The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-11-20
TEST DUCK POND"
AS SITE FOR SUB
FISH HATCHERY
+, Of Springs in Salisbury
Stvared by Commissioner
WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE
If Experiment Proves Conditions Are
Right Station Win Be Built in
This Vicinity.

If expectations are realized the sub
station fish hatchery TO be installed
by State Commissioner John w. Tit
comb in the southwestern section OF
the state will be located in the town
OF SALISBURY at collection Of
springs locally known as "rhe Duck
Pond" Experimental work viii be
carried on at these springs during the
coming winter and il the test proves
that the water meets the require
ments undoubtedly the station will be
built in ShaftsbuIy
"The Duck Pond" is located about
mile from Salisbury station just
west OF the track of the Rutland rail
road and the water from the pond
passes through a culvert underneath
a deep ill that was put in at the time
the railroad was build The outlet
from the pond forms one of the tribu-
taries of Warm brook one OF the
finest trout streams in the state
1t has been the purpose of the com
missioner TO use a portion of the
funds derived from the fishing
licenses to establish several sub
stations throughout the state in or
der that more trout could be raised
to the fingerling stage before plant
ing and that the long and roundabout
haul from the state hatchery at RoX-
bury might be avoided in the stock
ing of streams in the remote sections
of the state
Bennington county has been select
ed for the first Investigation OF its
possibilities and acting under instruc
tions from the commissioner, +. S.
Casselman OF Dorset. an expert FISH
culturist, who has been similarly en-
ployed by the national government IN
all parts of the United States, has
visited every possible site. Not
many sources of water supply meet
the requirements Springs that dis
gorge sediment are not available for
the reason that the minute particles
of earth settle upon the water and
prevent the eggs from Matching. In
some springs the temperature OF the
water varies and other locations are
too far removed from the railroad
After making a thorough investiga
ton OF all proposed sites in the coun-
try, Mr. Casselman came to the
conclusion that the only water sup
plies that could be used were the
springs at "The Duck Pond" and the
stream that flows from Emerald lake
in the town of Dorset.
No decision to locate the hatchery
in Shaftsbury will be made until al
ter thorough experimental test has
been made. 1t is probable that a
small wooden building will be erect
ed for the accommodation of the fish
culturist who will be in charge and
as protection for the Matching tanks
which win be used to carry out the
demonstration. This was the plan
adopted when the national govern
ment made the test of the large
spring in the mountain east of East
Arlington several years ago. The
test proved that there was no better
water in the state but the site was
so far removed from the railroad that
the proposed station which the bur
eau at Washington planned to build
in Vermont as an auxiliary to the gov
ernment hatchery at st. Johnsbury,
went to Pittsford
The commissioner was in Shafts
bury Wednesday and made consider
able progress toward the preliminary
work that VIII be required to begin
the test of "The Duck Pond" The
property adjoining the springs is own
ed by Irving Grout and the estate Of
Frank Grout and by Jesse and Mar
shall Grant 1t is understood that an
option was secured from the owners
so that the work of putting up the
building can be begun at once. In
making the negotiations the commits
soner has been materially aided by
Representative H. A. Hulett of Ar
liHgton and other interested persons
in Arlington and Shaftsbury
The Duck Pond" in many respects
is an ideal site for hatchery. 1t is
near a main highway and not far
from the railroad station. In case a
larger supply Of water is desired for
breeding ponds it could easily be
piped from Warm brook
Bennington sportsmen will be
pleased to learn that there is a good
chance that the sub station will ulti-
mately be located in this vicinity.
Any site in the county would meet