REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. XXXIX 



acquire the property on which the station was at present located, belong- 

 ing to Mr. F. E. Love, but additional land and water rights on the 

 lower part of the creek belonging to Mr. J. A. Long. The following day 

 an option was secured from Mr. Love at Keddiug, Cal., on 5 acres of 

 land divided into two lots, one of 43 acres, on which the hatcheries are 

 located, and the balance near the main rack, with all water rights and 

 privileges, including rightof way through his land to the fishing-grounds, 

 for the sum of $300. Arrangements were also entered into with Mr. 

 Long for the purchase of the same amount of land at $50 -per acre. 



Upon the completion of this duty Baird station, 16 miles from Bed- 

 ding, was visited and found to be in good condition, with the exception 

 of the hatchery, which had been cheaply constructed many years ago. 

 Recommendations were submitted, which met the approval of the Com- 

 missioner, for rebuilding the hatchery during the latter part of the 

 year. The stations on the Clackamas and Little White Salmon rivers 

 were also inspected and found to be in fair condition. The former sta- 

 tion, so far as the collection of eggs is concerned, is of little value; but 

 on account of its location on the Clackamas River, which is regarded 

 as the most important si^awning-ground of the quinnat salmon in the 

 Columbia River basin, it is utilized for hatching a part of the eggs 

 collected at auxiliary stations on the Salmon and Little White Salmon. 

 The plant on the Little White Salmon had been much improved and 

 the construction of the additional hatchery which had been authorized 

 was in progress; when completed it will be practicable to care for 

 between 25,000,000 and 30,000,000 eggs at this point. 



An effort was also made to confer with Hon. E. 0. Little, the State 

 fish commissioner for Washington, for the purpose of deciding upon the 

 location of a hatchery in the State of Washington, but owing to his 

 absence the negotiations were placed in the hands of Mr. Waldo F. 

 Hubbard, who afterwards visited, in company with Mr. Little, the State 

 hatchery on Baker Lake and arranged for the transfer of the same to 

 the United States for the sum of $6,100. 



In September the station at Erwin, Tenn., was inspected, and the 

 sui^erintendent was authorized to construct additional ponds for the 

 rearing of trout. During December the stations at Woods Hole and 

 Gloucester, Mass., and Nashua, IST. H., were visited by Mr. Ravenel for 

 the purpose of conferring with the superintendents relative to work 

 then in progress. At the Massachusetts stations the outlook for cod 

 work was excellent, as both of the field stations, under Capt. E. E. 

 Hahn, were taking large numbers of eggs. 



The new station at I^ashua, N^. H., was fonud to be in fairly satisfac- 

 tory condition but incomi)lete, owing to insufficient funds. The work 

 of construction was discontinued and the station placed in charge of a 

 watchman until the close of the fiscal year. 



During the latter part of June the station at Bulloch ville, Ga., was 

 inspected and several days spent with the superintendent, Mr. W. H. 

 Benton, in looking over the work accomplished and making estimates 



