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CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 



tributary streams in the vicinity of Sis- 

 son, and the remainder will be transferred 

 to the large rearing ponds and lakes of 

 the Mount Shasta Hatchery. Those re- 

 tained in the lakes and rearing i>onds will 

 be fed during the spring and summer 

 months and liberated in the Sacramento 

 and Klamath rivers after the first rains in 

 the fall, when the condition of the streams 

 is most favorable for their journey to the 

 ocean. 



Additional facilities for the rearing of 

 quinnat salmon at Mount Shasta Hatch- 

 ery are being provided. The Commission 

 has leased from the Sisson Tavern Com- 

 pany the large artificial lake situated a 

 short distance south of Mount Shasta 

 Hatchery grounds, known as Sisson Lake. 

 With the acquisition of this large body of 

 water for a rearing pond for the quinnat 

 salmon, this important branch of the 

 Mount Shasta Hatchery oiJerations will 

 be greatly facilitated, as it doubles the 

 capacity of the salmon rearing ponds. 



FORT SEWARD HATCHERY. 

 A half million quinnat salmon eggs 

 were hatched at Fort Seward Hatchery 

 during the latter part of January. Pre- 



vious to the receipt of this shipment of 

 eggs. Fort Seward Hatchery had been 

 fitted up for fishcultural operations for 

 the season of 1917. The construction 

 work commenced during September of 

 last year, and the repairs to the hatching 

 equipment were completed during the fore 

 part of December. The salmon eggs are 

 all hatched out and the fish are in excel- 

 lent condition. As soon as the fish have 

 reached the free swimming stage, they 

 will be distributed in Mad and Eel rivers, 

 Humboldt County. 



As soon as steelhead trout eggs are 

 ready for shipment from the eyeing sta- 

 tions, an ample supply will be shipped 

 to Fort Seward Hatchery for stocking 

 the streams of Humboldt and Mendocino 

 counties. 



MOUNT SHASTA AUXILIARY 

 STATIONS. 



Owing to the extreme drought through- 

 out the state during December and Jan- 

 uary, the egg collecting operations were 

 delayed until late in February. On 

 Februai-y 1 a crew was sent to the 

 stations at Bogus and Camp creeks, on 

 the Klamath River. These two plants 



Fig. 30. Hatchery A 



and breeding ponds at Mt. Shasta Hatchery. 

 G. H. Lambson. 



Photograph by 



