XXII REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
On account of the warmer temperature of the spring water, the eggs 
matured earlier than they usually do in the river hatchery, and ship- 
ments were begun January 29, 1889, and completed February 5. There 
were retained 204,365 for Grand Lake Stream and its tributaries; the 
work was completed June 22. The distribution of Schoodic salmon' fry 
was as follows : 
Date. 
Xo. 
Age. 
Where deposited. 
Oct. 16,1888 
Oct. 17, 1888 
2, 349 
2, 021 
1,281 
333 
5, 984 
Six months 
do : 
Craig’s Poiul. 
I)o. 
Do. 
Do. 
Oct. 26,1888 
May 28, 1889 
Total 
Eight mouths 
Thirteen months . . . 
The eggs reserved at Sclioodic Station counted 211,100. From these 
about 205,000 fish were hatched at the joint expense of the United 
States and New Hampshire, and liberated in Grand Lake and Grand 
Lake Stream in June, 1889. May 27th, 153 landlocked salmon, thir- 
teen months old, were deposited in the same waters. 
The 200,000 eggs of the Penobscot salmon sent from Craig’s Brook 
Station to the Schoodic Station yielded about 198,000 fry, which were 
liberated in Grand Lake and connecting waters in June, 1889. 
CRAIGr’S BROOK STATION, MAINE. 
This brook empties into Alamoosook Lake, ivhich discharges its 
waters through Narramissic or Eastern Biver into the Penobscot near 
its mouth. The mouth of the brook is about 3 miles from the head of 
tide water at Orland. Experiments in salmon-culture in the United 
States began near the mouth of the Penobscot in 1871, and Craig’s 
Brook became the place of inclosure for breeding fish. The work was 
temporarily removed to another hatchery near Bucksport, but the 
original location was again occupied in 1879. In 1886 the operations 
at Craig’s Brook were extended to include the feeding and rearing of 
Salmonidce in troughs and ponds; but this work was temporarily sus- 
pended because the superintendent of the station, Mr. Charles G. Atkins, 
was assigned to duty elsewhere. 
In 1888 the plan was revived, and it was decided to buy the farm in- 
closing Craig’s Brook and establish a permanent station for rearing 
Salmonidce , and especially the Atlantic salmon. One hundred and 
thirty -five acres of land, inclosing both banks of the stream for its entire 
length, were leased with the privilege of purchase; and in April, 1888, 
the superintendent began preparations for the season’s work. Breeding 
Atlantic salmon were confined as usual at Dead Brook. Between May 
27th and June 10th, 612 salmon were bought and placed in the inclos- 
ure. Of these, 435 were retaken in October and November ; 255 females, 
averaging 15.43 pounds in weight, yielded 2,253,206 eggs, of which 
