20 BIENNIAL REPORT OF 



During the past year considerable work has been done in 

 improving the plant at Anaconda. The residence has been 

 entirely remodeled, making it much more convenient and com- 

 fortable. The hatchery building was made fifteen feet longer, 

 making room for an office and small shop. Also small room 

 was added for use as liver room, in preparing fish food. 



A cement wall was constructed across the large pond, so 

 that fish could be divided when necessary. The old cement 

 pond was also divided by cement walls, making ten small 

 nursery ponds. A shed was built on rear of ice house for 

 storage purposes and a small building constructed, 22x24, to be 

 used for garage or stable. 



DISTRIBUTION OF FISH. 



The output of fish for the year was very gratifying, the 

 number of cans of trout distributed being in advance of the 

 previous years. An effort w^as made to send out the fish by 

 as near actual count as possible, the number being arrived at 

 by the displacement method, which is approximately correct. 



The fish were distributed as follows : 



Grayling ,. . . . 600,000 



Rainbow trout 16,350 



Brook trout 1,299,200 



Black-spotted trout (natives) 2,424,500 



Of the black-spotted trout, 185,000 remain on hand at this 

 writing, in addition to the number above. 



FLATHEAD HATCHERY. 



The site first chosen for this hatchery was found imprac- 

 ticable by reason of the danger of overflow, so it was aban- 

 doned and a new site selected on the shore of Flathead Lake 

 about two miles from Somers by road. The hatchery building 

 is placed just above high water mark. It is of frame, 38x84. 

 and will be equipped with forty cement hatching troughs with 

 a capacity for hatching at least three million trout. There 

 will also be a whitefish battery with a hatching capacity of 

 eight or ten millions. 



The water sup])ly is pijied down through about 3,000 feel 

 of wood pipe, six inch for nearly all the distance, and comes 

 into the hatchery under 228' head, giving power for cutting 

 fish food, electric lighting plant, etc. 



The residence is 32x42, bungalow style, and is very complete 



