364 I^. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Duckabush (Wafih.) substation. — A fish-food house with a concrete floor was 

 constructed, and repairs to other buihlings were made. The ohl permanent 

 trap in Duckabush River was torn out because it had not been properly con- 

 structed and liad lieconie dilapidated. It will be rei^laced by a new trap. A 

 temporary rack and trap were built in the Duckabush River during July and 

 August for intercepting the runs of humiiback and chum sahnon. 



Extensive operations with the chum salmon were cai'-ied on at this station 

 and at the Quilceue station. After 8,778.000 eggs had been collected, fishing 

 operations were discontinued, due to the fact that the water supply available 

 was limited. Eggs taken at the temporary trap between September 27 and 

 October 13 were sent to the Quilcene station, and operations were terminated 

 on that date. Most of the fish hatched were liberated as advanced fry. The 

 late run of chum salmon in the Duckabush River was of little consequence, 

 but this run of fish yielded a capacity collection of eggs at the ^Yalcott Slough 

 trap at Brinnon. The Duckabush station received 6.776,000 eggs from this 

 source. These were transferred to the hatchery in the milt in cans. A collec- 

 tion of 1,279.000 humpback-salmon eggs, made while the chum-salmon eggs 

 were being collected, represents the largest take of eggs of that species for a 

 number of years. The resulting fish were planted in the fry stage in the 

 Duckabush. Lyre, and Docewallops Rivers. The only silver-salmon eggs 

 handled were 358,800 received from the Quinault station. The product, in 

 the advanced fry and fingerling stages, was deposited in the Duckabush River. 

 The planting of chinook-salmon fingerlings in the Duckabush River was car- 

 ried on with the object of establishing a run of this species in that river. 



Lake Crescent (Wash.) substation. — With the object of establishing a run 

 of sockeye salmon in the Lyre River, tlie bureau has continued to rear large 

 numbers of fingerlings of that species at the Lalve Crescent hatchery, operated 

 by the State of AVashington. From 828.000 eggs received from the Quinault 

 station, 826,000 fry were obtained and placed in two large rearing ponds for 

 feeding. They were fed from April 20 to June 16 and then liberated in Lake 

 Crescent. 



Quilcene (Wa.^h.) substation. — A new permanent trap was constructed in 

 the Little Quilcene River, replacing an old and dilapidated affair. Tem- 

 porary racks and pens also were built in August in time to catch the run 

 of chum salmon. It was necessary to construct a jetty about 100 feet long 

 in the Quilcene River to prevent washing away of the bank. 



Chum-salmon egg collections were made in the Quilcene River and also in 

 the Duckaliush River after the Duckal)ush station had become filled. At the 

 Walcott Slough trap, operated by the Duckabush and Qulicene stations, 

 5,391,000 eggs were collected from the late-run <-hum salmon, and a smaller 

 number was obtained from the Little Quilcene River. A total of 7.577.000 

 fry resulted from all collections of this species. Further plants of chinook- 

 salmon fingerlings were made in the big Quilcene River from eggs shipped in 

 from the Little White Salmon station. The collection of silver-salmon eggs 

 was considerably larger than those of the past few years. This is probably 

 attributable to the improved condition of the permanent traps in the Big and 

 Little Quilcene Rivers. Over 2,000,000 eggs were collected, and 358,000 eyed 

 eggs were received from the Quinault station. Due to shortage of space it was 

 necessary to liberate a large nuniber of these as advanced fry. A few hump- 

 hack-salmon eggs were secured in conjunction with the collection of chum- 

 salmon eggs of the early run in the Duckabush River. The same conditions 

 that gave a larger collection of silver-salmon eggs was held to be responsible 

 for a larger take of steelhead eggs. At the close of the year 366,000 fingerlings 

 of this .species were on hand, as well as 135.900 fry. 



Sulton (Wash.) substation. — A temporary wire trap that had been built in 

 the creek was washed out before the fish began running, and it was impossible 

 to reconstruct it before the end of the season. While the run of chinook and 

 humpback salmon probably was as large as usual, the above-mentioned con- 

 ditions prohibited the taking of eggs. The run of silver salmon was quite large, 

 and an average number of eggs was obtained. As many of the fish were green, 

 it was necessary to pen a number of them. A total of 3,710,000 eggs was ob- 

 tained. As this station has no rearing ponds it was necessary to liberate the 

 resulting fish as advanced fry and a very small number of fingerlings. The 

 number of steelhead eggs taken on Elwell Creek was above recent records, and 

 it was also necessary to pen the resulting fish and distribute most of them as 

 advanced fry. At the close of the year 112.000 fry and 138,000 fingerlings of 

 this species were being retained. 



