30 REPORT OF THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 
Spawning ground, which offers very « - 
of any of the ereeks. "This nies \s eon ane ne Des spawning conditions 
the lake. $ small, and can not furnish fry enough to stock 
“The ever-increasing num er of ‘le 
stocking Bear Lake in an paper ees Cees warrant the commission in heavily 
have been enormous, and a great investment 12 bei es fy oe mel Whee ears 
even greater demands will be made upon its fi ahr made this year which indicates 
egg-collecting station should be improved and A aor eae ee ee eae 
Green Spot Springs, as that is the only suitable 5 Syeny is me edema ewes et 
near the lake. To do this, it will be mocase e water for hatchery purposes anywhere 
taining 40 troughs with ‘a eeinine tank oe ores epee eet Mey err 
ee at the springs, if these fish are to Be aiied apt eee ees bee ge 
nese improv iit 2 Pe - soar oe 
with anew flume, ete. and the seine Mea OtTONsH Ratehery at Green, Spot, Springs, 
ee eas Creek with retaining tank for Aaldice tes eee Sal a ae 4S 
2,800. This equipment would handle fro i ie aii Bt Sore ce ee 
Pa, 0 | edt to eight million to th ‘ 
stage. One million eggs should be hatched & tl to foe Gen ce 
ee \ U or the lake; one million f th 
California waters; the remainder of 7 g | i OF ees 
About one and a half acres of hand, toseaese aa ee LN eS Rowers 
must be leased for 15 to 20 years from the North Estate with iyil ' if Pees 
soon as the said estate is settled, upon which tract the Ser dehing ee So oS 
ie eo site Pepe e public sentiment in San Bernardino 
yarlie ‘Ss creasing our fi fi i "ang is- 
factory ihe a ae a shcultural work that an arrangement satis 
el! e improvement of natural spawning conditions on Metcalf Creek is to consist of 
. log raceway, and a four-pool fishway blasted in the rock forming the main obstruc- 
tion ey eo pr events the spawning fish reaching one-half mile of first-class spawn- 
ie ound above. The cost of this work depends on the distance logs will have to 
be auled and the amount of work necessary to get them to the creek; but the work 
if handled by some practical man will cost approximately $250. The fishway could be 
built for $50. All these figures on the improvements at North Creek, the new hatchery 
building at Green Spot Springs and the improvement at the mouth of Metcalf Creek 
are rough estimates, subject to change when the final estimates are made. The ever- 
increasing cost of materials makes it difficult to estimate in advance the cost of any 
large piece of work. If the Board of Fish and Game Commissioners approves of 
these plans, we will proceed to Bear Valley in the near future, make the final plans, 
and place the order for the lumber, which should be cut and stacked not later than 
the first of August. There is only one sawmill in the valley and there is considerable 
building activity around the lake, so the order for the lumber should be placed at an 
early date, as past experience has demonstrated that delays are expensive.” 
After carefully considering the matter, it was decided to put up a 
30-trough hatchery at the North Creek Station, together with flumes, 
racks, traps, retaining tank, ete., necessary to properly handle the egg- 
collecting work. As we were unable to obtain a satisfactory lease to 
the property on which it was decided to locate the station, it was not 
deemed advisable to construct a permanent hatchery building. Accord- 
ingly, the 30-trough hatchery equipment was put under a large tent 
32 x 55 feet. This work was all completed during the fall and winter of 
1917. The station was opened in February, 1918, and egg-collecting 
operations were very successful, 3,500,000 rainbow eggs being taken. 
Over 1,000,000 eggs were hatched at the North Creek and Bear Lake 
stations, and the balance were shipped to Mount Shasta, Mount Whit- 
ney and Tahoe hatcheries. 
Black-Spotted Trout. 
Average takes of black-spotted trout eggs were secured at the Tallac 
Hatchery during the biennial period, 4,100,000 in 1916 and 4,250,000 
in 1917 being obtained. After being ‘‘eyed’’ they were shipped to the 
different stations to be distributed in those sections of the state suitable 
for this variety. From Mount Shasta Hatchery were distributed 
through the state generally 938,000 in 1916 and 874,000 in 1917; 
2,765,000 in 1916 and 2,709,000 in 1917 were planted in the streams 
