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The plan of the new hatchery was on entirely new lines, being similar 
to the plan I made for you two years ago for the Tallac Hatchery; that 
is, in regard to the arrangements of the troughs. The new system gives 
each trough a supply of pure water direct from the distributing tank. 
The troughs are arranged in sections of two each, placed side by side. 
There is an aisle between each section, and the main aisle or passageway 
is in the center of the building instead of on the sides, as in the arrange¬ 
ments of the old style of buildings. 
The new hatchery was well built, all of the material used in its con¬ 
struction being selected stock. The lumber was selected for its durabil¬ 
ity and strength. The lumber in the troughs was all selected from heart 
red fir logs, and will last for years. 
The building is well proportioned and on good architectural lines. 
The work of razing the old hatchery building was begun in the latter 
part of August, 1909. After the removal of the old building, and the 
foundation of the new one had been laid, the work was delayed for 
nearlv three weeks on account of the serious illness of a member of the 
superintendent’s family. Owing to the nearness of the dwelling to the 
hatchery site, the least noise would have been serious. 
The rainy season began in the latter part of September, unusually 
early, and continued until December 1st. The work on the new hatchery 
was necessarily slow. The interior of the building had to be arranged 
first, and as much of it finished as possible, so as to have a place to hatch 
the trout eggs that were coming on during November and December. 
During December and January the ground was covered with snow, 
and when the weather was not blustering and sleeting it was very cold, 
freezing the lumber whenever it happened to be damp and making it 
difficult to carry on the work. The men worked patiently under the 
prevailing conditions and finished the more important part of the work 
during the latter part of January. The new cottage was constructed 
during the same time. The old one (pond keeper’s cottage) was re¬ 
moved early in the fall to the lower part of the grounds, so that the new 
one could be erected on the same site. The new cottage is well built, 
the material being selected for durability. The plan of this cottage 
was the same as the plan of the superintendent’s cottage at the State 
Game Farm. It has five rooms, laundry, bath, fireplace and other mod¬ 
ern conveniences. 
We used the troughs taken from the old hatchery, that is, those that 
were not too much decayed, to make a battery of salmon rearing troughs. 
The iron roofing from the old hatchery was used to make a shed over 
these troughs. This battery was built to make more room for the salmon 
embryos, so as to relieve hatcheries “C” and “D.” 
Hatchery “A,” the new building, will be used exclusively for the 
