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that the employees may be protected from the inclemencies of the 

 weather. If the experiments of the coming seasons prove successful, 

 then a permanent station should be erected and the work carried on 

 extensively. A report of the eggs hatched and released follows : 



Total numbei* of eggs received from U. S. Commission, Baird, Battle Creek 



and Mill Creek 1,768,000 



October 9 — First experiment, eggs placed in experimental trough, 



Carmichael land ; water being unfit. Loss 50,000 



October 21 — -Second experiment. Ohji well, 10,000 eyed eggs, 

 11,000 green eggs. Both lots hatched in good condition, mak- 

 ing fine growth after feeding 21,000 



January 6 — Third experiment. Levee well, water unfit. Poor 



results 200,000 



January 10 — Fourth experiment. Used river water by pump. 



No results 50,000 



January 26 — Reshipped to Sisson 4.50,000 



January 26 — Loss in hatching and rearing balance of eggs with 



water taken from Ohji well 97,000 



January 26 — Fry liberated in Sacramento River 900,000 



1,768,000 



MILL CREEK, 



This station is the property of the Federal Bureau, but it was oper- 

 ated this year by the California Commission. Heretofore, the salmon 

 eggs have been hatched largely at Sisson, and as the prospects were 

 unusually promising for the season passed, it was feared the capacity 

 of the Sisson Hatchery would be overtaxed. Accordingly, arrangements 

 were made with the Federal Bureau whereby the State operated the Mill 

 Creek Station. This station has many fine features, and is ideally 

 situated for the hatching of salmon fry. Below the mill there is a mill- 

 race 25 x 30 and containing from 3,000 to 5,000 miners ' inches of water. 

 It is covered with medium-sized boulders and gravel, and here were 

 distributed the surplus embryos and later the fry. It has proved to be 

 a remarkably fine nursery. 



Geo. L. Hopper has been in charge of the work at this station, and he 



has submitted the following report of the season 's work : 



Eggs turned over to the State 9,364,550 



Loss 40,660 



9,323,890 

 Eggs shipped to Sacramento 607,000 



Fry hatched at Mill Creek Station 8,716,890 



Fry lost 53,660 



Fry planted at Mill Creek S.663,230 



In addition, there were 11,000 green eggs delivered to Mr. Hunt before 

 the State assumed charge of the operations here. There were also 

 150,000 eggs sent to Sacramento from Baird. 



