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On June 30, 1891, in addition to the fish already mentioned, there 
_ were on hand the following: 149 brook trout, 1,000 black-spotted trout, 
and 5 rainbow trout, all breeders; of yearlin gs, 19,000 brook trout, 700 
black-spotted trout, and 500 Loch Leven trout. Of the black-spotted 
trout there were also 800 fry and 50,000 eggs, 
The distribution of fish took place between September 16 and Novem. 
ber 21, 1890, when. 20,000 yearling trout were furnished to Nebraska, 
16,000 to South Dakota, and 23,000 to Colorado waters. 
The construction of the new hatchery was sufficiently advanced by 
January, 1891, to permit the introduction of the water supply, and 
about the middle of February the eggs were transferred thereto from 
the temporary hatchery. 
The temperature of the water Supply in December and January was 
44° F. without variation, and in April 43° without change. During 
eleven days in January, 1891, the air was below zero. 
BAtRD STATION, CALIFORNIA (GEORGE B. WILLIAMS, JR., SUPERINTENDENT). 
; 1889-90. 
The act approved March 2, 1889, appropriated the sum of $4,000 
“for the construction of a quarters building at the U. S. Fish Com. 
mission Station, Baird, California, and its equipments.” Plans and 
specifications were prepared for a 14-story building 30 by 40 feet, with 
two 12-foot additions. Owing to the isolation of the station it was 
found impossible to contract for the construction of the building, and 
it became necessary to do the work by the purchase of materials and 
the employment of such men as could be secured in the vicinity. The 
cost of the building, including the compensation of the employés, was 
$3,882.58, and for its equipment and incidental expenses, $117.42, 
- The construction of this building was begun October, 1889, and was 
completed late in April, the slow progress being caused by continued 
rains, which prevented the prompt delivery of materials. The building 
is substantial and comfortable. 
On July 1, 1889, preparations were begun for the capture of the 
adult quinnat salmon, The high water in the preceding March having 
destroyed the piers, stringers, and racks of the dam in the McCloud 
River, built for obstructing the ascent of the Salmon, the erection of a 
practically new structure was made necessary. Two new spawning 
Sheds and salmon corrals were built, new seining apparatus provided, 
the seine-haul cleaned, the roads repaired, the buildings overhauled and 
painted, and a rotary pump geared to a water wheel, so that a supply 
of 7,000 gallons of water per hour was obtained. 
By driving the salmon upward from the shallows situated below the 
dam, and the constant use of the seine in conjunction therewith, a suf- 
ficient number of fish was secured in the first run, August 27 to Septem- 
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