REPORT OF BOARD OF FISH AND GAME COMMISSIONERS. 17 
In t-lie Appendix will be found a report on the books and accounts 
of this Commission by Price, Waterhouse & Co., “Certified Public 
Accountants,” for the biennial period ending June 30, 1910, and an 
additional report on account of the years 1910-11, from July 1st to 
August 24th, 1910, inclusive. 
SISSON HATCHERY. 
This station is operated under the supervision of Mr. W. H. Shebley, 
whom we regard as one of the ablest and most skillful fish culturists 
of this country. Combined with his good practical judgment, Mr. Sheb¬ 
ley unites the results of twenty-five years’ experience and deep study 
of the scientific side of all questions relating to fish culture—with 
special reference to salmon and trout. The splendid results accom¬ 
plished at this hatchery are due almost solely to the intelligent zeal 
with which this work has been carried on under Mr. Shebley’s direc¬ 
tion. With regard to its location and equipment, it has no superior 
in this country or any other. 
While the output of salmon fry was less than in the preceding bien¬ 
nial period, this was not due to a scarcity of salmon at the spawning 
stations or lack of effort on the part of the employees of the United 
States Federal Bureau of Fisheries to capture them. Unusual freshet 
conditions prevailed, which raised the waters to such a stage on the 
McCloud River and in Battle and Mill creeks that thousands of salmon 
impounded between the racks were permitted to escape, either by swim¬ 
ming over the obstructions or by the carrying out of entire sections; 
although comparatively a smaller number of eggs were taken, a high 
percentage of hatch was achieved. On the other hand, the output of 
trout fry from this station has enormously increased. 
For the purpose of comparison, we submit the following statement 
showing the output of this station in 1900, or ten year ago, with the 
output for the present fiscal year, also an interesting view of the hatch¬ 
ery taken twenty years ago: 
1900. 
1910. 
Salmon fry _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 
1,651,000 
560,000 
90,000 
264,000 
6,000 
22,500,000 
5,205,000 
*120,000 
150,000 
1,484,000 
1,000,000 
303,000 
Rainbow trout fry_ _ _ _____ _ ___ 
Cut-throat trout fry__ _ __ __ __ ___ ___ 
Loch Leven trout fry_ ____ __ _ __ _ _ __ 
Eastern brook trout fry___ __ _ __ ___ __ _ 
Steelhead trout fry___ _ _ __ _ __ ___ _ 
German brown trout fry_ __ __ __ ____ 
136,000 
Totals __ _ _ ___ ____ 
2,707,000 
30,762,000 
*120,000 hatched at Shovel Creek. 
While the total distribution from this station for the year 1907 
Teached 67,000,000 and 60,000,000 in 1908, this was due to the larger 
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