Show i WHITE FISH FOR BEAR LAKE iTo i-To the Editor of The Herald SAOJT LAKE CITY Aug 31 fTha following letter from Colonel McDonald chief of the fisheries department de-partment of the United States just received re-ceived will no doubt be delectable reading especially to the good people I of northern Utah southern Idaho and i northwestern Wyoming for it is my I northwestrn purpose to plant this consignment oi I white fish in Bear lake i on investigation I investi-gation we find it possible to reach the lake from Dingle seven miles from j Montpelier the nearest railroad station sta-tion to the lake Several communications have r already al-ready passed between ir Christopher C Kearl fish and game commissioner of Rich county President William Budge Hon Aquilla Nebeker and myself my-self on the subject of feasibility safe transportation etc from station to lake lakeTe promise of this car load is made on condition that I obtain free transportation trans-portation for car and crew from Put InBay Ohio to Montpelier and return re-turn It was on these terms I secured the magnificent consignment of the 2000000 fry we put into Utah lake last March The following description of the justly celebrated white fish Coregon us Clupeiformis is given by the government gov-ernment bulletin The most important food fish found in the Great Lake region I is called Otsego bass in the neighborhood of Otsego lake N Y The average weight varies from fourteen pounds in Lake Superior to two and onehalf pounds in Lake Ontario I is caught in pound nets and gill nets by hook and line and by torching I expect the consignment will number num-ber several million eggs which will have to be hatched at the railroad station nearest the lake and the fry transported by vehicles from car to lake Respectfully A MILTON MUSSDR WASHINGTON D C Aug 26 1 Ml Mr A M Musser Salt Lake City Utah Dear SirYour application for whitefish white-fish has been received and placed on file The distribution of the species desired usually occurs in the spring season 1 In advance of an attempt t supply I the fish a notice will be sent you from this office In which you will ne advised ad-vised of the proposed date of shipment and other essential essental particulars M MDONALD Commissioner |