THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 59 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOREST 
SERVICE 
District 6 
Portland, Oregon, December 4, 1916. 
The State Game Warden, 
Portland, Oregon. 
Dear Mr. Shoemaker: 
The following is a record of the fish distributed in the streams and 
lakes of the National Forests of this district during the seasons 1912 
to 1916. 
Our records prior to 1915 are not very full, since no reports were 
generally filed. Most of the work done prior to 1915 was in co-operation 
with your game wardens, who generally initiated the shipments of fish, In 
some cases cans only are reported and the number of fish to the can is 
supposed to be 300. 
SEASON OF 1912. 
Wallowa National Forest. 
In September 26 cans of fish were distributed in lakes and streams 
of Forest by Forest officers. 
In October 3,000 rainbow were distributed by Forest officers. The 
Forest Service rendered assistance to the state in 1912 in stocking 93 
lakes of Oregon, Santiam, Deschutes and Cascade National Forests with 
97,420 fish. 
Siskiyou National Forest. 
Reports stocking three streams with 10 cans of fish. Number of 
fish not stated. 
SEASON OF 1913. 
Umatilla National Forest. 
Forest officers assisted in distributing eight cans of fish. Number 
of fish not stated. 
Whitman National Forest. 
Distributed two cans of fish in one stream. Number of fish not 
given. 
Fremont National Forest. 
Supervisors assisted in distributing 55,000 fish in streams around 
Forest. 
SEASON OF 1914. 
Malheur National Forest. 
Reports 75,000 fish distributed by Forest officers, 
