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believe there still remains a small amount of work to he done at the 

 upper end or outlet, which, when completed, will leave a permanent 

 lishway and one as efficient and nearly perfect as could be constructed 

 around an obstruction of such height. 



In our Seventeenth Biennial Re})ort, wo referred to the Pit River 

 fishery, for wdiich the Legislature of 1901 had appropriated the sum of 

 $3,000. This appropriation not being available until January 1, 1902, 

 we were unable to take any steps, beyond a })reliminary survey, until 

 August of 1902, the water then being at its lowest stage, at wlii( h time 



PARTIAL VIEW OF PIT RIVER FALLS. SHOWIX(i FISH WAY. 



Height of falls, 42 feet; length of fishway, 320 feet; average width, lit feet; liighest leap for 

 salmon, 34 inches. Approximately 2,000 inches of water was flowing through fishway when 

 picture was talcen. 



the work could be most economically done. We have since carried out 

 faithfvilly the terms of that Act. The surveys were made by W. H. 

 Shebley, Superintendent of the Sisson hatchery. Bids were called for 

 and four or five were submitted. The lowest bidders were Messrs. 

 Keener and Brown, of Carbon, Shasta County, to whom the contract 

 was awarded. This work was completed and accepted on November 

 1, 1902, on which day Chief Deputy Vogelsang and Superintendent 

 Shebley turned the water of Pit River through the newly constructed 

 passageway for salmon. That the work was well done is evidenced by 

 the fact that within two weeks after the water was diverted into the 



