Notes | Covers 1909. "Freshets on nearly all the small streams this year prevented our securing any considerable amount of spawn. The high waters came at a time when we were right in the midst of our egg taking, washing away in several instances, our racks and traps, entailing the loss of our fish and damaging, to a great extent, our hatchery property. This was true on the Siuslaw, Yaquina, Coquille and Coos Rivers, where our egg take has been comparatively small. Temporary repairs, as far as possible, have been made at each of the stations but without any prospects of relieving the conditions…" Gives statistics for salmon eggs taken and notes work on hatchery facilities. |