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Montana's Executive. 



Trout Streams. 



In the spring of 1913 three million eggs were received from the 

 U. S. Bureau and the resulting fry planted in the lake. Also in 1914. 

 two millions of eggs were received from the same source, and over 

 one million of these were liberated in Flathead. Plants were also 

 made in Little Bitter Root Lake, Whitefish and Lake McDonald, alsr- 

 Georgetown Lake, in the effort to discover if any of these lakes were 

 adapted to the whitefish. It is hoped that these large plants will re- 

 sult in establishing the fish in Flathead Lake. There are apparently 

 large numbers of these fish in the St. Mary's Lakes, due no doubt, to 

 their being able to ascend the Saskatchewan. As these fish do well 

 in those lakes, there is seemingly no reason why they should not do 

 well in Flathead. 



Whitefish ( Williamson) 



The native whitefish is or has been quite abundant in Montana 

 waters, and is a fine food fish, but it has not been propagated nor 

 protected to any extent, so that the numbers are fast decreasing. 



By the undrestricted fishing in some places, thousands are taken 

 out each year, notably at Big Fork, where the present season, below 



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