THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



and Big lakes, each one mentioned having an area of thousands of acres, 

 were types of those visited. 



Upon their return Mr. Johnson took up the matter of stocking the lakes 

 with the members of the Fish and Game Commission, who were at that 

 time C. K. Cranston, J. F. Hughes, C. F. Stone, M. J. Kinney, and 

 G. H. Kelly. They recognized the value of such an undertaking, and 

 State Game Warden William L. Finley was instructed to plan and carry out 

 the work. Mr. S. S. Mohler was employed to stock the lakes. Deputy Game 

 Wardens George Russell and Guy Stryker assisted in the work. Special cans 

 were made in which to pack the fish over the mountain trails on horseback. 

 The species of fish chosen for planting were rainbow and eastern brook 

 trout, and silver-side salmon. 



During the summer of 1912 a total number of 97,420 fingerling trout 

 were carried on horseback over the mountain trails of the Cascades and 

 distributed in eighty-three lakes. 



The State of Oregon owns thirteen fish stations and hatcheries. 

 Previous to the time when the State Board of Fish and Game Commis- 

 sioners took office, these stations were used solely for the propagation 

 of salmon. Since then, however, the same hatcheries are used jointly for 

 both game and commercial fishes. For the most part, the trout eggs are 

 gathered from the various stations and sent to the central hatchery at 

 Bonneville when in the eyed stage of development. Large numbers of 

 eastern brook trout eggs have also been purchased from the Atlantic 

 states and brought to Bonneville. At this place the eggs are hatched 

 and raised to the fingerling stage, when they are ready to be liberated 

 in the lakes and streams. 



THE METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION. 



The special fish distribution car " Rainbow " was purchased for the 

 transportation of the game fish fry to the varioms distributing points. 

 This car can handle from 150,000 to 180,000 fry each trip. The "Rainbow" 

 is used largely for distributing in the larger streams and lakes within 

 a few miles of the nearest railroad point. In sending the young fish 

 from Bonneville to the point of distribution for the Cascade lakes from 

 ten to twenty cans similar to large milk cans are used, and sent in an 

 ordinary express car. Each can contains from five hundred to a thousand 

 fingerling trout. The fish need constant attention both night and day. A 

 deputy game warden is sent in charge of each shipment. The water must be 

 stirred every few minutes in order that it may be aerated. Besides this, the 

 temperature must be kept constant at about fifty-two degrees by the addition 

 of ice. When the car with the fish reach the railroad destination it is met 

 by the pack train which is to convey the fish over the mountain trails to 

 the various lakes. 



Specially constructed cans were made for- mountain transportation. 

 These cans are ■ seven inches wide, thirty-four inches long and thirty 

 inches high. There is an opening in the top of each can four inches wide 



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