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Show IH PACIFIC SALMON IN THE EAST. After nearly forty years of endeavor endeav-or to establish the Chinook salmon of the Pacific coast in waters of tho United States where It Is net Indigenous, Indige-nous, conclusive evidence of success In one Instance has come to hand, according ac-cording to George M. Bowers, United State-s fish commissioner, In his annual an-nual report to the secretary of commerce com-merce and Ubor. "Within the past year it has been ascertained," says Mr. Bowers, "that the upecles has become be-come established in Lake Sunapee, N. H., where numerous specimens from three to five pounds In weight have been taken by anglers. This Is undoubtedly un-doubtedly the result f a plant made in 1001 by tho New Hampshire fish commission, the eggs having been supplied from the bureau's hatchery at Baird, Cal Encouraged by the outcome of this experiment, the bureau bur-eau made a plant of 40.000 finger-ling finger-ling Chinook in Iako Champlaiu In the spring of 1010." I: ring tho year the bureau distributed dis-tributed 3.233.392.572 fish and fish eggs, making a record which exceeded Its record year of 1903 by 4 per cent Of this total, 413.177,000 eggs and 7,-125 7,-125 fish were delivered to various state fish commissions, and 600,000 eggs of salmon and trout were shipped ship-ped to Argentina, Japan and France. The commissioner reports that the commercial fisheries of the United States represent an investment of about Jt',t'(i0,000( and the value of tho products derived from fisheries pro-tr pro-tr Is about ?62,00O0,000. With tho exception ex-ception of the mackerel and some other oth-er fisheries that for a number of years have not been so extensive as formerly, all of the more Important branches of the Industry are In a prosperous pros-perous condition. 00 |