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of 1920, we procured over 2,()00,000 o<;(,'s from tliis station, despite 

 tbe extreme (lrou(?lit and uii favorable weather conditions, whicli 

 ()l)taiiic'd Ihiouj^luMil the state. The success of our operations at this 

 statiuii tliis season was due to the installation of the lU'W equipment. 

 The eytrs were shipped to Fall Ci-eek llatcher>- aiul to Mount Shasta 

 Jlateliery. where they wei"e "eyed"" and reaied I'oi' dist I'ihiit ion thi-(Mmli- 

 out dilt'erent sections of the state. 



HORNBROOK STATION. 



TTonihi'ouk Station, which is lo;;ited on Cottonwood Creek, near the 

 town of llornbrcok, Siskixoii ("minty. prodnced Tiri.OOU rainbow trout 

 egj^s in the spi'ini;' of l!)lli and this nuiiiher i-oidd have been materially 

 increased had tlie racks been i)la;cd in the sti'eani lower down and had 

 we been better e(|uipped for eji'u' collectini;' oi)erations. 



A cai'd'ol iii\-esl illation of Cottonwood Creek with I'eferenee to 

 the collecting of rainbow trout eggs was made during the spring and 

 early summer of 191!). A lease for a new site was obtained from Mr. 

 .Marshall Horn and a permanent system of racks was installed therein 

 to ti-ap the spawning tj-out as they ascend the stream. A new and larger 

 holding tank for the fish was also installed and with the new equip- 

 ment it was possible to obtain 1,600,000 trout eggs in the spring of 

 1920. These eggs were shipped, as soon as taken, to the IMount Shasta 

 llatehery. 



MOUNT WHITNEY HATCHERY. 



The IMount Whitney Ilatchei-y. which is located near the town of 

 Independence, Inyo County, and which was completed in the spring of 

 liMT. lias been operated each season to better advantage. This hatchery 

 has the most extensive and complete ecpiipment of any of our station.- 

 and the results obtained, especially during the past two years, have 

 demonstrated the success of the hatchery. The trout fry produced at 

 this hatchery are larger and more vigorous than those of any other 

 hatchery. This condition is due to the wonderful supply of pure, cold 

 water with which the hatchery is supplied from Oak Creek, and to the 

 fact that the fishcidtural equipment is superior to that of any other 

 station. While it is true that the station is located at a considerable 

 distance fi-om some of the Southern California and San Joaquin Valley 

 sections, Avhich receive their supply of trout therefrom, the transporta- 

 tion facilities are very good, the fi-aiiis being run on schedules which 

 permit of the fish being delivered to the applicants within but a very 

 short time of their leaving the hatchery. Consequently, the fry are in 

 the very best possible condition when planted in the streams. While 

 it may appear, to one not familiar with the existing conditions, that 

 the distribution of the fish from IMount Whitney Hatchery is more 



