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REPORT OF COMM™'SSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. Sik 
Seining for the fish of the late run was commenced November 6, 
1890. The continued iow waier of the river, however, permitted unin- 
terrupted fishing by cannery operators on the Sacramento River below, 
and only a small number escaped their nets to reach the station. The 
season of collecting terminated November 25, with the obtainmeut of 
64 ripe females, which produced 263,000 eggs. Of these eges, 100,000 
were forwarded December 31, via New York, to France. The remainder 
were hatched at the station and produced 140,000 fry, which, with the 
982,000 fry of the earlier hatching, were liberated in McOloud River 
and its tributary, the Pit River. The total loss of eges at the station 
was 205,000, or about 5 per cent. In releasing the 722,000 fry the seine 
skiff was used with much advantage, the cans being placed therein and 
the fry put out in small numbers at various shallows in the river 
occurring in a distance of about 5 miles. 
Fort Gaston STation, CaLirornia (Carts. W. E. Doucu ERTY, U. 8S. ARMY, AND 
FRANK H. Epmunps, U. S. ARMY, IN CHARGE). 
In view of the urgent and many requests received from citizens in 
the regions of the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific coast to stock their 
waters with suitable food-tishes, and the difficulties and cost attending 
shipments from the eastern stations of the Commission, the question of 
locating fish-cultural stations on the inilitary reservations of those 
regions was considered, and Lieut. Commander J. J. Brice, U. S. Navy, 
who was employed under detail from the Navy Department, was di- 
rected to make a reconnaissance, Upon his report and recommenda- 
tions the reservation at Fort Gaston, Humboldt ounty, Cal, was 
decided upon as offering the necessary requirements; and, in compli- 
ance with the request of this office, the Secretary of War, on October 
16, 1559, gave instructions permitting the use of a portion of the same 
by the Fish Commission. The organization of the station was intrusted 
to Mr. Brice, who arrived at the place the latter part of November with 
some of the equipment. The use of a building, 32 feet by 16 feet, into 
which an abundant supply of pure, cold water was led by gravity, 
was granted by the commandant of the post, Capt. W. KE. Dougherty, 
U.S. Army, who also undertook the general charge of the conduct of 
the station. Mr. W. H. Morgan, who was Serving as fish-eulturist at 
one of the eastern stations of the Commission, was assigned as foreman. 
Capt. Dougherty remained in charge of the work tili October I, 1890, 
when he was succeeded by Capt. F. H. Edmunds, U. 8S. Army, who had 
been placed in command of the post. 
