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and Mr. H. D. Dean, formerly with the United States Govern- 

 ment hatchery, at Bozeman, employed. There were many 

 applicants for the place, but none with the same knowledge 

 of the details of the work to be done, nor having as much 

 experience in the actual work of the hatchery. Mr. Dean has 

 proved himself to be all that could be hoped for as an able 

 superintendent. He has conducted the affairs of the hatchery 

 carefully and conservatively, and has devoted all of his atten- 

 tion to the perfecting of plans for, and the completion of the 

 hatchery in Flathead County, and cared for the work at Ana- 

 conda hatchery. His present compensation is eighteen hun- 

 dred dollars a year. This should by all means be increased to 

 twenty-'five hundred dollars ($2500.00) a year, not only because 

 of additional work which will devolve upon him in the 

 future because of the Flathead hatchery but also because of 

 the careful and able manner in which the work is carried on 

 under his supervision. 



Many needed improvements have been made at the Ana- 

 conda hatchery, during the past two years, and now with a 

 pond where Eastern brook trout are kept. — largely for spawn- 

 ing purposes, — the hatchery is in good working condition and 

 producing fry at about the limit of its capacity. Subjoined 

 hereto and made a part hereof will be found an itemized list 

 furnished by Mr. Dean, showing the number of fry produced 

 of the different varieties, the date when and the place to which 

 sent, and the streams, or lakes, in which planted. 



Only an approximation as to numbers can be attempted, 

 but the calculation is made in the manner approved by the 

 Department of Fisheries of the United States Government, 

 and is as nearly correct as possible. 



At the time when the Anaconda hatchery commenced the 

 task of distributing fry, the Butte Anaconda & Pacific Rail- 

 way Company, gave a car to the State for this purpose. This 

 car has been in constant use and has answered the purpose 

 very well, although lacking in conveniences and some essen- 

 tials. When fry are taken from the hatchery for transporta- 

 tation, one or two men are kept constantly at work aerating 

 the water in the cans which contain the fry, and when the 

 distance to be traversed is long, and the time consumed more 

 than one day. it is necessary that the men in charge should 

 work in relavs. I^'or this reason the car should be fitted with 



