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Winter Work at State Hatchery Means Summer Sport for Anglers
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L.TIIOl.GH fiRhing Is entirely a
summer rport In this ntate, a
vlolt to the hatcheries In winter
will furnldh the uportsmcn a
dlght which Is at once a delight
Instructive. Game fish are there
by the millions, some artificially
and
hatched
and some In their natural state, and that
In the dead of winter. The hatcheries are
situated in Sarpy county, Just, across the
Platte river from South Bend and nine
miles south of Gretna. As the years roll
around these are gradually taking on a
finished appearance until at present the
fishery grounds are as pretty a sport In
summer time as any park In the state of
Nebraska. Situated on the south slope of a
high, bank along the edge of the shallow
Platte the site was selected years ago be
cause of the magnificent springs which bub
ble out of the rock and sand in one of the
draws back from the river. A spring house
has been built over the largest spring,
which pours out a three-Inch stream the
year around. This water, supplemented by
twenty other springs, furnishes the water
for the ponds and hatchery house. About
ten of the twenty-nine ponds which go to
make up, tho fisheries are In the vale, suc
ceeding each other toward the river, and
the water flows from one to the other. A
wind mill, with a twelve-Inch pump to
' pump, water from the river, 1 used In the
summer when the river Is low and drains
out some of the water from the ponds.
. Winter Time for Spawning.
Game fish spawn and hatch during the
winter months, nnd to see the stripping of
the trout a visit was mado to the flxhertes
on the first of February. The ponds looked
truly desolate, being completely frozen over
and covered with snow, except for square
holes in the corners, which had been sawed
out to give the fish air. The first four
ponds Into which the waters from the
springs flow do not freeze, as tho spring
water Is sufficiently warm to keep them
from freezing over. . In the first of these
are kept the gold fish, and then come the
trout.
As the stripping process was the princi
pal object of Interest'at this season of the
year, W. J. O'Hrlen, the fiKh commissioner,
went through all the processes to enlighten
Ms visitors. With the thermometer .flirting
with siro, Mr. O'Hrlen went into the pond
with a seine and made a splendid haul of
rainbow trout. The brook trout had
previously been stripped and were In the
hatcheries. In milder weather the strip
ping Is done at the bank of the pond, but
the extreme cold made this out of the
question, so an equal number of male and
female fish were caught with the seine and
taken to the hatcheries In a tub, when the
rest of the Interesting proceeding was wit
nessed. Hatea for the Different Rperlea.
Taking a female ready to spawn firmly
In his hands the thumb is pressed down
the belly uf the' fish several times until all
the eggs are pressed out and placed In a
Jar. A male fish Is taken and the Fame
process Is gone through to fertilize the
eggs, which are left to stand for half an
hour, when they are washed InXresh watet
and placed In the hatcheries trough on
trays. A 3-year-old rainbow will lay l.OuO
eggs. Fresh water running over these con
tinuously for eight weeks will hatch about
JO per cent, whereas hardly 10 per cent will
hatch if tho fish are left to spawn naturally
In the ponds.
Brook trout spawn from November 10 to
the middle of December; rainbow trout
from January to March 1; bass from May
15 to June 10 and crapples about the same;
pike and perch from April 1 to 15; bullheads
and catfish June 1 to IS, and goldfish April
15 to 20. Rainbow trout hatch In about
eight weeks and brook trout in ten weeks,
while buss take from five to seven days.
The only flslv hatched in the hatcherks are
pike and trout and the rest are haf hed
under the ponds In practically natural con
dition. The eggs are hatched on wire trays 14x18
occupy about fifteen acres of this. Rain
bow trout weighing five pounds and bass
of the same size are kept at the fisheries
for breeding purposese. There are 5.W0 trout
In the ponds and 10,000 black bass, !M) of
these owing adult. The hatcheries cost the
state about 14,500 a year for current tx-jK-tujes.
Iowa, spends IS.OUO and Kansas $22,
000. The Wyoming fish commission hud
$21,300 set aside for fish culture for two
years and Missouri $12,000, Minnesota $70,
000, Wlbconttln $00,000 for current expenses
and $20,000 for new hatcheries. The ground
for the hatcheries was bought In 1SS3 and
the property first Improved In 1887. Since
that time the fisheries have been contin
uously Improved year by year until now
thy are one of the show places of the
state, A fish car belongs to tho commis
sion and the railroads were formerly Inter
ested in the propagation of the fish, but
seem to have changed their policy, for they
now place a charge upon hauling the car
around the country. This is a heavy tax,
as most of the fish go to the remote sec
tions of the state. Other states are more
fortunate than Nebraska In that they con
vert the money received from fines and
licenses into the fish and game fund and
this gives a large revenue.
Nebraska Strenma Well Storked.
The stnte fisheries have been of immense
value to Nebraska, although In this state,
where the fish are not seined. It Is harder
to show Just what Increase in fish has been
brought nbo'ut because of the hatcheries
and the distribution of fish by the com
missioners. Streams In central, eastern
nnd southern Nebraska are thoroughly
stocked with carp and catfish. Brook and
raHbow trout are taken from-practlcally
Sll the streams In Antelope, Knox, Boyd,
Holt. Rock, Keya Paha, Cherry. Sheridan,
Dawes and Sioux counties, and are also
found In a few streams In Custer and Peuel
counties. Bass and erapple fishing at Cut
Off lake has been better than ever during
the past year, due largely to the work of
the state fisheries. Splendid catches of
bass have been made at Crystal lake,
Dakota county, during tho last summer,
while on tho Elkhorn In Cuming, Madison,
Antelope and Holt counties, bass fishing
Is reported as good nnd the same favorable
reports come from Cedar river at Spauld
Ing and Erlcson. Many Omaha anglers se
cured the limit allowed by law on bass
from lakes In Cherry and Brown counties.
When the state hatcheries were first es
tablished private lakes and ponds were
stocked without cost all over the state,
but In 191 a charge was Imposed for this
service and since that time the fish sales
have decreased. Nearly all the state hatch
eries have discontinued the practice of
stocking private waters and have turned
this work over to privately owned hatch-
TANKS FOR THE FISH INDOORS. '
erles. Of the $000 which the hatcheries
have secured from the sale of fish during
the last two years most has come from
the sale of ornamental fish. No more In
teresting exhibit is seen at the Nebraska
State fair than that of the state fisheries.
It seems as though more people are inter
ested In this exhibit than In any other ono
thing.
Crapple the Most Proline.
For the lakes and streams which go to
make up the waterways of Nebruska no
fish has shown more gratifying results
than the crapple. Its propagation has been
most successful. Wherever plants of this
fish have been made the results have
been most encouraging and they seem to
be especially successful In the waters of
the Elkhorn river and the lakes and sloughs
along Its borders. Crapple spawn largely
on the clustering ftbrous roots of the bull
rushes and willows and for this reason
their eggs do not fall an easy prey to the
carp and other spawn-eating fishes. They
seem to thrive equally as well In muddy
or In clear water, and every effort should
be made to Increase the production of this
fish. Because of Its nature It Is the most
suitable In many ways for Nebraska. It
Is a fish easily caught by the fisherman
and no fish surpasses It very much as a
table fish. Tho crapple Is caught In large
numbers at Cutoff lake and the number
fishing for this variety Is Increasing every
year. Crapples were only Introduced into
Nebraska twelve years ago and are widely
distributed over the entire state, and are
the most numerous game fish to be found
along the sloughs of the Elkhorn. Crap
ples planted in the private lake on tho
Metzger. taxrj near Cedar Creek had In-
creased to such an extent that more than
l.TOO adult fish were taken at a single haul
of the net last July and numerous other
Instances of the same kind have been wlt
nessed of the rapid Increase of this fish.
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Great Demand fnr niack Baas.
As Is the case In all states, the demand
for black bass for stocking purposes fat1
exceeds the supply. Bass are rapidly In
creasing in the sand hill lakes, especially
In Brown and Cherry counties, but except
In Cut Off lake and Crystal lake In Dakota
county, there Is a marked decrease In
eastern Nebraska, and they are liable to
become extinct, according to Commissioner
O'Brien. This is accounted for by tho ex
cess wash from the tilled lands and be
cause of the sewage and refuse which Is
dumped Into tho streams, so tho bass will
not remain. The water in these smaller
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this fish, which In point of color and game
ness is tho superior of all.
Tho fish commission is much encouraged
from the good reports which continue to
lakes Is roiled to such an extent the eggs c.(me tn ns t t lie success of the plants ot
are buried by settling sediment, und this, brook trout which have been made In the
TRAT OF TROTTT EGGS.
low, cutting down the number planted thai
year In comparison with former years.
tributaries of the Niobrara river and other
spring streams in the northwestern part of
tho state. The stock of brook trout In the
."trlped Perch and Roek Baaa.
Little has been done with the strlpexl
perch for the last two years and tho num
ber planted has been disappointing to thosa
who delight In that class of fish. An effort
will be made to get In a new supply of adult
perch at the hatcheries this spring.' Tha
natcnery poncis nos never rivr. perch tg dtcrea8lnK rapluly ln the water.
aecimaiiun uy omen.-, w... is1 of Nebraska, which are Infested with earn.
iney spawn tneir eggs in a ribbon-shaped
them In 1W4, and It has been found neces-
sury to purchase 100,000 eyed eggs yearly geIattnoU8 ma8B whlch tho carp ea8y du.
with the eggs now collected und those
which are yet to be stripped from the fish
should have 400,000 , eggs during February
and 'March, or enough to supply' all the
demands from all sections of the state for
MAIN BUILDING OF STATU FISH HATCrrETtT,
Selections from the Story Teller's Collection
Cranks at the White House.
1113 anecdote of Lincoln's adminis
tration was told several years ago
by the late Secretary Hay at a
dinner at the White HHie. As
the private secretary of Presi
dent Lincoln, It fell to Mr. Hay s lot
to receive thd cranks who dally called at
the White House to see the President, and
even at. that time they were not few in
number. One day u mun who had bijen
especially persistent ln demanding to Sivj
the president was at last shown Into tho
ofllce of Mr. Lincoln's private secretary.
Mr. Hay merely looked up from his desk
and explained tl
and the host served a fine grade of oleo.
"How do you like the butterT" asked the
host. "Excellent," was the reply. "I can
fairly taate tho rich, pure cream ln It."
"That's one on you," said his friend. "You
have been eating oleo." Dr. Wiley smiled
calmly as he replied: "Ah, that just goes
to show that slncu the most expert of us
can be so easily deceived there's all the
more need of the strictest laws against Im
pure foods."
much enHi;id and asked what the vibiur's
mission was.
"Do you know who I am?" said the vis
itor with a set look In his eye and a
threatening tone In his voice. The secre
tary wid compelled to admit that he did
not.
"I am the son of God."
"The president will be delighted to re
ceive you when you come again," said Mr.
I'.ay, rising quickly and extending his hand,
adding as the. visitor started to leave, "snd
Inches In size placed In running water. The perhaps you will bring a letter of lntroduo
trays are placed one on top of the other, tlon from your father."
about five deep, the upper trays having
the larger mesh, and as the fish hatch they
drop to the .lower tray which is closely
yir. llryve Incog;.
"The last time Mr. Bryce visited this
country," relates the Boston Herald, "was
t the President was very two years ago last summer, when he landed
Geroalmo aa Moldlera Sniv lllm.
Oronlmo, the once bloodthirsty chief of
enough woven to ke.p them from falling tho Apaches, now a wrinkled tage of S, is
awaiting the end of his troublesome life In
military custody at Fort Sill, Indian Ter-
distributed In the streams of north- rltory. Mr. Hugh C. Weir, in Human Life
through. The fish are, first fid when they
are from 4 to 5 weeks old, and the trout
western Nebraska when they are from 8
to 10 weeks old.
In the clear water of the hatcheries
ponds the trout can be seen preparing for
spawning. The males fight fiercely for the
for February, recalls General Miles' de
scription of this famous old Indian as "one
of the most remarkable men,, white or led,
I have ever met. His square chin I hnvo
only seen once duplicated, in the face of
privilege of swimming around with some General Sherman." He always struck In
nicely marked female and when they are
the back and in tho dark. Here is what
mated the male with his fins and tall helps ha soldiers who followed his last war trail
prepare a smooth place in the bottom of V him: "If all of the redskins who
the stream for the female to deposits her have ever given the white man hell were
eggs. iJirtte males were seined out of. the bunched together, their combined deviltry
runil which had worn most of their fins wouldn't equal the record of Ueronlmo. If
away by beating the leaves and rocks to
make a smooth place for Mrs. Fish.
Capacity ! the Hatchery.
Although the hatcheries hare a capacity
for batching about 2O.0O0.onO eggs each year,
they ars worked to about half their ca
pacity. The state owns fifty-three acres at
th hatcheries n4 the taenty-nlne ponds
ever Satan himself was in an Indian you
would have found him in that man!"
Tnraeil a khirp Corner.
Dr. H. C. Wiley, the government food ex
pert, has all his life been a stickler for
purity ln eatables. When he was state
chemist of Indiana a friend "put up a Job"
on him. The doctor was invited to dinner
In Boston. He is a very modest gentleman
and he prefers to travel Incog, when he can
conveniently do su. So it happened that
on his last voyage hither neither his name
nor that of Mrs. Bryce, who came with
111 tn, appeared on the passenger list, and his
fellow voyagers did not suspect bis Identity
until after several days out. Meanwhile
Mr. Bryce had tho pleasure of asking his
table companions all about this country
and its Institutions. And they glibly an
swered his naive questions, never suspect
ing that they were talking with the author
of 'Tho AnnrUan Commonwealth.' Fancy
their chagrin later on when they discov
ered by accident that they had been un
dertaking to enlighten an Inquisitive for
eigner who knew far more about their In
stitutions than they did."
llniilnnto Life.
Colonel Alexander K. McClure, the vet
eran editor, at a club dinner In Philadel
phia a few days ago, deli vet ed a' Blurt
speech In which he urged his hearers
not to fear the approach, i.f oil a'je. "Old
age has nothing to tear,'" he srild with a
kindly smile. "When desth tails me I
shell not bo sfrald." Later in the evening
Colonel McClure recalled an admhislnn that
Andrew Carnegie had made to him so'iie
time ago. He und the steel millionaire had
ben talking of life and death ono evening
after dinner. Mr. Carnegie aald lie would
give IJiw.wO.wO1 to have a lease on Ufa. "Two
hundred millions. Alec." he said, "that's
not hoggish, either. I'd give 11 for ten
years only." In telling the story Mr. Mc
Clure said: "Now, I don't thin Carnegie
"is afraid to die. He simply clings to life.
There's a differencs ln the two attitudes,
you know. But I said to him: 'Andy, I
think that you would be bunkoed at the
price.' "
Harrlman's tiood Side.
A friend of EX H. Harrlman, pointing
out some of the good qualities of tho man
who Is made so conspicuous by the Inter
state Commerce commission Investigation,
remarked: "He has ulwn thousands of
dollars for Irrigation puroosra, has volun
tarily reduced passenger and freight rates
in fur western states, wher? the laws allow
high charges. In the San Fiitncisco dis
. aster Harrlman did probnbly mora than
any one person for tho r:ll-f of the city.
Besides throwing the road open nnd going
to San Francisco personally, he gave
$J0O,UM) ln cash. This alone popularized him
ln California. He numbers arnoig his
friends now many of the most radical
thinking men ln public life in this country.
He haa expended money libera' !y to checit
the damage being caused by the S.tlton
sea, and he has given the' fr e use of his
steamships to carry Red Cro.as food sup
plies to famishing China."
Lincoln's Honesty.
Lincoln was appointed to 'defend a man
charged with murder, relates Justice
Brewer In the Atlantic Monthly. The
crime was a brutal one; the evidence en
tirely circumstantial; the accused a
stranger. Feeling was high against the
friendless defendant. On the trial Lincoln
drew from the witnesses full statements of
what they saw und knew. There was no
effort to confuse, no attempt to place be
fore the Jury the facts other than they
were. In the argument, lifter calling at
tention to the fact that there was no direct
testimony, Lincoln reviewed the circum
stances, and after conceding that this and
that seemed to point to defendant's guilt,
closed by saying that he liad reflected
much on the cae. and while it seemed
probable that defendant was guilty, ho was
not sure, and, looking the Jury straight ln
the face, said, "Are you?" The defendant
was acquitted and afterward the real
criminal was detected and punished. How
different would have been the conduct of
many lawyers! S.mie would have striven
to lead the Judge Into technical errors,
with a view to an appeal to a higher court.
Others would have become hoarse ln de
coupled with tho capacity of the spawn
catching carp. Is raiadly destroying the
bass. These conditions do not exist ln the
western part of the state.
nalnbow and Urook Trout.
Rainbow trout seem to be producing bet
ter results than any trout ever introduced and 150,000 have been bought for this year covor anil gree(J1y devour,
Into the waters of Nebraska, They have and are now hatching at me naicneiy. Tho commissioner has deemed it advlsa-
thrlved In many spring streams where It This has been found necessary to properly be to 8top the propaffaU(m of rock
seemed impossible for the brook trout to keep up the supply. The table of distribution shows none of
gain a foothold. The fisheries now have on In 1905 the hatcheries of Nebraska were these little fish-have been sent out for tha
hand the best supply of rainbow trout ever allotted 15,000,000 green eggs of wall-eyed Jast two years, and none have bean planted
collected In this section of country, and pike, collected at the spawning grounds on at all. This decision was reached because
Saginaw bay, Michigan. Tho collecting of the slow growth of this fish and tha
crew seemed to have more interest ln get- lack of results from plants made in former
ting' a largo number of eggs than In get- years.
ting quality, and as a result tho percentage Tho state fisheries have mado a hit all
of impregnated or fertile eggs wai very over the state with tha channel catfish
which have been planted. During the two
years Just past 24.0S5 catfish were collected
from the Platte river and distributed over
the waters of the state. The catfish wera
In splendid condition and as they are highly
esteemed and recognized as one of the best
native fish, their distribution has met with,
favor everywhere. Good results have been
produced by the distribution of this class
of fish.
Gold fish are grown at tho state fisheries,
and during the last two years over 4,000
were disposed of und a largo supply Is still
on hand. These fish are sold in lots of ona
to 100, all for ornamental purposes. About
two-thirds of the moneys realized from fish
sales comes from this class of fish. They
more than pay for their cost of production.
The sun fish which the table shows th
fish commissioner planted were secured in
the sloughs near Cut Off lake and the re
mainder from Gibson lake, near Nebraska
City. This fish is also a dainty table
morsel, equal, In the opinion of many, to
the bass or crapple. They thrive in waters
where the bass are decreasing.
Bullheads and German Carp.
During the last two years more bull
heads have been propagated and distributed
than during the previous ten years of tha
existence of the hatchery. A demand for
this fish Is increasing In many sections of
the state where the waters are no longer
adapted to the better class of game fish
They thrive under all conditions and, while
some may take an axe to kill them, they
are still a very good fish and many which
are caught around Omaha are put to good
use. Deputy Commissioner Plerson often
catches a sackful and distributes to the
hospitals of Omaha, It Is the opinion of
many that their propagation could be
profitably increased.
While the German carp was propagated
and dlstrubted during the first years ot
the existence of the hatcheries, it has been
deemed advisable to discontinue the prac
tice. Carp is disliked by the lovers of the
game fish. The streams and lakes where
carp were planted became so overstocked
to such an extent that the culture of carp
was discontinued in 1K9& They are the
worst fish ln these waters for destroying
the eggs of game fish, and many wish they
had nsver been planted. The opinion seems
to prevail that a law should be passed
permitting the carp to be netted from the
lakes and, at the present high price which
is being paid for fish, considerable revenue;
could be derived from this source.
Summary of distribution, 1905-06:
Brook Trout (fry) 4M.000
Brook Trout (1-year-old). 3,815
Rainbow Trout (fry) 354,000
Rainbow Trout (1-year-old). 4,(s'0
like (fry) estimated 14.15i.6oo
WTIERTC THE TROUT LTVT3 AND BREED.
nunclatlon of witnesses, decrying the lack
of positive testimony and the marvelous
virtue of a reasonable doubt. The simple,
straightforward way of IJncoln, backed by
the confidence of the Jury, won,
Crnahea Fond Father's Hopes.
"Times are changed," said Mark Twain,
speaking of Washington. "I doubt if now
adays a man of Washington's unswerving
Integrity would be able to get on.
"A rich lawyer, after dinner the other
nlgnt, went Into his den for a smoke. He
took down from his pipe rack a superb
meerschaum, a Christmas present from his
wife; but. alas, as he started to fill the
pipe, it came apart in his hands. The
bowl had been broken in two and then
carelessly stuck together.
"With loud growls of rage the lawyer
rushed from his den and demanded to
know who had broken his new meerschaum.
His only sou, a boy of 11, spoke up bravely.
" 'Father,' he said, 'I cannot tell a He. I
did It.'
"The, lawyer praised the' lad's Washlng
tonian 'veracity, but that night on his pil
low he groaned and went on terribly about
the incident.
" 'Heaven help me,' he said, 'It had been
my life's dearest wish to rear up my son
to my own profession, but now alus
alas' "New York Press.
The I'rlee of Silence.
A well-known bunlnees man In a town not
far from Cincinnati discovered one morn
ing recently, on entering his office, that bis
safe was out of order. He immediately
telegraphed to Philadelphia for un exiiert.
When the latter arrived he found that
the safe, an old-fashioned affair locked
with a key, could not be opened. After a
lia?ty examination the expert, taking a
piece of wire, dug out from the key a muss
of dust and lint. He then opened the safe
in the twinkling of an eye. The business
man wore a sickly smile as he asked
meekly:
"How much?"
"Twenty dollars."
"Do any of your firm's patrons here know
of your visit?"
"Not a soul but yourself."
"Then." added the businrss man, "here's
forty dollars. I'll take It to be a great
favor If you'll bustle out by the first train.
If any one la this town knew that I bad
paid a man $20 to dig dirt out of a key
for me, I'd never do another dollar's worth
of business in tho whole state." New York
Times.
Knew Who laed It.
Charles H. Hoyt, New England's great
playwright, once visited a small town in
Pennsylvania, where there Is a hotel they
say George Washington, the father of his
country, used to stop at when he passed
through.
In it they have a room he is said to have
occupied at times.
Hoyt came through there once with oiie
of his attractions. He arrived at the hotel
after all the members of the company hud
been usslgned rooms.
One of the coit jianv was given the Wash
ington room, und Hoyt received a poor
room on tho top floor, the proprietor not
knowing wh ho was.
When he came downstairs later, the gen
tleman who had got the good room said:
"Mr. Hoyt, they have given me the room
that they used to give George Washington
when he came here."
"Well," said Hoyt, "the one they have
given me must be the one they gave Bene
dict Arnold when he came." Boston Her
ald. Makea Apt Quotation.
Edgar Raltus, tho brilliant novelist, was
asked by a young ludy at a tea If he
thought that the use' of quotations was a
good thing.
"Quotations are good." said Mr. Baltus,
"only when tiny are extremely apt.
"There wus once a witty Irishman, James
E. Fitzg'Tuld, who made excellent use of a
quotation In a political eieech.
"During his speech he was reeatedly in
terrupted by a butcher, the proprietor of a
large sausage making plant. An adherent
of Fitzgerald's finally took offense at the
butcher's mocking remarks and yelled:
" Hey, you, leave politics alone and go
back to your sausage machine!"
"The butcher glared Rt the man and re
toned: " 'If I had this speaker ln one of my
sausage machines I'd soon make mincemeat
of him.'
"Then Mr. Fitzgerald quoted from the
platform, with a smile:
" 'Is thy servant a dog that thou shouldst
do this thing!' "New Tork Times.
lilack Bass (try) lis sou
Blusk Buss (6 months old)... 24. 'AS
Black liass (1-ycar-old;. ...... ....... v,2j0
Porch (fry) 85,u
Perch (b months old) lo.OOO
Crapple ( months old) 03, o
Crapplo (1-year-old) lf,6ou
Ciiaunel Cattish (1-year-old)......... 24,06
Yellow Billheads (1-year-old). ...... , 21,4u0
Hunftsh (1-year-old) ,&)
German Carp (6 months old) .. S,8a5
Gold Fish (i to 12. months old).M
Perch (1-year-old). A jiu
Buffalo Fish (1-yeur-old) $oo
Grand total 15,XS0,7ia
This shows that 15,126,500 were planted la
the fry stage and 195,253 were distributed:
when from 6 to 12 months old.
In CntJuiT" Lake.
Omaha fishermen are beginning to awaken
to the advantages right at their door,
namely, at Cutoff lake, and the organ
ization of the Omaha Rod and Gun club
has been a great stimulus to the sport, and
also served to protect the lake from Illegal
seiners. Since the new law went into
effect in 1901 there have been planted la
Cutoff lake by the fish commissioner:
May 2, 1901, J.ono.OOO pike fry. estimated,
November 14, 1901, l.Ouo black buss, 1,009
rock bass, 1,000 crapple, l.Ouo atrlpod perch,
l.ODO channel catfish, all about tt months old.
June , liaaS. 5o.uuu bass fry, estimated;
. 2uo bass 1 year old.
January 6, lf, 3,000 bass, 6.000 sunflsh,
2.000 crapples, 2oU perch, seined from over
flow water and transferred to Cutoff lake
May U. 19uj, 50,0uu pike fry, estimated.
October 16, 19ut, 2.0u baas, 3,0u0 crapple, 4
months old.
November tl, 19uS. 1000 crapple. t.OOO sun
fish. AM baas, ranging from i months to
years old. seined from Gibson lake, near
Nebraska, City, and transferred to CutoXL