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carried away dams and swept a great deal of heavy debris down the 

 river, which took out our racks and traps and rendered it impossible to 

 replace them. Our total take of Rainbow trout eggs was about 75,000, 

 35,000 of whicli, after being eyed, were shipped to the United States 

 Fisheries station at Leadville. Colo., in partial exchange for courtesies 

 that had been extended to us. These eggs were eyed at the small 

 station owned and controlled by J. P. Morrill of Verdi, who was one of 

 the assistants engaged in this work. About 30,000 fry were hatched at 

 this same point and liberated in the waters of the State of Nevada. 

 The work was again in charge of E. W. Hunt, assisted by Mr. Morrill 

 and Harry \\'arr. The failure to make a good collection was due solely 

 to the unusual conditions. Our men were conscientious and faithful 

 in their work and Avere disappointed at the season's operations. 



We still have another season in which to operate at this station. 

 We have no doubt, noAv that such an amicable understanding exists 

 between the authorities of Nevada and this State, that an extension of 

 time could be secured if circumstances should warrant it. We hope, 

 however, that our stock of breeders at Sisson will, by the end of another 

 year, furnisli an ample supply of young fish for the needs of our State. 

 It is the opinion of many fish culturists that new blood should be intro- 

 duced among the pond fish at intervals. For that purpose we can 

 easily secure, at any season, 100,000 eggs or more on the Klamath 

 River or one of its tributaries, the Little Shasta at Montague or Shovel 

 Creek at Beswick — points easily accessible from Sisson. 



TAHOE AND TALLAC HATCHERIES. 



These two stations continue to furnish an unfailing supply of Cut- 

 throat trout eggs. The mouth of Taylor Creek near Tallac continues to 

 be our principal spawn-taking station. From eggs collected at that 

 point we have filled both the Tahoe and Tallac hatcheries and have 

 sent the usual quota, about 200,000 each year, to the Wawona station. 

 The number taken beyond the capacity of these stations was divided 

 between the Sisson, Wawona, and Ukiah hatcheries (the latter being 

 operated by the California Northwestern Railway Company), and from 

 the latter have Ijeen taken steelhead fry in exchange, some of which 

 were placed in ponds at Sisson, where their development is being care- 

 fully noted. A shipment of 50,000 steelhead fry was sent to the Tahoe 

 region and divided between Fallen Leaf Lake and Granite Lake. For 

 a number of years A. V. La Motte has planted steelhead fry in Clear 

 Lake, Lake County, from the Ukiah hatchery. It was frequently 

 claimed that as they were never heard of, it was a waste of time and 

 money to continue planting them in that lake; besides, the lake had 

 a better fish in the landlocked salmon, which was attaining a weight of 



