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was accomplished with never a slip backward, due largely to the 

 efficiency of my two assistants, men who understand the exact 

 carrying out of instructions. Our efforts during the entire trip 

 were directed toward the incurring of no unnecessary expense, 

 looking always toward the completion of the work as thoroughly 

 and quickly as possible and in this respect I think that we have 

 made good. Trusting that the knowledge that this work has 

 been thoroughly and well done may afford yourself and the 

 Sierra Club an equal degree of satisfaction with that we have 

 derived from its accomplishment in such manner, I beg to sub- 

 scribe myself, Most sincerely yours, 



E. H. Ober, 



Deputy of California Fish and Game Commission. 



Big Meadows, August 26, 1910. 



Mr. W. E. Colby, 



Secretary Sierra Club, 

 San Francisco, Cal. 



Dear Mr. Colby: I am back as far as this and am awaiting in- 

 structions from my superiors. I got the letter that you left at Rock 

 Creek, but did not find it until the i8th of July, — in fact, not until 

 I had taken a load of fish to the pass west of Junction Peak. I 

 was not prepared to make the trip over, so I planted the fish at 

 various points that were barren. 



We continued planting until all streams south of Harrison 

 Pass, on the east side of Kern, to Rock Creek were planted. 

 We also planted several lakes. I have found from past experience 

 that it is useless to plant a lake with golden or rainbow trout 

 unless the lake has an inlet to serve as a spawning bed. The Loch 

 Leven and German brown spawn in open, shallow water of lakes, 

 but the other varieties must have running water. My work as 

 outlined at the branch office did not permit me to go around via 

 Lone Pine and Kearsarge Pass with fish for the Upper Bubbs 

 Creek, so I sent your letter to Mr. Ober and asked him to help 

 you out if possible. 



We carried one hundred and thirty golden trout from Upper 

 Whitney Meadows and released them in the head of the West 

 Fork of Roaring River. We usually call the stream Deadman's 

 Canon, but the U. S. Quadrangle gives the name as Copper Canon. - 

 We traveled via Elizabeth Pass. We also planted thirty trout at 

 Lone Pine Meadows and fifteen in Lone Pine Creek above the 

 falls. 



In another year I hope we can continue the work until all 

 barren waters are stocked, and I wish to thank you for your in- 



