The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1917-04-13
GAME COMMISSION.

| me game commission OIL OkanOSan
|county wishes to give the following
|data for the information of the public :
Okanogan county received from the
Istate in 1914, 100000 trout fry. OF
these, 10000 were lost in the cans on
the station platform at Oroville, ow-
ling to the ignorance and ineXperience
in handling fish of the game con,nis-
|sion and the game warden, Wesley
Leaning.
This county received from the state
jim 1915, $4,000 trout fry OF the various
varieties. All these went into the lakes
land streams alive, or with but normal
loss. due largely to the fact that the
commission had spent much time in
learning how to handle fish. and the
present game warden showed great
Icare and interest.
In 1916. the year just finished, Okla
nogan county planted $4,000 trout
fry, with absolutely no loss. while Gas
a matter of comparisonl King county
|planted but 100000, though her popu-
lation is 100000 and Dkanogan but
$4,000 population.
The total number of trout fry plant
led in the state of Washington IN 1916
Twas 100000. OkanOgan county was
Ientitled by population to about lao OF
these, but in reality received l-20.
There are but two counties in the state
Ito our knowledge, Whica received u
Igreater number of fish than Okanogan
Icounty; these are Spokane and Che
Ian counties. Yakima county, with a
population of many times larger than
lOkanogan county, received fewer fish,
but that county nevertheless pays an
Experienced fish man $ll5 per month
during the entire year to handle lis
IallOtment of fish, and ~ addition pays
a deputy game warden $S1 per month
the entire year to attend to other game
lmatters. (This also as matter of
comparson)
During the year 1911, there was
purchased from the same fund $11O0
worth of Hungarian partridges, which
were liberated on the two game pre-.
serves then established. These are in
creasing rapidly.
During the year 1913, the commis-
sion entered into an agreement wir,l
the state to build hatchery at Pater-
os. our share of the expense of the
building being $1,000. and the expense
OF operating to be borne entirely by the
state. This has already s..t,wn it's val
lie to the county in an increased num-
Der Of fish with less expense FOR
handling Of this $500, $1,000 was
paid from the game fund Of 1915, while
the balance was paid from the re-
ceips of 1916.
For the year 1916, there were issued
1888 fishing licenses. for Ml,oh $2,93S
were paid into the game fund. Ten
pen cent of all license m0Iey collect
ed must be paid into The state game
fund, in this instance S293.SC and as
stated above, $500 balance on the
hatchery was paid from the 1916 re-
lceipts. The severe wiIte, season also
caused considerable OF expense for
feeding game and uplaul game birds,
eration by the commission. is leaves
a balance of about $4,000 to pay the
|expense of planting fish in remote
lakes and streams, where they must
often be hauled many niles by auto
mobile trucks, as in the Methow, the
cost of policing the county during tn
hunting season and at other times.
many incidental expenses which must
|be incurred from the natur, of the
business.
During the three years s:1ce the for
mation of the game comm;ss ion, fish
have been planted in the following
Ispecified lakes and streams; Lost
Lake, Muskrat Lake, Baker Lake and
Myers creek in the Chesaw country: ::
Bonaparte lake, Bonaparte creek,
Round lake, Long lake, and i Lake in
1.-THE Wauconda-Enea valley sections;
ICrawfish lake in the Tunk creek coun-
TRY; Crater lake and Hull lake in the
iOrOvillc country; Spectacle lake in
IOroville-Tonasket country; Palmer
llake, Sinlahekin creek and Chopaka
lake in the Loomis country Concon-
July lake; Leminosky lake and Eneas
flakes in the Pine creek section; Omall
lcreek, Brown lake and Green lake in
the Omak-Okanogan country; White
lstone lake at Brewster; and Paragon
lake, Twin lakes and Patterson lake
in the Methow.
With sincere thanks to the good
lpeople of Okanogan county for the in
Iterest manifested and assistance ren-
Idered, the game commission and the
Igame warden offers these few facts
for the information and friendly con-
Isideration of the entire county.
GAME COMMISSION,