Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-08-24 | Page 1 | Thousands of Salmon

THOUSANDS IE Mil Killed by Heavy Cannonading Canno-nading by Big Guns of Fort Port Towneend, Wash , Aug. 24. With thousands of dead salmon dotting dot-ting many miles of the shore line of lower Puget Sound aa evidence, fishermen fish-ermen of this section assert that the heavy c.iunonading over Sound water wa-ter by big guns of Fort Worden. Fort Cusoy and Fort Flagler Is destroying more fish than la the work of fishermen. fish-ermen. Artillery officers are now conclud ing an annual target practice, ad re quired by army regulations. Among Hio important exercises prescribed Is the discharge of the ten-Inch and twelve-Inch mortar and riflo batteries with full service projectiles. For tl.ls charge of smokeless powder weighing several hundred pounds are required. The concussion resulting affecta a large area of land and water. wa-ter. Persons who have Investigated what they say is a Rertous situation, rfTecting the llfo of salmon In lower Pound waters, say the effect on flsb l as been noted following target practice prac-tice during several summers.