REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. XCV 



salmon were observed hi the pools below the rack. Before tliey were 

 ready to spawn, however, many of them were killed and others injured 

 by explosives used by people in the vicinity, so that very few eggs were 

 secured. 



The spawning season commenced late in July and lasted until Sep- 

 tember 1, the total collections amounting to 745,200 eyed eggs. Of 

 these, 27, 000 were shipped to Portland, to the late Hon. H. D. McGuire, 

 where they were hatched at the Industrial Exposition, forming a very 

 interesting exhibit; 16,000 of the last eggs taken were sent to Clacka- 

 mas, and the balance were hatched, the fry resulting from them (650,355) 

 being liberated in the Salmon River during the fall mouths. After the 

 last of them had been disposed of, the station was closed until March 1, 

 when an attempt was made to collect steelhead eggs. A rack was 

 finished on March 14, but was destroyed by high water on April 11. 

 It was rebuilt, but too late to secure auj' eggs. 



The operations resulted in the collection of 22,000, only 3,500 of them 

 surviving to the eyed stage. These were transferred to Clackamas on 

 May 14. 



The State Fish Commission took charge of this station on June 15. 



Little White Salmon Station, \VAsirixaTON. 



This station was opened July 13, with S. W. Downing in charge, 

 assisted by J. W. Berrian and J. N. Wisner. As more eggs had been 

 taken the previous season than could be handled in the hatchery, work 

 was at once commenced on an additional hatchery, which was practi- 

 cally completed at the opening of the si)awniug season. This building 

 is a frame structure 100 feet long by 40 feet wide, and is equii)])ed with 

 80 troughs 1^ feet wide by 16 feet long. The mess and bunk houses 

 were also enlarged and an office building erected. The rack across the 

 river was completed on August 8, but no salmon were observed near it 

 until September 7, though they had been seen jumping in the lake at 

 the jnouth of the river some time before that. 



Fishing commenced September 11, and was carried on daily until 

 October 3, resulting in the collection of 7,170,000 eggs. The run of fish 

 was unusually light, and only about one-fourth as many eggs were 

 secuied as had been anticipated, though all the fish that entered the 

 river were captured, the seine being hauled night and day. 



In accordance with the usual custom, all females were killed before 

 being stripped. Of the eggs collected 4,926,000 were sent to Clacka- 

 mas station. From the balance 1,701,000 fry were hatched and liber- 

 ated in the Little White Salmon liiver, the plants being made between 

 Deconber 8 and 13. As soon as all of them had been disposed of, the 

 station was closed and left in charge of a laborer, who was employed 

 during the winter in completing the wagon road commenced the pre 

 vious year and in doing other necessary work around the hatchery. - 



This station is fully equipped for handling 25,000,000 to 30,000,000 

 eggs per season, and can be worked on a very economical basis. 



