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unprecedented aeeomplishment, the remarkably favorable waters of 

 Oak Creek upon wliiih this latest of trout hatcheries is situated, have 

 set new records for the growing of all kinds of fry. Its site was chosen 

 Avith the same realization of increasing future demands that has actu- 

 ated tlie Fish and Game Conmiission in nil its recent enterprises. With 

 not a minute's prematurity in its forethought, the Commission set about 

 building up the barren lakes of the Sierra as soon as the JMount Whitney 

 Hatchery began to operate. Consequently, sportsmen have found fish 

 teeming in many a lake that three years ago was barren. They have 

 enjoyed the keenest of the fly-caster's sensations in battling with the 

 wonderful golden trout in those liigh, crystal-clear lakes. To such an 

 extent did the needs of the situation impress Commissioner M. J. Con- 

 nell that he personally took charge of the distribution of the 600,000 

 odd golden trout reared in the JMount Whitney Hatchery from the 

 "take" of eggs at Cottonwood Lakes this year, limiting the planting 

 to specially selected and barren waters which henceforth are to be 

 golden trout lakes and streams, thus providing an infinitely plea.sing 

 variety to the summer Sierran camper. Large federal motor-trucks 

 1(11(1 ;i iiK st businesslike air to the distrihufiou of trout from the iMount 

 Whitney Hatchery, luit of conr c the actual planting is a laborious 

 pack-train proposition, tedious and expensive at best. 



Pig. 26. Mount Whitney Hatchery, showiner nf'wiy improved grounds. Photograph 



by J. L. Von Blon. 



