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ete., have recently been arranged for. The superintendent’s and com- 
missioner’s quarters have been well furnished, although a few articles 
of furniture still remain to be purchased. Work on the construction of 
the large pond and improvement of the grounds around the hatchery 
still continues, and while much has been accomplished, there yet remains 
considerable to be done. Great difficulty in obtaining labor and teams 
has been experienced, owing to the scarcity of labor on account of 
war conditions. The work is very heavy and slow, but continued pro- 
gress is being made, and when completed the grounds will be very 
attractive. The commission is greatly indebted to Mr. John McLaren, 
superintendent of Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Not only is Mr. 
McLaren giving us the benefit of his skill and experience in laying out 
the grounds and obtaining a competent landscape gardener to direct 
the improvement work, but he has donated all of the trees and shrubs 
used in beautifying the grounds. 
Rae Laices Station. Rae Lakes Egg-collecting Station was operated 
during the season of 1917, but owing to the plans to operate the Cotton- 
wood Lakes Station and the seareity of skilled help in the spring of 
1918 the station was not reopened as we did not have help enough to 
operate the two stations. No repairs or improvements are necessary. 
Cottonwood Lakes Station. The equipment for operating this station 
is very crude and incomplete, and if the collection of golden trout eggs 
is to continue it will be necessary that we construct a building for the 
storage of equipment, egg-collecting apparatus, etc., during the season 
of the year when the station is not in operation. Proper equipment for 
ege-collecting operations must also be provided. 
Fort Seward Hatchery. When ready for fisheultural operations in 
February, 1916, Fort Seward Hatchery was far from being properly 
equipped for regular work. During the fall of 1916 the finishing work 
was commenced. The superintendent’s residence was finished and 
painted, a fence put up, the hatchery building painted inside and out, 
a permanent dam constructed in Powers Creek to divert the water into 
the flume supplying the hatchery, a 12-ton capacity ice house put up to 
hold enough ice right at the station for shipping all of the fish as well 
as for the use in keeping the fish food fresh; and a septie tank was 
installed. The hatchery is now in first-class shape, and the only recom- 
mendations which we have to make in connection with improvements is 
that the road from the hatchery to the town of Fort Seward, which is 
now practically impassable, be put in first-class shape, and that a per- 
manent cement dam be erected in Fort Seward Creek to divert our 
main supply of water for the hatchery. We have transferred Ford 
Truck No. 3 to this hatchery, and, if the road is repaired, it will be 
possible to distribute a great many fish to much better advantage in the 
