REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. XXIII 



the hatching-houses where they were carried forward until the young 

 fish were placed in the waters, with the number of eggs to each, 

 were as follows: J. H. Slack, Bloomsbury, N. J., 550,000; James 

 Duffy, Marietta, Pa., 170,000; Seth Green, Rochester, N. Y., 200,000; 

 B. G. Pike, Middletowu, Conn., 150,000; Livingston Stone, Charles- 

 town, N. H., 50,000; E. A. Brackett, Winchester, Mass., 50,000 ; Charles 

 G. Atkins, Bucksport, Me., 50,000 ; George H. Jerome, Niles, Mich., 

 120,000 ; A. P. Bockwood, Salt Lake City, Utah, 40,000 ; Dr. W. A. 

 Newell, San Francisco, Cal., 20,000. The 500,000 for the Sacramento 

 waters were hatched at the station. Some of the cases of eggs arrived 

 in excellent condition, while many were fouud to have heated and fer- 

 mented, with but a small proportion of the eggs in a healthy condition. 

 The number of fishes reported by the State commissiouers as resulting 

 from the 1,900,000 eggs was 1,522,930, the distribution of which is given 

 in detail in the appended table. 



Mr. Stone began operations at the McCloud station on the 5th of July, 

 1874. Modifications in the apparatus used were effected which resulted in 

 a great improvement of the condition of the eggs. The trays in the 

 hatching-boxes were quite deep, and the eggs put into them in twelve 

 layers; the water rising from below in the Williamson troughs buoyed 

 the eggs so that the lower layers did not suffer from the weight of those 

 above them. By this means space was economized and a very large 

 number of eggs cared for. The corral, or pen, of the previous year was 

 also improved upon. A substantial timber grating was built across 

 the stream somewhat in the style of that used by Professor Basch 

 in the fiords of Norway. Below the fence large corrals, or pens, 

 were erected, into which the salmon were gathered and retained until 

 their spawn was needed. The grating was an entire bar to the salmon, 

 no opening being left to permit their passing above it ; and the experi- 

 ment satisfied Mr. Stone that salmon which ascend the river to spawn 

 never return to the" sea. The number which had passed above the grat- 

 ing before it was finished, he estimated at hundreds of thousands, while 

 thousands crowded against its lower side when completed, vainly at- 

 tempting to pass. As to their return, he failed to discover a single live 

 salmon, though thousands of dead ones lodged against the upper side of 

 the grating. 



The work of developing the eggs to the point of hardiness requisite 

 for their safe shipment, was continued until the 25th of September, when 

 the first shipment was made. On the 18th of October, the sixth and 

 last shipment was made. The whole number transmitted eastward 

 was 4,155,000, which with 850,000 hatched at the station for California 

 waters, make a total of 5,005,000. There were reported from these 

 2,908,710 fishes distributed, and 25,000 eggs remaining to be heard 

 from. November 30, the last of the fishes was placed in the waters of 

 the McCloud and the camp closed for the season. The details of the 

 distribution will be found in the accompanying table. 



