Identifier: reportofcommissi001899 (find matches)
Title: Report of the Commissioner for the year ending June 30, 1899
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: United States Comission of Fish and Fisheries
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ong, and of another weighing 3f pounds; also a number ofsmaller ones. They have been frequently reported from Lake Champlainand its tributaries. SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS AND INSPECTION. During July, acting under the direction of the Commissioner, Mr.Ravenel visited the Pacific coast to arrange for the transfer of BattleCreek station from the California Fish Commission and the purchaseof the necessary land from Mr. F. R. Love, who owned the site on whichthe California station was located. The transfer of the State propertyin Battle Creek was satisfactorily arranged in San Francisco with theState commissioners, but after a careful examination, with Mr. John P.Babcock, of the California Commission, and Mr. G. H. Lambson, super-intendent of Baird station, it was decided that to insure the operationof the station to its full capacity it would be necessary not only to Report U. S. F. C. 1893. (To face page XXXVIII.) Plate IX. m 30 z CO H> H O H m m COCO mm Io w - HO X m <
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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. XXXIX acquire the property on which the station was at present located, belong-iDg to Mr. F. E. Love, but additional land and water rights on thelower part of the creek belonging to Mr. J. A. Long. The following dayan option was secured from Mr. Love at Eedding, Cal., on 5 acres ofland divided into two lots, one of 4J acres, on which the hatcheries arelocated, and the balance near the main rack, with all water rights andprivileges, including right of way through his land to the fishing-grounds,for the sum of $300. Arrangements were also entered into with Mr.Long for the purchase of the same amount of land at $50 per acre. Upon the completion of this duty Baird station, 16 miles from Eed-ding, was visited and found to be in good condition, with the exceptionof the hatchery, which had been cheaply constructed many years ago.Eecommendations were submitted, which met the approval of the Com-missioner, for rebuilding the hatchery during the lat

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