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deliberation it was decided that some radical changes in the method of 

 stocking the Klamath River must be undertaken. The matter was 

 taken up with the Bureau of Fisheries and it very kindly agreed to 

 turn the station over to the commission, donating also the use of most 

 of the equipment, buildings, etc. 



Construction of the racks, as a part of the Fall Creek Hatchery 

 system, by the California-Oregon Power Company, was begun during 

 the fall of 1918 and was finished in time to secure a small number of 

 salmon eggs. Under the commission 's plan of operation it was decided 

 to take the eggs at Klamathon station and ship them to the new Fall 

 Creek Hatchery, which was under construction at the same time, where 

 they would be hatched, reared and planted in the Klamath River and 

 tributaries. Nearly a million Chinook salmon eggs were secured dur- 

 ing the fall of 1918, the first year of operation. During the fall of 

 1919 this station was prepared to operate at full capacity. Nearly 

 5,000,000 eggs were taken, despite the extreme drought, which materi- 

 ally affected the run of salmon in the Klamath River. The take of 

 eggs has increased each year until, during the fall of 1921, a total of 

 19,000,000 eggs were procured. These eggs were all eyed at Mount 

 Shasta and Fall Creek hatcheries, and the resulting fry were given 

 the usual distribution. 



KAWEAH HATCHERY. 



Early in the spring of 1919 it was decided that to adequately stock 

 the streams of Fresno, Tulare and a portion of Kern counties, a hatch- 

 ery should be located in the most favorable situation in that district. 

 Accordingly the proper investigations were made and a site located on 

 the Kaweah River, near the town of Hammond, in Tulare County, 

 chosen as the most favorable for the purpose. 



The site is located on the property of the Mount AVhitney Light and 

 Power Company, on the main highway to the General Grant and 

 Sequoia national parks, and has a water supply which is most excellent 

 for hatchery purposes. It is the central distributing point for stocking 

 the streams in that entire section. The location being all that could 

 be asked for, an experimental station was established to determine the 

 suitability of the water supply for fishcultural purposes. Three hun- 

 dred thousand rainbow, 50.000 black-spotted and 100,000 steelhead 

 trout eggs were hatched at the station during the spring. The result- 

 ing fry were reared to an advanced stage and were given a wide dis- 

 tribution in the streams of the Sequoia and General Grant national 

 parks and the entire Kaweah River system during the months of August 

 and September. The fry were strong and vigorous and at the time 

 they were planted had attained an unusual size. It was demonstrated 

 by 'the season's operations that the site selected was entirely satisfac- 

 tory for the establishment of a permanent hatchery. The temporary 

 hatchery has been operated each season, and will be until funds are 

 availal)le for putting up a permanent building. 



SAN JOAQUIN EXPERIMENTAL SALMON HATCHERY. 



The Kerckhoff dam, ])roperty of the San Joacpiin Light and Power 

 Company, that has recently been conqileted near Auberry's on the San 



