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it was not possible to put in new eciuipnient. Five hundred and fifty 

 thousand trout fry were reared at the station during the two years, and 

 were distributed in the streams of the Yosemite Valley and the region 

 near the Wawona Hatcliery. 



All of the equipment removed from the Yosemite Experimental 

 Station was taken to the AVawona Hatchery, where it was substituted 

 for the old equipment, which had been in use for many years. With the 

 new eciuipment from Yosemite Station, Wawona is much better equipped 

 for taking care of the fishery requirements of that section. AVheu 

 it is possible to do so, it is planned to enlarge and properly equip this 

 hatchery so that a larger number of fry can be reared for that section. 



On account of the limited number of trout eggs taken this season, it 

 was possible to ship only 300,000 rainbow trout eggs to Wawona Hatch- 

 ery ])ut this number are being held in the hatchery longer than usual 

 and reared to a much larger size. This has been made possible by the 

 better equipment. 



KAWEAH HATCHERY. 



Early in the spring of 1919, it was decided by the Commission, that 

 to adequately stock the streams of Fresno, Tulare and a portion of 

 Kern County, a hatchery should be located in the most favorable 

 situation in that district. Accordingly, the proper investigations were 

 made and the site located on the Kaweali River, near the town of 

 Hammond, in Tulare County chosen as the most favorable for the 

 purpose. 



The site is located on the property of the Mount Whitney Light and 

 Power Company, on the main highway to the General Grant and 

 Sequoia National Parks, and has a water supply which is most excellent 

 for hatchery purposes. It is the central distributing point for stocking 

 the streams in that entire section. The location being all that could 

 be asked for, an experimental station was established to determine the 

 suitability of the water supply for fisheultural purposes. Three hun- 

 dred thousand rainbow, 50,000 black-spotted and 100,000 steelhead trout 

 eggs were shipped to the station during the latter part of 'Slay. The 

 resulting fry were reared to an advanced stage and were given a wide 

 distribution in the streams of the Sequoia and General Grant National 

 Parks, and the entire Kaweah River system during the months of 

 August and September. The fry were strong and vigorous and at the 

 time they were planted, had attained an unusual size. It was demon- 

 strated by the season 's operations that the site selected is entirely satis- 

 factory for the establishment of a permanent hatchery. 



Negotiations were entered into with the Mount Whitney Light and 

 Power Company, the owners of the site, for a lease extending over a 



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