The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1910-07-15
WARM RIVER FISH HATCHERY
BUSY

Fremont county people are so ac-
customed to the existence of great
things in the empire of Fremont that
the announcement that this thing or
that thing is we'll up in the front
rank seems to them as matter Of
course. Therefore, while it will be
news to most of them the fact that
the Warm river fish hatchery is not
only the largest in Idaho but probably
also in the whole intermountain coun-
try, it will not surprise the average
Fremonter. OF course, it's the larg-
est-it should be, for isn't it in FIRE.
mont county?
There are three state hatcheries in
Idaho, one at Hay Spur in Blaine
county and one at Standpoint in north
ern Idaho, in addition to the one on
Warm river in Island Park. OF the
100000 trout fry with which the
streams and lakes of the state will be
stocked this year, over one-half will
begin their lives at the Warm river
hatchery. This hatchery was built
two years ago next fall and is sub
stantially built of logs squared on
three sides-the fourth side Of the
log being peeled and panied. The
"chinks" are filled with mortar and
pointed up. The building is 40 by 80
feet, and is floored with concrete.
Suitable bitches for drainage are
moulded in the floor, as large and
continuous supply of fresh water is
necessity and Is constantly flowing
in and out of the tanks. There are
built as permanent fixtures So tanks,
each Is feet long, half on each side of
the room, with an aisle down the en-
ter and space on each side of each
pair of tanks. Water enters each
tank through faucets in the supply
tanks along each side of the room.
Extra tanks have been made this year
to facilitate the extra work. The wa
ter supply comes in a pipe line from
series of springs on the bench to
the eastward of the hatchery, which
is located about 100 feet from the
river bank. The temperature of the
wator 10 40 doproor
The location of this institution is
ideal and beautiful. Groves of pines
and quaping saps surround the place,
furnishing abundant fuel, shelter and
building material. The Yellowstone
branch of the Short Line has switch
within hundred yards of the build
ing. The land on which the hatchery
is located belongs to the state, the
United States Government having
granted 1880 acres to aid the pro-
ject. AS times and means permit,
the grounds are being improved, un-
derbrush cleared from the groves and
trees trimmed. A comfortable and
roomy house has been built for the
superintendent and his family.
The trout eggs and fry handled at
the hatchery this year have been of
the native and eastern brook varie-
ties. From the Glen Rea ranch stock
100000 eastern brook trout eggs
were secured and successfully eyed
OF these $4,000 were sent to the
Hay Spur hatchery. Eggs Of this
kind of trout are also sometimes Sc
cured from Pennsylvania, though
none were brought from there this
season. The eastern brook trout
seems to thrive in Idaho waters. They
have been made success commercial
ly and otherwise in private ponds in
this county. Last year many thou
sands of these trout fry were planted
in Warm River near the hatchery and
this summer that stream is fairly
alive with little fellows from three
to five inches in length. Clarence
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