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REPORT OP THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



Extensive inipruveuieiits iii the gfoiuuls at the Blount Whitney Hatch- 

 ery liave matle it such a sliow-nhiee that many visit it every week, mak- 

 ing the short drive from the main Eastern Sierra Highway, and feel 

 well I'cpaid for the trip. Thanks to the eooperation of Park Superin- 

 tendent John ]\IaeLaren of San Pranidsco, a {)artieularly harmonious 

 bit of landscaping has been consummated. The general effect is a 

 natural park, the typical trees and plants of the region having been 

 used. As one approac lies through the great rough-stone gate, the view 

 is entirely conunensurate witli the nobility and dignity of California, 



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27. Fish i-ond and gardens ;it llu- Mount Wiiilmx llalilui.v. 



J. L,. Von Blon. 



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and in perfect keeping with the enduring character of the primeval 

 Sierrau surrcundings. To have neglected this "finishing touch" upon 

 a work so eminently successful in all its practical features would 

 have been to stop short of attaining an aci;essible ideal. The sportsmen 

 of southern California can well take a lasting pride in this, their most 

 substantial and most tangible accomplishment. 



A most encouraging measure of cooperation in all lines of conserva- 

 tion woi-k has not failed to extend it ^ iuHuence to the actual physical 

 work of planting the fish reared in the southern hatcheries, particularly 

 over the past biennial period. Without such public interest and assist- 

 ance, it would be impossible to distribute the output of the hatcheries 



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