REPORT OF COMT>'^SSTONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. f)l 



Seining- for the fisli of tlie late run Avas commenced I^ovember 6, 

 1890. The continued low wai er of the river, however, permitted unin- 

 terrupted lishing by cannery operators on the Sacramento Iviver below, 

 and only a small number escaped their nets to rea(;h the station. The 

 season of collecting terminated November 25, with the obtainment of 

 6i ripe females, which produced 263,000 eggs. Of these eggs, 100,000 

 were forwarded ])ecember 31, via New York, to France. The remainder 

 were hatched at the stati<m and produced 140,000 fry, which, with the 

 582,000 fry of the earlier hatching-, were liberated in McCloud Kiver 

 and its tributary, the Pit liiver. The total loss of eggs at the station 

 was 205,000, or about 5 ]»cr cent. In releasing- the 722,000 fry the seine 

 skiff was used with much advantage, the cans being- placed therein and 

 the fry put out in small luuubers at various shallows in the river 

 occurring- in a distance of about 5 miles. 



Fort Gaston Station, California (CAm>;. W, E. Dougiieutv, U. S. Army, and 

 Frank H. Edmunds, U. S. Army, in chargk). 



In view of the urgent and many requests rex-cived fnmi citizens in 

 the regions of the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific coast to stock their 

 waters Avith suitable food-hshes, and the difficulties and cost attending- 

 shipments from the eastern stations of the Commission, the question of 

 locating fish-cultural stations on the military reservations of those 

 regions was considered, and Lieut. Commander J. J. Price, U. S. Navy, 

 who was employed under detail from the Navy Department, Avas di- 

 rected to make a reconnaissain-e. I'jton his report and recommenda- 

 tions the reservation at Fort Gaston, Humboldt County, Cal., was 

 decided upon as (►fif'ering the necessary requirements; and, in compli- 

 ance with the request of this office, the Secretary of War, on October 

 1(), 1889, gave instructions permitting- the use of a i»ortion of the same 

 by the Fish Commission. The organization of the station was intrusted 

 to Mr. Price, who arrived at the place the latter part of November with 

 some of the equi]»mcnt. The use of a building, 32 feet by 10 feet, into 

 which an abundant supply i>\' pure, cold water Avas led by graAn'ty, 

 was granted by the commandant of the post, Capt. W. K. Dougherty, 

 U. S. Army, Avho also undertook the general cliarge of the conduct of 

 the station. Mr. \V. H. Morgan, Avho Avas serving- as fish-cultnrist at 

 one of the eastern stations of the Commission, was assigned as foreman. 

 Capt. Dougherty remained in charge of the Avork till October 1, 1890, 

 Avhen he Avas succeeded by (Japt. F. II. Edmunds, U. 8. Army, who had 

 been i)laced in command of the post- 



