Show HH H H H r SALT LAKE i 1 1 WEATHER FOR 1900 I IY Y T y Salt Lake aile weather wather from January to November 1900 01 4 r dye Ive The your 1 In Salt lake City will 11 go 0 on record ns as the warm warrn r rF I F 1 est elt one since tile the ot of the weather bureau station itt In that 4 place in III 1874 TIll will be due mainly to the tue abnormal weather eather condl condi 1 1 which existed from to June inclusive 1 1 Tile The OMIt first half ot of the year er was the and driest on record f The U ot of temperature durin during t time wu Was degrees degree or In an 3 x average daily excess of 4 degrees The n next warmest similar period was 1 the months month ending JUlIe 30 IESI 1111 with a total excess or of 71 11 T i 1 Th The total deficIency ot of for tor the same ne period was wall I 4 The Tho nearest approach to tills this deficIency for tor 1 a sImilar period x C was WILlI the shortage of at Inches 8 In 1857 1 The excess In temperature since July 1 1st t has been Ga 63 degrees 1 1 making tile the total excess ss at the close ot of November degrees derre fl The 1 nearest approach to this record was nn an excess excelS ot of GIG degrees s reached s sJ J at the tho close ot of November 1597 1 J The precipitation since July let 1st shows an excess ot of ill 19 Inch which thich I makes the deficiency at the CiON ot of NO November Inches The years elus isis liU isa and sho a shortage greater thin than tills this C Cr r r January and June gave gle the highest mn meen over ever reached 4 x during those re respective months and will probably be referred to ns as 4 t the warmest January Januar and June on record for tor mall many years ars to como come On June and tile maximum temperAture reached degrees 4 4 the highest temperature for the tue month theretofore having beell tIe lie 1 grels grees recorded on June 29 20 The lowest for tor the IIleen months wa 10 degrees on February lith The wettest month was April with 2111 iii inches ot of precipitation the 1 drIest was June with OS 01 Inch MardI Murch was the tue March on 00 record r ri I i the for tor that thaI month being but 31 Inch f The highest velocity ot of the wind reached was WaR 80 00 mIles from tile the X i north on February Tills This velocIty has been equaled on one or two to 1 occasions bUt lies haR never been A remark remarkable lf feature ot of the l f weather during January w was four days wl wish h den lease ro toe Salt lAke City seldom experiences a den tog fog and tile the preceding record does doeA not allow i 1 if nil as many foggy da days s In any year as occurred during January Januar ot of the 4 f 1 current year At G 6 p m on September the relative humidIty wn was only per percent percent cent At the same orne hour on April 23 It reached S per cent ent These 1 figures show a remarkable low humIdity and It Is II safe ate to Ia cay that r drier air than that which covered Salt lAke City on the evening ot of Sep September 1 cannot be found In any country countr or ot of the world 4 I II 11 1 T r L Lj 4 j t I II H rill STATE FISH AND GAME l ls s That ThaI much progress has been made In the fish and game ame department ot of the State and that It has been most looked otter cnn he be readily seen uen In the following Information that Is taken n from tile tho annual report ot of Fish and Game Commissioner Sharp Mr fr Sharp has been very er per persevering and In looking after atter tile the fish anti game inta Int ests In Utah and scores of at streams Ire now populated with the tinny game that were once barren luren ot of them lie Ile hB has been successful In erecting maintaining a State Oh constructed on tile the beat plAns possible havIng visited the hatcheries ot of several ot of the surrounding States anti I lid COmbining the best beet features In each In lii building of th the Utah hatch hatcher hatchery er ery Tile The eite for the hatchery was also n a most hall happy I one It being located a at the thc Junction or of two cleAr spring cre creeks ks about one mile and a ahalt halt east enst or of Murray In Sail Sait Lake coun count county t ty at a plAce called tile the Spring Huns Hulls here lIere tile the water retains Its purity In all I seasons lessons ot of the year ear being Proof against tile tho contamination ot of muddy streams or drainage ill III rainy rain w and It Is equipped with every ery facility that Is essential to the tue successful srul operation ot of ota ofa a fish Ilah hatcher The hatchery buIldIng was waR erected at n a cost ot of 92 92 and was completed and formally opened on De December December cember I MANY I RaGS RECEIVED AI soon as the hatchery hatcher was pro pre pared pred the III at once made matle arrangements for fish e eggs g to be shipped from the Fut East As a result tile the following lots lols were soon oon received Five Fhe hundred thousand Eastern lake trout Duluth Minnesota Eastern brook trout cool Manchester Iowa landlocked salmon rom Green lAke Maine trout from Bedrock Dedrock Montana Steel hEad trout from U S r F C sin eta lion tion In Oregon Oron In addition to the above liberal allotments the State corn COlli missioner had contracted In advance with the Hock Trout corn oom pany of Plymouth Ma Mass s for tor Eastern brook trout eggs Over and above the eggs egg received from outside ot of the State there wore were taken from our native mountain or black trout In flip Big Cottonwood creek near tile the hatchery snakIng making the full tull complement ot of eggs received nt at the tho hatcher about There heR been some ome loss 1811 In the spoiling ot of the eggs egg and the dying ot of some Bomo ot of tile the try fry but tile loss lies has not been heen material Tile The loss would no doubt len been much greater had It not been Leen for tor the compe competent tent help that t tie commIssioner has under him illin and tile ot of the facIlities ot of th tile hatchery LY The eggs ggs and rr fry have hao been throughout the State the Ioner going In Pron anti and Inspecting the streams and exercising touch much cOre care anti Jud judgment ment In selecting suitable vaters In which thIch to III ant tile tho fIsh Osh In making a ot of the record ot of the tite hatchery hatcher the commIssioner says AT TIlE HATCHERY A recapitulation ot of the tho hatchery rec oni anI of operatIons for the reason Mallon ot of 2900 1900 and the foregoing record or of tiona will 11 that thaI there ther we were ro re at the State hatchery trout el eggs or of various kinds which trout rn fry nod plant d In waters vater or of Utah showing the ery small iou ot of eggs and rr fry to be or a little leM Ieee than 4 per cent which Is something very er un on common considerIng that the larger 1 portion or of the difference or loss result resulted i ed cd from rom tile the bad conditIon ot of one olle lot lotof 1 of at Eastern astern bro brook k trout e eggs II and anda Ii a rather heo loss or of tr fry lit at atthe the commencement ot of the feeding ter 1181 led lad More thou than ot of all tile the thee e eggs lil were hatched and the try fry roared reared to tite age of at two to five fie months with little It In any than Ihan I 1 per cent loss which is II practically nih And demon demonstrates strates that tile water and the proc tied Ucal utility or of the tle Utah State Fish Ih lie are arf unsurpassed anywhere for tor the purpose e intended The allotments and were loads as 5 equitably u as condItions MIld and cIrcumstances circumstance would J Permit aid ald ci al although though or of the Utah and Fait received A larger number or of fry rry than others while wiilie collIe counties did not receive any there are reasons for what be to be discrimination Tile The lake trout fry rry which amounted to nearly neArl half hair ot of the seasons hatch were ere allotted to Utah county count mostly for the reason that the these fish are beat adapted to inke waters end and tile water area ot of that county much greater most mOlt other counties tile allotment was WAI not Inequitable Al AI Although though the State fish and I game alle com coin had Intended not to make mke II a distribution to Salt Lake county the tue first yet et a number ot of plantings were necessary through force ot of dr clr thousand tr fry were planted in III the Spring near tile the hatchery because the they ten to die In tile the troughs at such sUell An alarming rate It at tile the beginning ot of the feeding ding period that It sas necessary to transfer them quIckly to Ii a stream where the they muM could get and tAke food on onder der naturAl In order to nrc vent the tue lose ot of the entire lot Tills need not happen haNn again having had this experience to guide us The other planting In Salt lAke county were tore mostly native nathe trout fry the eggs hay hayIng log Ing been taken from fish In the BI Big Cot Cottonwood Cottonwood creek near the tue hatchery NATIVE FRY ot of these native natle tr fry were dIstributed 1 to anti I m mar ar ery countIes but being late In Inthe the thc season pason and reared luring during th tite hot months ot of summer consIderable Ice to k keep JI the water and tr fry lit In the ship shipping ping cans at the proper temperature was required to transport them with any degree or of safety It beIng to get Ire Ice the past season and Imd the hatching troughs having to bt be repaint repainted ed ad with paInt preparatory to the next seasons operations all the rr fry had to lie be taken out of at atthe tile the and planted In the nearest suitable waters In order to get the hatching troughs emptied for tor the paInt log InG Furthermore the Spring near the hatcher having been to public It I Is er ery desirable to keel them well ell stocked With parent prent fish front which eggs man can be to supply the hatchery thereby reducIng or eggs Under th the anti other conditions that might be named tue Salt Sail tak county not be considered out ot of proportion Sixteen ot of the countIes tn In tile the State received allotments of tr fry fairly In proportion to their water areA Those counties not receiving An any were generali to MO far from railroad trans trao thAt It was AI considered almost impossible to reach their wat aters r with livIng tr fry In consequence or of Ion long wagon waCon hauls and some or of the counties fur tur furthermore having Ing er ery little IItti water suit suitable able for fish lun In the northwestern pArt or of time State and one ot of th the countIes that did Tint lIot receive any rr fry from the the past season lOn pre presents an anomalous condition os its to the fish In to which your our attention Is In Invited O NEEDED The water area ot of RIch count county Is II comprised In iii near hear lAke which I partlY In Utah end amI In ill idaho tile the east and nd west Welt boundary line ot of the two States State dividing the lake In about equal proportions Any AllY stocking ot of the water tn ut of this lake is III therefore of at atu ofas u as much benefit tO lO une State as tile the uther and until some mutual arrange arrangement mont ment can be made with sith the tue flail game Jame commission ot of Idaho for tor the tue stocking of at heat Heal Lake It does doe not look right that Utah Ulah do all the stocking Utah wee quite generous about tour four years ago In this respect When hen the 1 Legislature lature appropriated to tock stock all the waters water n tile the State lIh largemouth black bell bass Utah lake liAr Lake received a very ery large larre ot of the nh fish distributed anti enough to stock the entire lake thoroughly well It if protected The Tho north half or of the lake however is II in III Idaho I is much better adapted for tor the black be bass than is III the Utah halt half and although most mol ot of tile the plantings were made 11 In the Utah of the lake It in III that tile the bu bass wilt will timId those places In tile lake Iku which suit Aull their habits best bell and the these places being In tile the north end ehll of th the lake lab Idaho will be benefited from the stocking with ba bass by Utah u much It if not moore than Utah herself It IL I to tobe tobe be hoped hopel that some mutual arran arrange rnett eRn CItO be made in III tile tue near future the two StAt States whereby this magnificent lake call be kept wIth the L best t varieties ot of tub dh anti and the laws enforced for tor their protection GHA I um TROUT In lIt prior to tile the establishment ot of the tho tate State hatchery hatcher the State Very to Intro Introduce dues duce the trout Into the waters or of with an on 01 the tite fat ot of June ot of that year rear to Montana antI procured eggs of that thaI most excellent nah fish and brought them to the nh fish hatchery ot of the Cold CollI Spring Trout company In Salt kit near where the State Stat hatchery Is now located and had the tr fry hatched the tiler These Thee tr fry being exceeding small R a great reat man ot of them escaped train trona tite llie troughs through the screens not beIng fine enough lute tb the ponds pond anti channels leading to Dig Uti Cotton Cottonwood wood creek crek and thence Into time the Jordan ilver where they ther could JIO go to Utah lake lak and many other niece thus 41 dis ing I n Reface escaping from the hatchery were taken taen to and planted ti 1 the State corn com and the Utah cou county ty warden arden In a siring stream stam tributary to Utah lAke Six thousand were planted Lv by bythe the State commissioner and Salt Lake county count wn June In East an yen ron Summit county near nr Kimball it Park and more taken the same mt day by h the sante persons and planted In 1111 Siler ef Lake at the head bead ot of lug Die Cottonwood can canyon on This corn com I the um lIm ut If aU all the try fry plantings for tor the and 1 MID 1900 except 4 grayling raUn IT planted by Alex Mitchell In lake and Martha lartha In south southfork fork tork of If Big Cottonwood canyon June Jun uth 18 ut unforeseen en draw drawbacks backs of a first season In the o ot of titis new enterprise It can be said nm am go that the venture has been Leen 1 th the successful beyond tile the most ardent er sOD son hOlIes hoites jt the State tate fish and game corn com upon tile the entire re Icy ley or of Its ment and operatIon was placed entail entailIng Ing upon Ulon him much labor lallOr mill anti rt larUn rUn great anxiety with the thought of at a It 11 allure Hut But with the allele l success ot of tile first seasons i of the tIP liP 1 operations hatchery ne na a guide and the fosterIng care are ot of the Legisla anti and ture in III making liberal provIsion for It its maintenance together with the enact er v mont and provision for tur the enforce r the ment ot of nece necessary ar protective laws there is III no why the Utah State the FI FIsh h Hatcher should not become Lecome and it remain one or of the substantial arid profitable institutions ot of the State MOmy NEEDED A 4 conservative estimate ot of the Ell ul amount or of money that will be required VS s II 01 to maintain the hatchery batcher In usefulness Grant and make needed improvements or the I s years ara 1001 antI 1902 I is respectfully sub a follows rollow Salary ot of Superintendent for tor J 34 Angi months V 1 0 per month Salary ot of assistant for tor II 31 months r rise Be Beat at HO 40 pr per month OCO O sue a 8 Construction anil repair of at ponds And improvement ment or of hA hatchery grounds round planting trees treos for tor i hit shade hade etc Purchase ot of and distribution ot of ottry ne I try fry se lr er year yer 1200 Pe in For construction ot of 5 rf at Fish Lake or other suitable IC a pisces lac where here tIP eggs may Inay h be taken i and flye eyed to help supply the ni in Central hatchery with ova ova 0 per year far 1000 ftc it Total amount for tor two 0 years t al all t I HATI ItY ADVANTAGES S an and I IThe IThe The Utah State has peculiar m lar liar advantages possessed by few tew the ti J I principal advantage being the p tonal purity or of the water and Is |