1(5 REPOKT OF COMMISJSIONEK OF FISH AND FiyilEKlKS. 



This was dour, and tlic site bcciiiiic vested in the United States by 

 deed of Thoiiiii.s Partridj^e, dated September 4, 1880. 



Aefcive operations in eonstruetiou were immediately eommenecd. 

 During' the year endin,-;- -Fiine 30, 18!M), the prineipal items were, a oue- 

 story biiildini;' 2-1 feet by 50 I'eet for the rearin.ijf of live food (maggots) 

 for the young; lishj for use iii eouneetion therewith, an iee-housell feet 

 by 1. '5 feet; a storage-house 12 feet by 20 feet; a eellar 20 feet by 20 

 feet for the wintering of the live food; two small buildings 15 feet by 

 • Jl feet, aiul 15 fe«'t by 20 feet, oue for use as a mess-house for the em- 

 ployes of the station and the other as an oltiee and (juarters for the 

 station's foreman; a shed 20 feet by 50 fec^t, witli (^idlar, and fitted with 

 hogshead taidcs for the wintering of lish; a timber (him at Craig Pond, 

 with penstoek runuiug 00 feet into the pond, permittiug the water to 

 be drawn from the pond at a depth of 4 feet below the surfaee; a stone 

 dam aeross the brook, above the hatchery, to whieh the water was led 

 by an 8-iuch ai^ueduet about 425 feet long; a stand of 100 outdoor 

 rearing troughs; a stone foundation for superintendent's dwelling ; a 

 number of ponds, grading, etc. 



During the year ending June 30, 1891, plans and specifications were 

 l)repared for the superstructure of the superintendent's dwelling and 

 oflice and a stable, and a call for proposals for the construction of the 

 same was duly advertised on September 10, 1890, but no response 

 thereto was received at the date fixed for their opening, October 15. 

 Owing to the lateness of the season readvertisement was deferred till 

 January 13, 1891. In answer to this three bids were received. The 

 lowest bid was that of Carlton McGowu, of l^Usworth, Me., at <t3,970 

 for the dwelling and $995 for the stable. In view of the limited funds 

 for this work the building of the stable was deferred and contract was 

 made, under date of March 5, 1891, for the dwelling only. The plans 

 called for a neat two-story cottage of ten rooms, with woodshed, etc., 

 in the rear. Work on the same was promptly begun. The fannhouse 

 on the property when purchased has received some repairs and is avail- 

 able for <puirters for the employes. The series of rearing x)onds on the 

 sh)i)e of the south bank of the brook, commenced in the fall of 1890, was 

 completed. They are abcnit 15 feet by 50 feet in size and nineteen in 

 number, and receive their water supply from the brook through a pii)e 

 conduit. A road from the station to the town road was constructed 

 and other improvcMuents tending to the development of the station were 

 made. 



An additional appropriation of •i?14,0(K> was made for these si>ecial 

 constructions at Craig Brook and Green Lake by the act approved Au- 

 gust 30, 1890. 



The active (ish-cultuial work of the station during the period covered 

 by this report follow s. 



