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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



spawn ; they weighed from 5 to 8 pounds, and many of them became badly 

 bruised. Arrangements liave been made to construct a large pond for 

 this purpose in future. There are a large number of fish in the lake, 

 and as they are apparently in good condition, there is no doubt that 

 it will prove a good field for collecting eggs of this species. 



The brood-fish at the station yielded 15,300 eggs in May, 9,000 of 

 which were shipped in June. 



No effort was made to collect eggs at Uneva, as ice remained on the 

 lake much later than usual, and when it finally disappeared it was found 

 that the majority of the fish had spawned. 



J^o collections of yellow-fin trout eggs were made this season, and all 

 of the fry on hand at the beginning of the year were planted during 

 the fall. There were also at the station 289,600 black-spotted trout 

 eggs and 164,680 fry. Of these, 124,900 fry and 29,500 eggs were the 

 result of collections made at Freeman Lake. In the fall 270,000 of 

 the 273,000 fingerlings available for distribution were planted in the 

 waters of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Washington, South Dakota, and 

 Nebraska. The remainder were placed in one of the small ponds at 

 the station, but all except 400 escaped into Kock Creek. 



On account of the uncertain results attending the work at Twin 

 Lakes during the past five or six ^ears, and the expense connected 

 therewith, it has been determined to discontinue operations at that 

 point. The usual collections were made at Freeman Lake in June, 

 158,800 eggs being obtained. These were transferred with little loss to 

 the Leadville Station and were in the troughs on June 30. 



The stock of fish and eggs on hand at the close of the year is shown 

 by the following table : 



During the summer many repairs and improvements were made: 

 The superintendent's cottage was painted and the 2-story frame-house 

 occupied by the station employees was j)ainted, shingled, and weather- 

 boarded. The kitchen and mess-house were repainted and repapered 

 and new floors laid; material was gotten out for the building of a log 

 stable near the mess-house, and posts were set i)reparatory to fencing 

 in a piece of land for pasture. A 6-inch galvanized-iron pipe, 140 feet 

 long, for drawing water from the upper Evergreen Lake, was placed in 

 position in August, and the stumps and rubbish on the seining-grounds 

 were removed. All of the adult trout were removed from the middle 

 lake, which was set aside as a nursery for yearling brook and rainbow 

 trout. 



