18 REPORT OF STATE BOARD OF FISH COMMISSIONERS. 



We next undertook the construction of a superintendent's dwelling, 

 paying special attention to the conditions that are to be met in a moun- 

 tainous district where the snowfall ranges from four to ten feet. A two- 

 story eight-room cottage was planned and carried to a successful finish 

 by our Chief Deputy, Charles A. Vogelsang. It was decided to cover 

 the outside of this building with shingles, for two important reasons. 

 The first was that it would render the house, which was ship-lapped on 

 the inside and outside of the studding, as snug and comfortable as any 

 hard-finished interior. The other was that the shingles would require 

 no paint. This is a great saving of expense, for it is well known that 

 to preserve the exterior of any house in good condition, especially in 

 high altitudes, where the climate is subject to extreme changes, it 

 would need repainting every two years. We used red cedar shingles. 

 These were given two coats of oil — one of raw and the other of boiled 

 linseed oil. The roof was given two coats of Cabot's shingle 'stain — 

 moss green in color and a noted wood preservative. On all the window 

 casings and other outside finished work an oil stain was used, conse- 

 quently this building has no paint whatever and none will ever be 

 required. We expect the house to present the same handsome appear- 

 ance ten years hence that it does to-day. 



The house rests on a stone foundation. The material used is a hand- 

 some mottled gray lava rock, which was found nearby. The same 

 material was used in the construction of the chimney and fireplace in 

 the living room. While the foundation work was going on, a commo- 

 dious cellar was dug, and this was cement lined. The necessary drains 

 and sewers were also provided for, and connections were made to them 

 as the plumbing progressed during the construction of the house. Care- 

 ful attention was paid to these details, both as to materials used and as 

 to workmanship. 



On the first floor, besides the entrance hall, there are four rooms — a 

 living room, kitchen, dining room, and library. In the large living room 

 an artistic fireplace was built of rough lava stone. This work was done 

 by Mr. Sawyer, of Sisson, a noted chimney and fireplace builder. It 

 has been a success from the start. The entire first floor is finished in 

 attractive, plain and figured burlap. The second floor contains four bed 

 chambers, with spacious closets and a handsome and complete bath- 

 room, fully equipped. Above the bathroom, under the roof, was installed 

 a hundred-gallon water tank, which is kept constantly supplied by a 

 No. 5 Rumsey hydraulic ram. The dwelling was also equipped through- 

 out with electric light wires and fixtures, in view of the fact that we 

 hope to utilize our own water-power to operate a dynamo, which will 

 furnish light to the superintendent's dwelling and all other buildings 

 on the premises, principally the main hatchery building, where, during 

 the winter months, candles or oil lamps are burned for three or four 



