiltoiy nt home or abroad to suit. If dedrnble the bom may be used as headquarters. Week ly salary of Jl.non per year and petises. Address Joseph A. Alexander, Ast'. rla. ore. t-3-3t $100 to $150 vxrr month. Soma even more. Stock clean; grown on Rener vation, fur from old orchard!. Caoh advanced weekly. Choice of territory. Addrea Wanhington N'uraery Company Toppeniah. Washington.'' 8-2Mf WANTEI-TWO GOOD SUBS CRIP tion solicitors to work. Flret claaa proposition, good pay. Apply Antorlan office. FOB SALE. FOR SALK UNTIL KKHRUARY 15 liasollne Salmon fishing boat with seine, round bottom, Hoat 33 feet long, beam 10 feet 4 Inches, depth of hull 3 feet S lnch'-s. dec ked, U-h rse San Francisco standard gasoline en gine was Installed, direct from fac tory, July, 1905. Up-to-date fishing rig complete. Price ,650. Owner, S, V.. Wainey, Mallard, Wash., 151 Burke Ave. 1-31-l't WHALE AMBER. 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Then again, a great many salmon are heavy with Hpawn when they reai.h thin point and are not ritrong enough to make' the Hwlft water, and If left alone would drop baek and Hpawn on the vaat extent of natural Hpawnlng bars that are In the immediate vicinity be low." Skin Di ease of Twenty Years' Stand ing Cured. I want you to know how much Chamberlain'H Salve ha done for me. It has cured my face of a Bkin dis ease of almost twenty years' standing. I have been treated "by several as smart physicians as we have in this country and they did me no good, but two boxes of this salve has cured me. Mrs. Fannie Grlffen, Troy, Ala. Chamberlain's Salve is for sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. Foil ITTl.K BUtor Wllkoraon Was handy with the neoitle. Tuck ami dart nn l hum tuid gores Sins certainly could wheedle. Out of, !n'.?, any good", flhe always dreed most taaty. 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