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Our next work was to get the seining ground in shape, which was 
done, and we commenced operations with the seine on the night of 
April 8th and continued until May 27th, with ranging success. The 
weather during that period was very favorable for our work. We caught 
5,045 trout (males, 2,284; females, 2,761)The males averaged about If 
and the females 1^ pounds in weight. Number of females spawned, 
2,700, averaging nearly 1,600 eggs to the fish. The total number of eggs 
taken for the season was 4,115,000. Shipped 400,000 eggs away from 
the lake—Wawona receiving 250,000, Morrill and Denton, Verdi, Nev., 
150,000. The latter was given in exchange for rainbow eggs and East¬ 
ern brook trout fry, which were planted in the streams and small lakes 
in this vicinity. The work of distributing the fry at the different 
stations was taken up in July and continued until all were planted. 
Nearly all of the mountain lakes in this vicinity were stocked, and good 
reports have been received. Received instructions to close the stations 
as soon as the distribution was over. Glen Alpine was closed August 
7th; Tallac, September 24th, and Tahoe on October 10th, so that the 
necessary improvements could be made at this station (Tahoe Hatchery) 
before the stormy weather set in. Mr. Matt Green was employed to 
renew the foundations for hatchery and cottage, and to cover the out¬ 
side of the buildings with rough rustic and stain the same, and also 
build new porches. This work was completed on November 8th, and 
Mr. Green and crew moved to Tallac to build a four-room cottage for 
the attendants at the Tallac Hatchery. This work was completed dur¬ 
ing the early winter. I reported in the office at San Francisco, took a 
vacation, and was ordered to report to Mr. W. H. Shebley, superin¬ 
tendent Sisson Hatchery, which I did, arriving there on December 8th 
and remained during the winter months. 
Season 1910 .—Received instructions from your honorable Board on 
March 10th to start from Sisson for Tahoe to open the stations for the 
season of 1910; arrived in San Francisco on March 11th and proceeded 
to Tahoe on March 12th, arriving there on the evening of March 14th. 
Upon my arrival in Truckee I found that the Lake Tahoe Railway and 
Transportation Company people had their road open, so it made it much 
easier to reach the lake than last year. My assistants, Messrs. Anderson, 
Calkins, West and Shaw, were in Truckee and joined me on the trip. 
March 15th visited the hatchery, and found everything in good shape 
and very littl'e snow for this time of year. Crew started for Tallac to 
place hatchery in order and commence operations with the seine March 
16th. Inspected the buildings and found everything in good order, also 
that Mr. Green had built a very neat cottage for the attendants. 
March 17th to 26th: Routine work, getting things in shape at the 
hatchery and seining ground; also building new bulkhead at the mouth 
