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Book Title: HISTORY OF OCEANA CO., CHICAGO, H.R. PAGE & COMPANY, 1882

One of the most striking features of Oceana is the numberless springs that 
break out from its undulating surface, and form brooks of the clearest crystal 
water, just the cool, shady streams that brook trout would delight in.  As 
there were no trout in these waters, the thought occurred to a number of 
gentlemen in Hart, lovers of the gentle art of Isaak Walton, that they could 
be planted, and by protection could be made to fill the streams.  Accordingly, 
they purchased and planted 2,000 brook trout in 1878, and on May 5, 1879, 
organized the Hart Sprotman's Club, with L.G. Rutherford, president, and in 
1882 J. R. Butler is president; E. D. Richmond is still secretary.  Besides 
these gentlemen, many others have taken a deep interest in the affairs of the 
club, among whom is L. A. McIntyre, respresentative to the State Fish 
Convention in 1881, and who has been deputed to bring the fish from the 
hatcheries.  Messrs. White, Thorp, Russell, Wigton, Flood, Johnson and others 
have taken an active interest in the club.  Of brook trout there was planted 
in 1878, 2,000, in 1880, 9,000; and in 1881, 75,000. These have been placed in 
many of the townships of the county, especially Hart, Elbridge, Crystal and 
Shelby.  The trout ae breeding and thriving well; some now measure over a foot 
long.  Some white fish have been planted.  Landlocked salmon have been planted 
in Stony Lake, California Salmon in Round Lake, Golden and Crystal Lake, Hart; 
at the latter place they are breeding.  This plant was made in 1879.  Or lake 
or Mackinaw trout there was planted in 1879, 9,000 in Stony Lake, 6,000 in 
Pentwater Lake, 9,000 in Cob-moo-sa Lake, 9,000 in Round Lake, 2,000 in Hart 
Mill Pond.  In all, the club has planted 130,000 fish, and the fruits will 
soon be evident in stream fishing becoming a source of revenue to the county.  
The grayling, which is a delicious and gamey fish, was disappearing from the 
streams of Oceana, from over-fishing, but protection may restore it.  It is of 
a delicate flavor, resembling that of the trout, but the meat is not red.  It 
is expected that soon hatcheries will be established, and fish farms will 
become common.

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