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BOO);.-; f , Tiio ' ', ' ' D.i I. RE DAILY ASTORIAN It th bluest and test piper on tht Columbia River r l ASTORIAN has the largest circulation of anv taer on the Columbia River FULL, ASSOCIATKI PHESS REPORT. VOL. XLVII. ASTORIA, OltEOON, WEDXKHDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 8, 18J7. NO. 106. ML HOMI2TIII1NCJ INI3W Air-Tight Coal Burners NoM.miI, No dm -UO Hawes' C. J. TKICNC'llAltD, Aaalfnca. Calendars and Christmas Cards. .('all ami GRIFFIN Christmas Next Ul.'lt HTOIIK IB FULL OF BnnviCKAiuJS and cuocKr.nr, lauiu and oi-asb. WAHK. 81'ITAHLK FOn PRESENTS. Ross, Higgins & ; Co. CHOICI',.... I'M'. Ml AM) SALT Ml'.ATS AMI BOND STREET . . Mams. Bacon - SHIELD w a. - w PRANH w w w W. F. SCHEIBE, A lull line ol PIms. Tabscco, end 5mok.rs' Ailltlca. 47-4 Conimorclnl Mt Astoria's) m i.nicriainmcnt nan Li!''S-ti .a?'a ''a".! I a -rllijj Three Klonrs-Flne Mnalr; (liiimw of All Kinds; Two mlmOlMlU-'rf-41 Miiglilllcent ilura; Hverytlilng First -iMass; UimkI - " iai aala, assli ".SSSj't!.'! ss" Order mid Kvtuylioily's ltlxliU Hlrlctly Dbai-rvi'il. J. A. PASTABEND house;, bridge and wharf builder -HOUSE Kam lliiirili Furl. TO- Old Store J. N. LAWS, Mt-r. Our Stock N Now Kcmlv Kxaniinp Tliem., & REED TUB MOST ornamental n Foard & Stokes Company Grocers Butchers.... UNION MEAT COMPANY and A 1.1. KIM'S iii r.lN.VKH MKATtt Uiiitmtit.fd The Ural In the .Market Strictly Pure Lard Cor. rourth and (.lisaa Streets I'nrtlanil, Oreinn. Mnnutsk-lurer nnd Oonlor ! FINE CIGARS! (ioryensM The Kopp's "Best" A DELICIOUS DRINK.... AND ABSOLUELY JRE The North I'lioiilo ltrowory, of wliioli Mr, Jolin Knpp is pmprintor, mnkea bppr for ilotnestio nml exmrt trnde. liottlod liOfr for family tine, or kc bt't'r Hiipplii'J nt imy linio, delivery iu tlie I'ity fi(H). NORTH PACIFIC BREWERY General Contractor MOVING TOOLS RENTED SECRETARY CAGE'S ANNUAL REPORT Condition of the (ioternmcot's Fl ounces Very I'uvorulilc. ki:vi:m i: :ltm:h skrvici: V(itcl Kccnn men Jed fur Colttrtn'a (liver Oftuers to He fm oa Oasis ul Saw. Washlnirii.il, ln-c, 7 -The annual report if K-vrwiary li.ige H int pp. j. iim I to ton 8 r.-ury i.i.' rxprixluur. fur aiatrs l In' nr.'lil ari'J in. lUial . ir lkr an follow a, Tim K-fnKii of tin- (vrinii-iit from nrl totit.o f.,r he n a )nr m .-d June Knmi runinit.a l't VMIJii C, Krom lriii-rii.il rnnw, II4C.M,"4 3. FViwii prni. on .olmno, bullion depos its ami imiiv. tr.23n.til3 i3 Krom IH.trl. I of iViliiml.i.i, I3,:..1M.3 rom , .-onuular, .-tter patent ,in.l Inn. I K 12. From aJuklnx fund for raelftr ta lwa- crr.Ki b Krim t .i .mi r..ri..ii imnkn. .9T2.vvu. Pr..rti navy i-nlon n. rnvy h.-epilal Krom r.-pnymwn f ni.-r..t by Pn. in- rsllwy M: US B From mls.-elUner.ua amm-es tin no i From milia of public ln.. W4,rjri.4l - - J ; Fmm r.i. rrf Indlun Ian rrom ruatomn f.-. tin pi-rMrrif b rtc . l-.SK an ts From ivlriilMir.i ni.-nt f t coat . f wi.-r Mipply. l)lir.-t of i-olunibia. (is; :r. From immltrram fucU, jt i;. ir.Mii an..- ..r icoverniiK'nt .. i V, r rom i. iimRi fnr an,. M.riri. Fr..ni oM. r-' hum.-. 'ir-ytf;; public p-rnian.- fun-la. Hiy. fi!7 ft From anlra ,.f Inrvl, ,,.) bull.llni,- ur.o.-r l"--'lal ,i.-t 119 ;.. r r-.rrn ..'prv.ilim r.-i pul,! Ian I- ? . i;h m l-t-.lll a.il.a ..f ..r.lrnr: mnrcr ul, fit,. i-rotn pntni a. rvi.-.- 52 .". .l; l2.i'.". ;.p- w r th- loin r.-cript tfti.i Tri t-ti.in:r.- f, tvere : am.- p.-r c i For he civil .-ta.ihm.-!v ' in In II--.C f.ir. Ik-n Piicn-oura.-. public l,ull.;nir. col. I'-.-iiiik the revin.u-a. bounty on augur. IMalrl.-t of Columbia, mil h-T m lar.-l-j n cms expenaca, fT5.r2.o! IS F.ar llm military v.tibMahineni Ins rivers an-l harbors. f..r: irsenais' and a.-Hcunst ,l. fere.. . f !.: n rr in., naval etablishment, Inrlu.linc construction of n.-w vessel., michluiv. nrnaatiient, equipment nn.l Iniprovemem ut navy ynnln. ir.t.Ml.r. 29. For Indian servh-e. Jl.t.OlC.fti; Ifi. FV- pensions. J14l.ra.lM 3. Fir lut.s't on I.',., public ,.-h;. ;,7.191.. 1I0.4S. For deficiency In the postal revenues. 111.1ll.3: 1.1. For postal service 3.ir..fi2 73. Total cxpondlinrcs. fits .tW.SL'J IM, shmv. Iiut a deficit of $1S,iV0.4:.4.4I. Ill addition to the onllniry revenues collected during the vw, tho cash In the 1niisur' a Increased by the following sums: From Mhe national bank fund deposited uialer act of July 14, pi;.!. In excess of bunk nobs r..l.t-:iie.l. Jl.Sr.tVfiU.Vl. ai.d from the Issues of I p.r cent bonds in ll.iuldiitlon of Interest accrued on refuml Ing ccriillc.nes convertc.l during the year. 11240, milking a 'total of I4.r.;.s:,4 M The sec urities red-onn-d during the year on account of the sinking fund were as follows: Loan of July and August, 1S61, f:m. Five twenties of lSili. Jitaio, Loan of ISta. tm. Fundi-.! loan of ISSt, JMO. Fuinled l.xin of 1SSI, continued at 3 per t-M, juvm. Ixwn of July and August. lStU, contin ued nt 34 per vent. JiraV. lyMin of July. 1SS2, JtfiOrt. Funded loan of 18H, I237,40i. Fr.ictliMiul currency and notes, KIM. Total. $2T.2.0!i2. As compared with the fiscal year 1S96, the receipts for ls97 Increased l20.911.W9.il. Thore was an .Increase of $1.1,594.713,- 49 In- tho ordinary expendPtures. Estimates fur the flscnl years lfSS and 1S99 nrw given. In regnnl to the operations of the treis. ury, the swretiunj- snvs: The treflsurer of the United Slates re port that tho toi.il available assets of the treasury were is;.r.iS."i.321.7i) at the opr-nlng of 'the fiscal year, und $74.7it. 377.23 nt the vlose." St.nlstils ivc given n'gnrding deposits of previous metals nml coinage for the year. Ho approver the recommendation of the dlreitcor if the mint for a larger v!uin of fnii'tlnnnl silver currency. The wiM-rritury gives a tahlc showing the estimated amount of .money outside the treasury to lie 1.70fi.732.9il4. which he esti mates Is 123.23 per cnplta of the populn 'Hon of the Unlte.1 Staites. Speaking of tho coimtrv's foreign trade, he says -the statistics of the department shorn the value of exports of domotsle goods exceeds those of hist year by 16, 27B.OOO. An analysis of the exports shows that those of the products of agriculture de creased from 78 per cent to 65 per cent, avhllii mnnuf-arturoa lia-ireaJM-d from 15 pr no W per cent. A note In mad iff 11m f.uf that atly'v has bet-ome one of the mom Important If .Art . rti-Hf I A gnraJ reorganlatlon of the customs dlK(T-1 i I rrm)inwlI la ih lntr if wonumy nrl bitr ruh. Tti w.irti .ry my: T1i lurlffff of July 24. IW7, hu not! tjwti hi fire Ion rtaiufli In drmnlr( fully t ni'Tltn, tJMl f! U cmn4-rrtly b. Il'vm! (hat inn Ifi full operation It w'll aff-l ampin r.-viu for thr f-.llnary rwl of the ovi-rnmtnrt, Vtili adequate 1y protrtltiK our tnarrjfd'turlri and riV'iilliiriil )Mt;rMi." Hn TM ononni'lii IWl rf-.-n.u-tmm of the Uw pro-l'lli for h llciulrMf of cutom. Iiiiw hfik'-rii. A talilo In trlvvn of th r:-li'i from Ini. rrrJ tov.iii. taf-a holri a 4wmi-e of 121IC2 !rt.n In year's fuiif's, P.-f--M-n.e in -.lie t'-!i fisheries t confin'-l l t il!l"ti. s nnd a brl'f history i.t th it-1 Ion l.ik -n by the government In l.s ef forts in portc.t th l herds. In r-f irt t- the .Uiska stj-non fl-herp.. the 'ere- i 'r' "V th- efforts of I -je ;roV.-rnTient to enfori e the lun-a hve not b--n bmjc- c.-aeful, but he reeerv.s r'-comm.-n-Jjtlftn , till ltvmtl)r.itloMi of tJie muter be now j ha undt-r way srw complied. Th nurn1T of Immhrranis arriving Is aflvn at ZV).ai, mtilrh la the smallest mmW alncn 1T9. )f f his number. 1W w.-re rrfirae.1 a.lmlsal-m to the country. The secretary rre.HK 1"ne decrease lo ti.. rwetrlcilve l-ies-s. He iy further !xl!l.ilon l needed T'ltaMing the en forcement of the fhlnea i-x-l'iaicn act, but makes no recommemlailon. "iWHlierable space la devoted to the marine hospital aervl.-a. which has tn lered upon Its centennial yenr. Its work Is commended. , The revenue cutter service Is pralaed an.l the lirsprovcmentt In Its equipment ri-oitiniMMlL The report suggreta the J con.l mna4inn and sal- of th following vesa-ls: Sward. MrLarw. Colfax, Bout - ell, Waaliliwrton, ITiarwller an-l Himnn, .,ii nt ,h. rj.t .rwi -r,hi.. r. - - " r- .a... ..h. "" i.- .r - ael. be provided for. ftve for crul.lng and Mire., for hhor e-rvk-e. Of theee one -Wild be butk expn-wly Tor use on ttie tNriumhla rlv-. Tt aay. tha the Ud'. loch will ..II for ran Fram-laco about rN-.TOt- ir.. Tlie .-.-r.-!r- make a atron plea fori th- n-cnrtiMl,.n of .the awlces of officers ;iti l mm In tn cutt.-r n-rvicc. rccotn-1 in-tKllnir that th-y b.- put m practically :lu. un.. flnT m those In the n.-y. The appropriation of m H urged to . . proiMc a va.- for service on the Yukon rtwr n.xt iprtng. The secretary tay, .-om.i w- l.iuit :nc iwe !oUno :n sec- ttons and put together and equipped at Si. Michaels. .a a ... . . .r. m . Much ni.irln, pace Is' Klven to tie merchant whl.-h I. Mid to 1-irlo.b- n greater; .l-a-iimciit.-d tonnng than at any time for ( th.- previous 21 ywr. ex,vpt m 1W. , AK-aiiwt this shmvinL-. h.vev.-r is put the . fa. t that our tonn.i-.-e. r.vlst.-rl r-r ror-. . Uii tmde Is rhe smallest In hulf a cen- tury. Congress Is asked to consider this, with the suggcsatlon that tonnage tax itlon j !'- rea.ij.iic.i .1.-. 10 ic.iie.i, io..i.e.. n0 mnger possible under exlstlrsj condl-includ-J Foini.-r r.s-omm.n.latlons regarding the Mon!l of the fi,heres. The use of fr sti-nmlioat Inspection rowed arc rc neme.1. i A brief history of the work of the coast an.l g.H.i.ilc sun ey s.y Ice Is given, and j mtmuhs of May, June and July and the a strong ple.i Is mn.lo f r moiv libernl ap-j wheel should not be permitted to take prtprlictioiw for 'the maintenance vind ex- salmon prior to the mld.Me otf May. t.nslon of the light-house .-!nJillshment. "Shcnibl the policy above outlined be Tho rcord of the llfe-sivlng service Is alorte.l by these states and requisite giwn tfftcfiy. sliowirst rhut In 699 disasters me-.isures to vMrry It into effect be en during tho year. Involving 'th." llvr rf -acted und enforced. It will be nosslble for 4U". out persons, on.y n.1 were lcsi ana tn.u nf :.SS.r.70 worth of proinvty Invotv-, l. T..2l.ir. v-.is s.ived. Tb -I'lil-Mi Piu inv vale Is tr-Nvtcl with , gnat brcvfiy. a t.vre utiitcmcnt of the facts being given. The r.-wrt clos.-s with -in exhaustive review of the currency question, with roc-',,, ommrndutlons. COLU.MHIA IN A OALE. Twenty-four Hours Late Into San Frnn. -Isco. S.in Fran'ls.'o, Pee. 7.-The Oregc.n Railroad and Navigation Company's t..iin.v Columbia arrived Uils morning. I twenty-four hours late from Portland and , Astoria. The delay was due to a sories of mishaps thit attended the ship from the time she left Portland and heavy weather which she encounters! from rhe time that she passed the bar. The CoUimbln sailed from' Fortlnd last Friday evening at 8 o'clock, and after crossing the bar she ran Into a heavy southeastern gale that stayed with her until she reached Point Arenn, but did no damage. Moot of the time she made less than six knots. Cap. tain Conwny saw nothing on the way to Indicate any damage from the storm. OCEAN WAVE SOLD. Portland. Or., D-;. 7. President Loomts, of the Ilwa-M Railway and Navigation Company, toiay turned over the steamer Ocean Wave to Captain Charles Clancy, of Tneoina, who is the representative ol a ..yndleare which has leased the steamer and will iinko her to the Sound. MOTHER M'KINLEVS CONDITION Canton, Ohio, lec. 7. A: !1:43 p. m. Mother McKI U y was resting easy. The tahyxlchin ut his last visit reported that she 'was retln.r easl.v ihnn at any time during the dnv and the morning would seo her alive. LYNCHING AT CARSON. j Carson, Nv Dec. 7. Adam Uber, who klM-l Hans Anderson, at Oardnervllle, Inst iwvek. was taken from the Genoa Jail alt 2 a, m., Stripped of his clothing and hanared. His body was riddled with bul lets by an angry mob of wvnty.flve men, supposed to be from Gardnervllle. OREGON'S GREAT FISH INDUSTRY Commissioner McCulre's Full Report for Year IH97. I'ROPAGATION THE QUESTION ! t Mai Bed Accomplished fc tht I'tited 9tstet risk CnaoiiittioR Seed el the rmurt. The failure of the state to rrtike pro vision for the artlrVM propaKatlon. of I alrrxn on the Columbia river, at the ev. i trj S'-sslons of our llHla.ture In 1KO, i . lW. ami 18!7, would certlitnly have proved calamity had not the United States fish i comrrAsslon, rmllzrnif how largely Oie great salmon flery of the ColumbU rhrer depended) upon artflcH ptopaga lion, decided to take up rhe work the state had nrlected to provide for. That the national commission must have consid ered the future of the Industry as seri ously imperilled by the failure of the state to make provision for the work, is dearly apparent from the fact that only a little over two years ago the United States fish commissioner, by direction of congress, made an investigation and re port to the senate on the condition of the i Columbia rtwr salmon fisheries in 1 wtehh report he recommenaed Brtot no siw De taxen to Innreane the mn. I vi--ittii.i8 oi lne government on , t .ioi nvrr n"i ui states DoweoruT on; It should enact law. absolutely necessary i ln the opinion of the commissioner to Uie I auccessful prosecution of the work. l! j quote from the 1'nltcd States n.h com-1 . mler-. report to the United Bute. ! s.mate: j "The necessity of concurrent action on , the part of the stateai occupying the Co- lumbla river basln and of their cordlUj ca-.p.-ra!.n in mwasures necesRary to i mhlntain the salmon Men of ,ml, riVlP and to Improve . I. evident , from a rnnniit.wn.in f h. ....... It'.ten. Th. ,.,i. e r.-T. ! . states nsh commissioner In the Columbia' river bisln made unW the Instructions! of conrnw, clearly indicate that there I ia a serkius deterioration In the product ' and value of the salmon fisheries of the! r(v. r; that this deterioration Is to be ' attrflute,l tn Urge part. f not ent rely. to ,he exclusion of the salmon from their ,mvni.Tt: grounds by the operation of (he net fKVrmon, and th.u airtiilcial propagation on an a.lequite scale to com- pensato for the waste of the fisheries. Is potm.K gill nets, traps and seines In the lower river, from the Cssci.lea in ih. mouth should e strk-tly limited to the United States fish commissioner and state commissioner to i-restlv ir.. I their fish cultural operatlcmj. and to prose- cuto ,n,,m untiPI. muon mor(1 gatiBf.u.tory and economical conditions than at the present time Until the states Interested a,j,pt measure to restrain fishing so as permit a portion at least of the svl- mon entering Hhe river to rasa up to their spawning grounds, it Is not deemed wise j the betterment of our salmon laws urged fsh can Joe appreciated when It Is known or expedient to attempt to increuse or by this office during the past five years, : that only ten per cent of the latter are extend the work of artificial propagation and with proper provision for artificial successfully hatched, iwhlle by means of of the salmon. All efforts will be dlmp- propuguton. It wtll be possible for the artificial propagultion 95 per cent of the pointing and unprofitable and negatory state, co-operating with the national fish sss are saved. The method employed In so long as the fisheries continue under J comn.Ist.lon. to turn Into the Columbia -the artificial propagation of salmon Is existing cond.tiot! und I would recom-1 river basin double the amount of fry j very simple, but requires thorough knowl mend therefore, that no further steps be I that were added to our waters this year. ' edge on the part of the operator to be takvn at Present looking to the estnb-1 Mhment of additIoji.il salmon breeding j stations in the CoVumbia river basin". 1 The commission must certainly huve j considered the future of our snlmon fish- i ery seriously menaced when our legis-! lature adjourned In 1R93 without enact-! Ing Into law any of the recommendations ' for the betterment of our fishery laws so strongly urged by rhs office and the na-! t tonal commission, for, notwithstanding the recommendations quoted above, Com-' mlsaioner John J- Price, during the past j two years hns made every effort possible to Increase fish cultural operations ln ' the Columbia river basln, and, although hampered by inefficient taws, the effort, I am happy to say. has hoen crowned with phenomlns.1 success. 'Not only has I he taken all the eggs possible to obtain i In our own waters, but he has had several and preservation. The pert session of million eyed Chinook salmon eggs sent ' our legislature should make an approprla heraj from Hattle Creek station; "a!i- j tlon of $5,000 for the erection and opera fomla. which were hatched at the Clack- tlcn of a large hatchery on the Columbia. mns hiitoheiry a.nd the resulting fry This sum would be ample, in my opinion, turned into our waters. to provide for the work until sufficient To illustrate the importance of this revenue should accrue from a license great work It is only necessary to com- pare it -with what has been accomnllshed here n fish cultural opomtlons In former years. Ltint year more were 12,S42,iio eggs taken in tho Columbia river basin of which over 11.000.900 fry were success-; jfuJly hatched nnd turned Into our waters. th j,eing double the nunvber ever propa- gated In ny previous year. The present season has proved to be the "banner year In fish cultural work on the Columbia. : purpose which Is being expended largely The national commission, evidently en- In an effort to restore, through artificial couraged by the success achieved during propagation, hor once valuable salmon the season of 1S96. extended ts operations fisheries. Shall iw not profit by the with the commencement of the present history of the Sacraimento salmon fish year, operating four stations; one at hhejaryT It la certainly the part of wisdom hatchery on the lower Clackamas river j to preserve our salmon Industry by timely and the Salmon. Packers' Propagating , provision rather than largo approprla- Compny' hatchery on the headwater at that itream. They alao opratM the tatlon in the Little White HJmon and a new hatchery on Tt'Jtrue rr-r. Egg were aim taknn On the Bandy rtrer. The total number of Met ft obtained and treated by e United fliatea nh eom mlMlon, affgreffotkna; tl.JlS.m, nearly twice a many aa were aecured laat year,' and four time u many aa were ever taken n any yetir previous to 1ft This result Is certainly very gnatlfyln to those who tiave studied the question nd ap preclate hnrw much this means for the future prosperity of our salmon nhery, pifttlrsr back Into the river for future supply nearly twenty time tut many nalmon as wre '.aketi fr.m the eratm by the pak.frs durlniT the aeaiion )iwt closed. The numbr of fvK secured at the "Vm.l mfmcn breeding stations rn the "Vltimb1a river btisln and In Oreron durlnc the pst season bHns; follows: Little White PaJrre-m. Wuei.... t'ppr OlakAJnw rvikamas. Or , Rxrue River, Or Blnvn River, Or 12.819.000 Total a.ns.w) FOR TEN TEARS. F-iK Ew Fry col'd dlirt'd dtsfd 1.500,(y) ! 4.5.W.VK1 4.5001(10 4.JK000 1.000000 t7HI,tT5 5.8W.0OD WOT) 4.902.000 J.IKS.001) 1.S2.000 4.444.000 4.100,(100 277,009 a.ooo J.377.000 3.S8S.300 5.t2.500 1JMM3 1S83-90 1KH-K 1832-83 18SC-M 1894-97 The fry were aH deposited In the Clack amas river. All cannerymen and fishermen with iom I have talked are naturally very mucti elated a-t the great -work accomp lished and give unstinted praise to the i - - I Lijlted BBaies commviasloni and Mr. Wajflo i . . . . . 1 . i - ir. -nuooaru. iua-uiTOi m i m h w T IT JU! ""nae - ""TJ " "T . PCUte,r J"? t'r,rtnt 1 'n " , J," . J? c,annerTme"Whk h"d 'V , TTaZZT. '" " ...v, at tne expense or me tow tor trie oenTH j of the entire Industry. As soon as I I '.earned of this determlrutlon on their I part. T wrote to Hon'. John J. Price, ?lU State, commissioner, stating t0 ltii n tha eilfiiArl ti rwl taaasri 1 1 d al t cj n f m undertake the operation of this hatoOerj-. ni no nimtii i rt im ni v 1 1 i i r n . t ; i rri . ,, Z , fo-,'w'nS ,etter: j "I have the honor to acknowledjre the recelrt of vour letter of the I4th ult.!"8" alvnced with rapid strides) ami Is with reference to the cost of operating the hatchery controMed by the Salmon ; Packer Association of the Columbia river at the head of the Clackamts. In reply I desire to say that 1 shall he glad to assume control of this hatchery and :mne Jim "n to till the water." operate ft during the coming s&on, and Arthough the practice of fish culture la In order to expedite matters, req-ueet 1 of ucn wnt date, there la no doubt that you will Issue the necessary orders that ,he art -- aiready added Immeaav to turn the hatchery and Irs equipment uraK' to tho food supply of man by over to Superintendent W. F. Hubbard . Preserving from extinction several spo of the Clackkamas station by July let. ! cles 04 flih ,ife- notably the shad of the Mr. Hubbard will direct the work at the hatchery. "JOHN J. BRICE. '"Commissioner." The operation of thlsi Witchery re. suited In adding over five million fry to the waters of the Columbia five times as many as there were adult fish taken from , the same witters for canning purposes durlnB the fishing season Just closed, j Of course, the harvest from this sowing cannot be reaped until four years have elapsed, when the fry planted this year!t species Bo the fact that only the will return to spawn. WlBh the enactment Into lw by our legislature of the recommendations for We must not expeot, however, that the national commission will continue to do all of this work for us In the future. ! For the past two years it has made great rack or fence of long flat pickets Is butlt effort to push fish culture and the work' across a stream, which the salmon ascend has been prosecuted under adverse con- to spawn. This fence Is built at point dltlons, the result of our Inefficient laws, selected for Its adaptlbility to the purpose, There Is no doubt that this work will com- preferably near the head waiters of the pensate, in a. srelit measure, for the loss 'stream which the Instinct of the salmon occasioned by over fishing, and the de-: Impels ft to seek. The objeot of the fence flclency cuused thereby In natural re- or rack, which Is put In 'before the flsn production - ' begin to run, s to hold them from pasa- They .were impelled, no doubt, to make ( hur above the point selected for operating, this unusual effort to carry on artificial As the fish narthe spawning period they propagation of salmon- on a more ex- are driven into a trap toullt of slats or tensive scale than heretofore attempted, boards with nvn opening through which because they realize.! that tho future of . to drive them in, A female salmon Is then our great salmon fWhOTy was Imperiled by the neglect of our legislature to enact laws so much needed for -ttvelr protection system, such as recommended lp m. last report and embodied in the Stanley bill Introduced u.t the last session of the leg islature. 'Washington and California are alive to the Importance and value of fish culture; boJch of these states at the last session of Mher letrfslatures appropriating large sums for this work. The latter state last winter approprjaited $20,000 for this Uon In later years ln an effort to rent or It after ft has become Unremuneratlvs ttirouBfi dpletan causal by th lack of wtas legislation for ta preservation. As s .well known, only the Chinook (Oncortiynchus choucha) have ever been artificially propagated on the Columbia. A study of the ttatlsttci of that river for t psst four years ln connection with this fact M InteresHns; and fumlahea an. mktaJtable evidence that fish oitltur has increased the abundance of this species, while at ttv aanma nlrne there has b-n snrml diminution m the numbv of steel, heads (3a)mo txwcVmiere) and bue back (Oncorhynchus r.erka) which have not been propajratcd. The irreat falllnr off In the catch of theeo fl. especially the ste.had, fa cMng onMorable an. lne amornr those engajted In frees Irsr and shlpplrui fresh fish, t being pre ferred to all others for this purpose. I am of the ophilfn that there will be great scarcity of this species wlthln a few rears unless f ..... .. - 5 0-tK OfS) . ' ----- vi.i iawa I '' f0r ,h",r proteotl0n '""Ina- their spawning 2(tmm''Unn' Th1" mmn require a winter 1 Zlim 1 C0B' "e"n " thelr wwnlnf time ta. I tends fnrm January to May. I also recom mend that provision be made for the ar tificial propagation of these fish. DavU Starr Jordan's statement In re gard to the ralmon of the Columbia e particularly applicable to the steetbead Just now: "Wherher an actual reduction,'' "he ays, "m the number of Ash an be proved or not, there can be no question that the prwsent rate of the destruction of salmon will deplete the river before many years. A well ordered saimaa hatcha-ry the only mean by whleh the destruction of the salmon nsherlea of the Columbia river can be prevented. This s certainty true of the ateelhead. which runi In the river d.tring the entire ar and under our preient laws Is sub ie tta operation Wf the fishermen for nearly ten mo nibs out of tha twelve. The only won lr s that the river, under such conditions, has not been depleted of this valuable fl.ah ere this. If thv are to be i preserved It Is shsniiitai. i. .v.. - ' m.1 inw - i I ----- ue estaouancoi tx. 1 tending from January 15 to April 15, and PPt provfalon made for their artificial j pronation. ITnls this la done they ) "HI n become so rce as to render tht fr0l"n fl! ade. far aa the steel- head js concerned. urrremunra(lve to itnoee who enraA In tr It is a f ict not generally known that the eel head (samo galrdnetl) s a better shipping Dh than the Chinook and for . this purpose, during a part of rhe season. ;br(UBllt as hl?h a price. Miny letters come to this office making Inquiries hi ' r -i r.l . n v. i .. , , .. . hwuiuu ..uiiuoyeu in tne i . . . . uociai propagation of salmon. Only a few ycar3 have elapa-jd since the Intro- ductl" fl culture, out its practice n0" an Published art. yielding vast re- sun" ,nr ,he benefit mankind. As stn orecn. one of the fathers if pise, culture, wrote years ago. "We have tilled the Krour,d 'or thousands of years, but eastern ccast rivers. It is also demon tainted by statistics that the fish cultural operations alt the Clackamas hatchery has compensated In a considerable measure for the constant and excessive overfish ing of the Columbia river salmon. The statistics of this fishery show a great de cline In the abundance of blueback and ateelhead, while the decline in the annual run of chlnook Is much lefts. A11 persons who have given any study to this question agree In attributing as the cause of this difference in the -abundance of the dlffer- latter fish s propagated. The wondarfut advantage of artificial propagation of eal- mon over Ihe natural spawning of the successful The method employed in the artllclal propagation of eahnon la as follows: A (Continued on third page.) Royal makes the food pars. wholesome and delicious. povuin Abtolutel Pur aovai auuM sowof a co., sew voss. 5ov3