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sented a real obstacle to the full accomplishment of this objective. 



The cooperation of applicants, States, and other Federal agencies 

 in distributing the fish has released greatly needed funds to be applied 

 to production. 



There follows a brief outline of the nature and scope of game fish 

 propagation in the various geographical sections. 



ROCKY MOUNTAIN TERRITORY 



Activities at the Yellowstone Park, Wyo., station overlap the end of 

 the fiscal year and consequently seasonal reports are based upon parts 

 of two fiscal years. For the season of 1934 the egg collections totaled 

 over 30,000,000, somewhat less than during the previous year. The 

 reduction was due chiefly to high water which made it impossible to 

 maintain all of the traps throughout the season. There was a slight 

 decrease in the collection of grayling eggs. Of the total trout egg 

 collection, 65 percent were used to restock Park waters, in comparison 

 with the 60 percent which is the basis of the agreement with the Park 

 Service covering these operations. 



Conditions at the Jackson Hole, Wyo., substation serving the Teton 

 National Park were unsatisfactory. An undue amount of disease 

 was encountered and at the close of the fiscal year preparations were 

 being made to transfer the hatchery to a new site on Government 

 owned land under the jurisdiction of the United States Forest Service, 

 where a superior water supply will be available. Efforts are being 

 made to secure local egg-collecting facilities at one of the lakes in that 

 territory. An unusual feature here is the use of elk meat for fish 

 food. This meat is secured from animals which are culled out of the 

 herd due to age, weakened condition, etc. 



The Spearfish, S. Dak., station enjoyed a very successful year, 

 having distributed a large number of 3- and 4-inch fingerlings to private 

 applicants and to the United States Forest Service. Among the im- 

 provements the major item is the construction of a stone garage as a 

 W. P. A. project. The station was equipped with a new distribution 

 truck. At the close of the year arrangements were being made for 

 the construction of a new hatchery building, this, also, to constitute a 

 W. P. A. project. 



Operations at the Glacier Park hatchery were comparable to former 

 years but considerable difficulty was experienced in the water supply 

 system, which repeatedly was clogged with gravel. The necessity for 

 a new and improved hatchery for Glacier Park is realized, and an al- 

 ternative location is under consideration, but development will neces- 

 sarily await the securing of an appropriation for purchase of the site 

 and for the construction work. 



The Saratoga, Wyo., station made a very satisfactory showing, both 

 in the distribution of fingerlings and in the take of eggs from station 

 brood stock. Some work was performed in improving the station 

 ponds and grounds through C. C. C. detail. 



In Colorado the work of the substation at Creede is fast becoming 

 of importance equal to that of the older establishment at Leadville. 

 The latter station distributed over 3,800,000 trout and handled a much 

 larger number of eggs. Egg collections at Lake San Cristobal in the 

 Creede territory represented an increase, 2,500,000 brook trout eggs 

 and 750,000 rainbows having been secured. These eggs are of unusu- 

 ally high quality, 97 percent to 99 percent reaching the eyed stage. 



