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The effect was remarkable, and as another gust came down 
upon us, a second cloud proceeded on the same course as the 
first. Examination proved that a haystack had migrated, and the 
appearance of the fir plantation the next morning was as if all the 
sparrows in the three kingdoms had built their nests in it, while 
of the haystack only some two anda half feet of the bottom 
part remained. Finding we were absolutely powerless to cope 
with such a storm, and feeling sure it could not last long, we went 
in-doors, and by this time being fairly hungry, we soon had a 
good meal prepared, after partaking of which we drew to the fire 
and smoked the pipe of peace, while the storm continued to 
howl on, the noise being at times almost deafening. 
The conversation naturally turned on storms, and several 
memorable ones were discussed, but none of them would bear 
comparison with the one that raged that night. I thoroughly 
enjoyed it, but at the same time hope I shall never see such 
another. By six a.m., the wind had moderated sufficiently for us 
to get the spouting fixed, and the water was again turned on to 
the hatchery. It had been cut off for five hours, and I was rather 
afraid some of the ova would have suffered, but everything went 
well, and I never could trace any ill effect to this memorable night. 
In the morning several of the natives kindly came some distance 
to render assistance, expecting to find the “shanty” a heap of 
ruins, and I had a good laugh as one of them seriously told me 
about this some time afterwards. 
The water is now, and has for some time been, conveyed 
in underground pipes, and the arrangements are most complete ; 
no wind or frost having any influence on the regular flow into 
the hatcheries. For many years all the spawning was done out of 
doors, but now in bad weather a good deal is done in a 
spawning house. This is conducive not only to the comfort of 
the workers but to the welfare of the ova, as a better impregnation 
can be got by keeping wind and rain and sleet out of the 
spawning dish, and everything as dry as possible. In addition to 
this the days are very short in Scotland at spawning time, and 
with a spawning house the work can go on all night when 
necessary, without the slightest difficulty. 
The discovery in modern times in Europe, of the art of 
