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REPORT OF BOARD OF FISH AND GAME COMMISSIONERS. 
In order to increase the present supply of trout in the main valley. 
Major Forsyth has j3rohibited fishing in its stream for one year—in the 
mean time stocking it heavily, with the hope of increasing its attractive¬ 
ness by giving better fishing to the average angler, which result we 
believe will be accomplished when the present restrictions are lifted. 
The AVawona Hatchery has also furnished fry sufficient to stock the 
head waters of the principal trout streams in Madera County, and also 
portions of Fresno County. This work was taken in hand by the 
Madera Sugar Pine Lumber Company, under the direction of Mr. Porter 
C. Thede, and Mr. AV. B. Day of North Fork, and men of the United 
States Forest Service. 
During the season of 1909 this station was visited by Commissioner 
Van Sicklen and Chief Deputy Vogelsang, to determine if it was feasible 
to change the source of water supply from the creek to the river. After 
giving the matter full consideration it was decided to build a new flume 
on the old site, and install a larger and more improved sand-box to take 
care of the debris, and orders were issued accordingly. 
EEL RIVER SALMON AND STEELHEAD HATCHERY. 
This valuable fish cultural station, located on Price Creek, one mile 
from its confluence with Eel River, in Humboldt County, continues to 
grow in importance every year, and fully justifies the forethought of 
our predecessors. 
In our nineteenth biennial report we quoted extensively from the 
report made by the late W. A. AVilcox, statistician of the United States 
Bureau of Fisheries, AYashington, D. C., showing by actual figures the 
remarkable increase in five years of the number of pounds of fresh 
salmon shipped from the port of Eureka following the establishment 
of this hatchery. The results are so apparent that practically all of the 
people of Humboldt County are now firm believers in the value of 
artificial propagation, and have, by petition presented through the fed¬ 
erated commercial bodies of Plumboldt County, requested that this 
hatchery be enlarged to double its present capacity. 
A committee composed of representative men was appointed on Octo¬ 
ber 19, 1909, to make a thorough investigation of the matter and submit 
a written report of its findings. This committee was named as follows: 
AV P. McIntyre, Fortuna, chairman; Theo. Van Duzer, Loleta; R. S. 
Fennaty, Ferndale; Brouse Brizarcl, Areata. 
A most interesting and intelligent report was made, submitting an 
estimate of the proposed improvements as $2,000.00. As to its reasons 
for asking this increase, we quote from the report: 
The amount of fish caught in Eel River and sold as an article of commerce for 
food supply was only about 300,000 pounds annually in 1899 and 1900, and of a 
value of less than $10,000.00 for either year. These amounts had been much sur¬ 
passed in preceding years, but the stream had apparently been nearly fished out. But 
