12 REPORT OF STATE BOARD OF FISH COMMISSIONERS. 



itself is a one-story, peaked roof, 40 feet in length by 22 feet in w,idth, 

 and can accommodate 24 r2-foot troughs, with a capacity of hatching 

 1,000,000 eggs. At the present time, however, the Commissioners have 

 in operation only 12 troughs, but expect to put in the other 12 shortly. 

 The water used in the building is taken from a reservoir some 300 feet 

 distant from the building. The dam is about 4 feet high, and is made 

 of concrete. Ever since its construction, and up to the present time, 

 the hatchery has been in constant operation, as will be seen by tables 

 attached hereto. 



We have proven conclusively the usefulness and perfect success of 

 this hatchery. About the time of its completion the Commission 

 appointed Mr. Eugene W. Hunt Superintendent of it, and he immedi- 

 ately took charge, and has been in charge ever since. The result of his 

 work is fully set forth in reports and tables hereto attached. 



Having failed to procure any trout spawn in the spring of 1891 for 

 the above reasons, the Commission set to work to see what could be done 

 in the matter of obtaining the spawn of the Eastern Brook trout. Appli- 

 cation was made to the United States Fish Commissioner, but he was 

 unable to supply us with any. We then placed ourselves in communi- 

 cation with Hon. George T. Mills, Fish Commissioner for the State of 

 Nevada, asking permission to cooperate with him in procuring spawn 

 of the Eastern Brook trout from Marlette Lake, State of Nevada. These 

 negotiations culminated in an arrangement being made between Mr. Mills 

 and this Commission by which each Commission gave the services of 

 one of its deputies, the two Commissions dividing all of the expenses 

 incident to the taking and eyeing of the spawn. By this arrangement, 

 as will be seen by tables and reports hereto attached, we were enabled 

 to distribute 317,000 fry. This arrangement with Mr. Mills was a very 

 generous one on his part, and it is due to him that we should express in 

 this report our appreciation of it. Immediately upon the completion of 

 the distribution of the Eastern Brook trout so obtained, the taking and 

 eyeing of Rainbow trout spawn from the Klamath River was commenced. 

 The bulk of the spawn taken was sent to the Bear Valley Hatchery, and. 

 as will be seen by tables hereto attached, resulted in the distribution of 

 331,000 Rainbow trout. That work has just been completed. At the 

 present time we have made no definite arrangements with Mr. Mills to 

 secure Eastern Brook trout eggs this fall, but we feel confident that some 

 efficient phm will be made.' 



The Commission has not used the hatchery at Lake Tahoe for general 

 work, that is, the hatching of spawn for general distribution, as we have 

 concluded in was impracticable, principally for the reason of its long 

 distance from any means of transportation by rail, and for the further 

 reason that it cannot be made available in the winter on account of the 

 snow and ice. It was this fact which prompted the Commission to con- 

 struct the new hatchery at Bear Valley. As before suggested, and as is 

 apparent from the tables and the reports attached, the Bear Valley 

 Hatchery being located within so short a distance of railroad, and being 

 near the central point for general distribution, is thoroughly practicable. 

 It is not the present intention of the Conmiission to abandon the 

 hatchery at Lake Tahoe; but we do not think it can be made use of, (Con- 

 sidering the small amount of the appropriation, for any purpose, other 

 than the taking and hatching of spawn for Lake Tahoe and vicinity. 

 We beg to call your attention to the tables hereto attached showing the 



