The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1937-08-27

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fish hatchery, which win be con-
structed ON an unnamed lake where
a pioneer named Jess0p built .
sawmill Al years ago, and known
since as Jessop's mill, has been
pronounced by David II. Madsen,
superintendent Of fish hatcheries
for the national park service, as
n of the finest in the United
States. Hatchery experts say the
ideal water temperature for hatch
cry purposes is So degrees. The tenn,
perature of the water in the Lake
at Jessop's mill has q natural var-
iation of from 46 to 48 degrees.
Water in the lake comes from springs
on the property, a supply OF II second
feet. No part of it Is drainage water
from outside its own watershed: And
during as years, residents of the vicinity
say, there has been no variation in
the supply. Jessop's mill is II miles
east Of Kalispell and not far from
Creston.
Following notification from Wash
ington that $50 500 has been allotted
from funds of the public works admin
istration for construction of the hatch
cry, Supt. z. T. Scoyen of Glacier
park Immediately began planning. to
construction as soon as transfer Of
the property to the park service Is ef-
fected.
With E. A. Davidson, park service
regional landscape architect of San
Francisco; William Hausnlann, park
service architect, with headquarters at
Washington, D. c.; I. S. Stinson, park
engineer stationed in Glacier park,
and D. H. Van Ripper, resident land
visited the Jessop's mill site to make
final check on plans for the plant.
Supt. Scoyen estimates that the lake,
half a mile long, 400 or 500 feet wide
and 20 feet deep, will produce $4,000
legal size fish each year., which Will
cost the government nothing. In adj
dition, it is expected that there VIII
from which fish will be grown to re-
stock the nearly 200 lakes in Glacier
Rainbow and the eastern brook trout
in the lake will spawn naturally. The
park service will take the rainbow trout
spawn in the spring and the eastern
brook trout spawn in the fall and plant
ton, $4,000 fish will be placed in rear
ing ponds, of which there will be 80.
Fifteen of the ponds will be circular,
Is feet in diameter and three feet deep,
and Is of them will be rectangular, 10
feet wide by 60 feet long and three feet
deep. These rearing ponds will be de-
voted to the rearing of cut throat or
obtained fom Yellowstone park.
There will be a new hatchery build
ing with 40 troughs for the handling
of the fish eggs. In this building there
will also be a public aquarium. There
will be two residences for attendants,
three or four small utility buildings
and a small power, plant;
The tract on which the hatchery
will be located, including the lake, has
an area of 70 acres. It's natural adj
vantages as a site for a fish hatchery
we're ascertained by Madsen several
years ago while he was searching for
a site for a hatchery for Glacier park:
Park authorities hoped to get a bill
through congress last veal for the &C
QUESTION of the Jessop's mill site: To
that end Supt. Scoyen raised $500 by
private subscription and acquired a
SIS, 900 option on the property for six
months. Congress, however, failed to
act in the matter and it was necessary
to obtain an extension of the option
for six months, which was granted.
Weary of further delays, Supt. Scoyen
then interested Pres. w. P. Kinney
of the Great Northern railway, with
up the option. It will turn the property
to the park service at the earliest pos
sible date, at the figure expended for
the option.
There are now located on the lake,
and which were included in the sale
price, a sawmill and a flour mill, which
have been operated by a farmers CO.
operative or anization. These will be
torn down to make way for hatchery
buildings. A picnic grounds is planned
and it is expected that eventually the
place will be made an extension of
Glacier park. A private hatchery has
operated at the lake at various times
in recent years.
Supt. Scoyen expects the first fish
from the Jessop hatchery will go into
the waters of the Glacier park lakes
in the fall of 1889.