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Home on Yellow Bay, Flathead Lake 



Joining the station is ideal for the construction of rearing ponds and 

 as soon as the weather permits work will be commenced upon same. 

 There are a number of suitable streams and lakes in the immediate 

 vicinity of this station which can be easily stocked from this station. 

 The Blackfoot river is one of the admirable streams within a short 

 distance of this station. Several thousand eggs were shipped to this 

 station during the summer, they were hatched and the fry were doing 

 very well when, on account of the attendant's wife having been stricken 

 with an attack of appendicitis, it was necessary for him to leave the 

 work in the hands of an inexperienced man and there are no records to 

 show what was accomplished. It is known that a considerable portion 

 of the fry were planted, but the number and the waters stocked are not 

 known. On account of the crowded conditions at the Anaconda station 

 it was impossible for the Superintendent of Hatcheries to leave the 

 work at that station in order to oversee the work at the Salmon Lake 

 station. 



Recommendations: A general increase in the hatchery appropria- 

 tions, especially for the Anaconda station. Since the Anaconda station 

 produces the largest amount of fry and eggs, this station should have 

 a larger appropriation than it has had during the past two years. 



That all the fisheries work be turned over to the Superintendent 

 or Director of Hatcheries, he to report to the Commission from time 

 to time instead of having to wait on the will and pleasure of the Board 

 for its sanction before he can make needed purchases of material and 

 equipment for carrying on the work. That the appropriation for this 

 department be separate from all other departments and that they be 

 used for no other purpose except for propagation and general main- 

 tenance of the hatcheries and rearing ponds. That the Superintendent 

 or Director of Hatcheries be given authority to employ efficient men 

 for conducting the work, regardless of who they are or where they 



