652 



U. S. BUKEAU OF FISHERIES 



After 1919 it was found impossible to show, by streams and species, 

 the distribution in California of salmon and steelhead trout, as the 

 State authorities had abandoned printing the data in this way and 

 substituted that of showing it by counties. The following table 

 shows the total plantings in this manner from 1920 to 1928, both 

 inclusive : 



Distribution of salmon in California, 1920 — 1928 



1 Includes 178.000 silver salmon fry. 



OREGON 



HATCHERIES ON COASTAL STREAMS 



Rogue River. — In 1877 R. D. Hume, who had been packing salmon 

 on this river for some years, erected a hatchery at Ellensburg. 

 In 1888 the Oregon Legislature appropriated a sum of money for the 

 enlargement and support of this hatchery, Mr. Hume to retain 

 complete control. As the location is on tidewater, it is necessary to 

 catch the parent fish and hold them until they are ready to spawn, 

 and in order to do this Mr. Hume had an excavation 32 by 62 feet 

 and 11 feet deep made in the bank of the river. This was lined with 

 concrete 1 foot thick, which, when filled wdth water, made a pond 

 30 by 60 feet and 10 feet deep. Over the entire pond he constructed a 

 building which could be closed up so as virtually to exclude the light. 

 It is supposed that retaining the fish in a dark place aids in keeping 

 them in good physical condition until ready to spawn. After the 

 death of Mr. Hume in 1908 this hatchery was taken over and operated 

 by the State. After a closure of four years it was reopened as a 

 feeding station in 1912. 



In 1897 Mr. Hume built and equipped a hatchery on the upper 

 Rogue River at the mouth of Elk Creek about 26 miles from the 

 towTi of Central Point, in Jackson County, and, in pursuance of an 

 understanding with the United States Fish Commission, the latter 

 operated then and still continues to operate this plant. 



In 1900 the Government established an auxiliary station for the 

 collection of steelhead trout eggs on Elk Creek, about 10 mUes above 

 the main station. In 1905 a substation was operated at Grants Pass, 

 while during the fiscal year 1908 and in subsequent years substa- 

 tions were operated at Findley Eddy, on the Rogue River, Illinois 

 River, and Applegate Creek, tributaries of the Rogue. 



