Show rearing pond site at dodds ranch contributed to local sportsmen for reserve rish fish through the initta initiative tise of he the anal oun gun and rifle club ani the generous action of pardon dodds a member of the club in donating the use of six acres of land including an ever evert flow low ins ing spring ashley valley will have in acthen operation this spring an ad rearing pond fo to babow ri trout this pond will be located at a point three and one half miles north ind and west ot of vernal easily accessible and many miles nearer the source ot of the str aiu rising in the uintah mountains than thin any other fish hatchery or raising pond true tho pond will be stocked with the overflow of rainbow trout in the whiterocks fish hatchery numbering between bet 00 and 1 sa the y g fish ing this overflow an re of an average aze of one inch in leng length and if 9 planted in the streams to make room for or new try li l i the ponds of the hatchery would per ish in vast numbers in the season of high water or fall fail a prey to the can tendency of the I 1 larar trout the spring en the tract on which the rearing pond is to be constructed has a copious flow and empl of the water have been sent to the state fish and pune game commissioner to Aa ascertain certain if it in U every meets the requirements of water utilized in trout rear ine ing ponds I 1 sidney merkley a rtuh residing reading near th site of the proposed pond h I 1 I 1 volunteered to attard to the feeding 4 of the young rainbow trout and to the general super vUlon of the pond and its inhabitants sports not members of the vernal guu and rifle club have g ven their ai to the move me t to create creat thia this adjunct to the other fish fifth propagating endeavors ende avora of the basin and ita its success Is U assure luumi the feed for the young fish will be supplied is s far as possible by the members of the dub club and other i sportsmen interested a in the venture I 1 on the first of the comerf week members of the club accompanied by an engineer U III fo to to the site alt of the med muang pond and make a preliminary survey for the location of the pond and the required accessories I 1 to insure ite its proper op operation option tion the construction of this pond has the sup port of the state fuh fish and game department part ment |