PACIFIC SALM01!T FISHERIES. 237 



Plant8 of Salmon in the Columbia River and Tributaries Since 1877 — Contd. 



» Includes 50,000 rggs. 

 b Includes 58,000 eggs 



' Includes 2,5,000 eggs. 

 << Includes 79,000 eggs. 



WASHINGTON. 



Willapa River. — In 1899 Washiiif^ton ostablishod a hatchery on 

 Trap Cifok, a tributary of the Willapa River, situated a})out 200 

 yards from the creek's mouth. 



In 1916 local residents alon^ the North River, a tributary of Wil- 

 lapa Harbor, contributed the funds to build a salmon hatchery, and 

 this was constructed and put into operation the same year. 



In 1917 a salmon hatcnery was nuilt and put into operation at 

 RaA-mond. It is designated as Willapa Hatchery No. 2. 



In 1918 some fishermen and public-spirited citizens of this section 

 contributed the money for the building of a State hatchery on the 

 Nasel River, a tributary of Willapa Harbor. 



Chehalvi IHver. --The construction of a hatchery on the Chehalis 

 River, about 4 miles above the city of Montesano, was begun by the 

 State in October, 1897, but owing to bad weather and extreme higii 

 water was not completed until late in 1898. The hatchery was a 

 failure until 1902 when a fair season was had, as was again true in 

 1903. It was not operated in 1904. Since the State began taking 



