48 REPORT OF COMISriSSIONEF OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



P. SaucrliolV, ;iii cxiktI carix-iihT, wlio liad had many y<'ars' experience 

 in the lish-cultuial Avork <>1" tlio Conimissioi!. On September 21, Mr. Pj. 

 M. Kobinson, Ibr a iiuinhcr of years i'oiiiiectcd wiMi llie (loinniissioii, 

 and who had l)een in (•liarj;e <d" lish-cnlfural work at several of its 

 stations, was jii)pointe<l snperinlendeid. 



An additional a])i)roi)riation oC*-<>,0(M) ]iavin.!;been nia<UwVn{;,nst 30, 

 1S!)0, lor tlic eonipletion and e(![iii]»nu'nt of the station, jdnns and speei- 

 fieatious were ]»rc])ared for a sn])erintendent"s dwcllin*;- and stable. 

 Alter due advertisement, contracts were raadein May, 181)1, at $5,887.1)3 

 for the dwelling, with Messrs. Baldwin & Chronister, and at $1,820 for 

 the stable and wagon house, wiMiMr. AV. W. (!able, both contractoi's 

 doing business in Leadville. The supervision of the work of construc- 

 tioii was placed in charge of Mr. George H. Tolbert, under the general 

 direction of Mr. IT. D. Dean, who was a])i)ointed su]»erintendent on 

 April 15, 1891, succeeding Mr. Kol)insoii, wlio luid resigned to take 

 charge of a private fish-cultural establishment. 



1889-90. 



The period of active fish-cultural operations extended from Novem- 

 ber, 1889, to June 30, 1890, the collection of eggs being 5r.8,000 of the 

 l)rook trout previously referred to, and 12,000 of the black-spotted trout. 

 In addition to these there were 25,000 brook trout eggs and 20,000 Loch 

 Leveu trout eggs forwarded from the Xorthville Station. 



The distribution of brook trout eggs included 50,000 to Fort Gaston 

 Station, California, and 25,000 to Northville Station, iAlichigan. The 

 remainder of the eggs Avere retained for hatching an<l rearing, with 

 the exception of 120,800 fry, which were given to Dr. John Law, in 

 exchange for the use of his stock fish. 



There were collected from Twin Lakes 1,014 black-spotted trout for 

 breeding purposes, and from liock Creek, 32; 100 of these were for- 

 Avarded to AVytheville Station. From Eock'^-reek there Avere collected 

 58 brook trout. 



1800-01. 



Tin; eggs ol)taine(l this year from the stock bi'ook trout of Dr. John 

 LaAv amounted to 180,000. They Avere of the later yield, and defective 

 in fertilization, as a result of the scarcity of milt. From these a ship- 

 ment of 5,000 Avas made to the "Wyoming Fish Commission, at Larami<'. 

 The eggs retained liatched at different times, and a higli mortality oc- 

 curred among the fry as a result of cannibalism. The number remaining 

 on hand May i, 1891, Avas but 11,000. 



In addition to the eggs taken by the station, 20,000 broolc tront eggs 

 Avere obtained from Caledonia, N. Y., January 'M, 1891. On May 1 the 

 fry from these amounted to 14,000. 



A consignment of 100,000 eggs of \'(»n I5ehr trout Avas presented by 

 the NcAV York Fish Conunission, the young therefrom being 08,000 ou 

 May 1. 



