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ing become badly dilapidated and beyond repair. The new build- 

 ing is a frame structure 32 by 72 feet on a concrete foundation, and 

 contains besides the hatching room, equipped with cement troughs, 

 an office and workrooms. The water-supply and drainage systems 

 have also been improved and extended, and to a considerable degree 

 built in concrete. At Duluth, Minn., a dwelling for the superin- 

 tendent has been erected which is in harmony with the surrounding 

 private structures of the city and adds to the efficiency and appearance 

 of the reservation. It is a two-story frame structure 32 by 36 feet, 

 containing 7 rooms and basement, with the necessary office facilities. 

 At Greenlake, Me., the new road has been completed, facilitating 

 the distribution of fish and eggs, shortening materially the distance 

 over which it is necessary to haul supplies, and doing away in great 

 part with unreliable boat transportation. At Neosho, Mo., the new 

 pipe line providing an extra supply of water has been completed and 

 connected with the hatchery and ponds in approved manner, and the 

 woodwork about the ponds has been replaced by concrete. It is be- 

 lieved there will be no further trouble with the water supply at this 

 point for many years to come. 



At Leadville, Afognak, Yes Bay, and the Pribilof Islands no 

 expenditures of importance have been made for account of special 

 appropriations. 



The plans and specifications for the constructions described have 

 been prepared in the office of the Bureau's architect and engineer 

 and the work planned and supervised by him. In addition, various 

 surveys have been made and plotted, and maps and charts of a special 

 nature prepared. 



For fish-cultural work on Lake Erie, in connection with the Put- 

 in-Bay station and to take the place of a boat obsolete and worn out, 

 there was built a steel steamboat of the lake tug type 85 feet long, 

 16 feet beam, and 8 feet 6 inches in depth. The vessel is equipped 

 for the special requirements, has machinery and appliances of ap- 

 proved design, and it is expected will be a valuable addition to the 

 facilities of the Bureau. 



ACCLIMATIZATION AND RESULTS OF FISH CULTURE. 



After nearly forty years of endeavor to establish the chinook 

 salmon of the Pacific coast in waters of the United States where it is 

 not indigenous, conclusive evidence of success in one instance has come 

 to hand. Within the past year it has been ascertained that the species 

 lias become established in Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire, where 

 numerous specimens from 3 to 5 pounds in weight have been taken 

 by anglers. This is undoubtedly the result of a plant made in 1904 

 by the New Hampshire fish commission, the eggs having been ^up- 

 plied from the Bureau's hatchery at Baird, Cal. Encouraged by the 



