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at Baird, and by the California Fish Commission, as an assistant to 

 Mr. J. G. Woodbury at the San Leandro Hatchery. 



The work accomplished at the Shebley Hatchery was limited, owing to 

 the small amount of money appropriated and the great cost of trans- 

 porting the fry to the waters to be stocked. The commission had to 

 pay expressage on all shipments of eggs and fry distributed. The 

 principal work was the hatching of rainbow trout, the black-spotted 

 trout of the Tahoe basin, and also a number of shipments of eastern 

 brook trout and landlocked salmon. This hatchery was operated until 

 1888, when the board decided to establish larger hatcheries located near 

 the egg-collecting stations, where an unlimited supply of water could 

 be had. Accordingly, in 1888, after the distribution of fry was over 

 for the season, the Shebley Hatchery was abandoned, and in the follow- 

 ing spring the tools arid apparatus that were the property of the state 

 were shipped to the new hatchery on Lake Tahoe, at Tahoe City. 



FRAZIER HATCHERY. 



Frazier Hatchery was established in 1875 by I. C. Frazier, on Squaw 

 Creek, Nevada County, under permit and authority granted by the 

 State Fish and Game Commission. This hatchery was operated until 

 1880, when it was abandoned. 



HURLEY HATCHERY. 



The Hurley Hatchery was established in May, 1880, by John Hurley 

 under permit from the Fish Commission. During that year there were 

 hatched and distributed over 95,000 trout. Captain Todman, with the 

 authority of the commission, leased the hatchery and hatched and 

 released over 500,000 trout during the year 1887. The commission in 

 1888 took over the hatchery, and before the end of June had hatched 

 and distributed over 600,000 trout. 



HAT CREEK HATCHERY. 



In 1885 the California Fish Connnission decided to establish a 

 hatchery for the propagation of salmon, as the federal government had 

 not again resumed operations at Baird, on the McCloud River. After 

 examining a number of sites, it was decided to establish a hatchery on 

 Hat Creek, with the exception of Fall River the largest tributary of the 

 Pit. Hat Creek is a large stream, carrying about 26,000 miner's 

 inches of water, and is not subject to sudden floods. The commission 

 had the plans of the hatchery made after the design of the old Baird 

 Hatchery and let the work out by contract. The hatchery was a large 

 building for those days; it was constructed of good material, was 100 

 feet long, 46 feet wide, and contained 64 hatching troughs when com- 

 pleted. It had a capacity of 90 troughs, but all were not put in, as the 

 run of salmon did not justify the expense. There was a complete 

 filtering plant and the hatchery was fully equipped to care for from 

 6,000,000 to 10,000,000 eggs. The year following its completion, Mr. 

 J. V. Shebley took charge of the station. He began operations early in 

 August, but although trapping and seining for the spawning salmon 



