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taken on that date to remove the temporary trap and aMow the remaindei 

 of the run to ascend the river. At tlie Walcotts slouj^h trap, 5,010,000 eggs 

 of the late run of ohum sahnou were obtained between DeccinlK'r 1.1 and 24. 



The runs of silver and steelhead salmon in the Duekabush Kiver, appar- 

 ently, were below normal, and the egg collections of both species were small. 

 A lot of 753,000 eyed silver-salmim eggs was received from llie Quinault station 

 and handled in cimnection with the local collections. The eHort undertaken in 

 1925 to establish a run of chinook salmon in the Duckabusli Kiver was con- 

 tinued, the product of 300,000 eggs of that species transferred during November 

 from the Little White Salmon station being utilized for the purpose. The feed- 

 ing of Chinook, silver, and steelhead salmon fingerlings was pro.secuted to the 

 station's capacity. The only stock remaining on hand when the year closed was 

 a lot of 46,000 steelhead fingerlings. 



Quilcene (Wash.) substation. — All station buildings were painted, and the 

 interiors of the two cottages repainted and varnished. With the view of increas- 

 ing the hatching capacity of the station, which of late years has heen too small 

 to accommodate all eggs available, an outside battery of 36 troughs was con- 

 structed at the rear of the hatchery building. At the beginning of the fiscal 

 year there were on hand 135,000 fry and 300,000 fingerling steelhead salmon. 

 These fish were distributed before the close of July. The run of chum and 

 silver salmon was below normal but the steelhead salmon egg collection w-as 

 larger than in recent years. The short run of the two first named species is 

 attributed to the low water level in the Big Quilcene River during the early 

 part of the season. A total of 1,630,000 early-run chum salmon eggs was 

 obtained from the Big Quilcene and Little Quilcene River traps between Sep- 

 tember 5 and October 1. This collection was augmented by 3.606,000 eggs of 

 the same species obtained at the Duckabush River temporary trap between 

 September 28 and October 1, and 4,256,000 of these eggs were eyed for the 

 Duckabush station, owing to an inadequate water supply at that hatchery. 

 Silver salmon eggs were collected from November 25 to February 19 to the 

 amount of 948,000, and 716,064 of that species were received from the Quinault 

 field. 



Steelhead-salmon eggs to a total of 578,000 were collected between February 

 26 and May 10. Chum salmon to the number of 250,000 and 69,000 steelhead- 

 salmon eggs were transferred to the Birdsview station. In continuation of the 

 effort undertaken several years ago to establish a run of chinook salmon in the 

 Big Quilcene River and Lyre River and to increase the run in the Docewallips 

 River. 300,000 eggs of tliat species were transferred from the Little White 

 Salmon station, hutched, and the resulting fry and fingerlings liberated in these 

 streams. One hundred thousand eastern brciok trout eggs were received from 

 Colorado. During the spring months feeding operations to the capacity of the 

 station w'ere cimducted. 



Walcotts Slough (Wash.) substation. — Collections of late chum salmon eggs 

 were made jointly at this point for stocking the Duckabush and Quilcene 

 hatcheries. From November 25 to December 17 employees of the former 

 secured 5,027,000, and an approximately equal number was obtained by the 

 Duckabush personnel between the 15th and 24th of that month. On the latter 

 date the trap was opened and the remainder of the run given access to the entire 

 slough for natural spawning. At least 5.000,000 additional eggs might have 

 been collected had space for developing them been available at the Hoods Canal 

 stations. All fry resulting from the collections made at this point for the 

 Duckabush and Quilcene stations were returned at the expiration of the 

 sac stage to their native waters. 



Sultan {Wash.) substation. — Early in September a temporary rack was in- 

 stalled in Elwell Creek with the intention of trapping the run of chinook and 

 humpback salmon. The elforts were rendered almost futile, however, by the 

 extremely low-water level prevailing and a sudden flood occurring on October 

 17. The young fish developed from the 37,000 eggs and 404,000 fry of the steel- 

 head salmon on hand at the opening of the year were all distributed before the 

 end of July. In the face of the unfavorable water conditions the collection of 

 eggs was far below normal, the total of the four species handled amounting 

 to only 837,500. Part of the steelhead eggs secured were transferred to the 

 Birdsview station. All of the chinook, humpback, and silver salmon produced 

 were liberated before the close of the fiscal year, and only a small stock of 

 steelhead fry and fingerling fish were on hand at that time. 



Lake Crescent {Wash.) State trout hatchery. — In continuation of the 

 attempt begun in 1927 to establish a run of sockeye salmon in Lake Crescent 



