Show whiterocks fiata hatchery hery commences operations whiterocks hatchery to supply fl li for basin supply will be ample for all ut of utah sportsmens Sports mens club needed at hlupic icat cit the following lol lowing letter from game came commissioner madsen tells of 0 the output ol of the new whiterocks While rocks hatchery mr air madsen impresses the importance ol of sportsmen sportsmens Sports mens s clubs we teel feel that no doubt you are interested in the fluture of our vork in the uintah basin and lor for that reason wo we are giving you ou herewith a briet brief outline of 0 what we expect to accomplish in your section in ill tile ilia immediate future we are especially ally thankful to the citizens of the uintah babin tor for their co octra tion lion and also we appreciate the service bervice rendered by mr air kneale and mr air charles ot of tile the U S indian field service and all others who have given us valuable assistance and made it pos possible bitite tor for us to complete comp lela tile the hatchery at whiterocks While rocks in record tinte lime the fact that we oneie eie able to lo complete a building such as the bat hatchery chery in approximately six 1 I weeks working time at a point so isolated from materials material s arid and supplies would seem to indicate that the ilia men in charge ot of tile the work are competent and that also they had the support ot of the local community now the future bucce is s of this enterprise ter prise in tile the uintah basin depends to a very great extent on the support given us its by your local sportsmen who are interested in restock ing the streams and lakes in the basin tile the writer long since realized that in ili order to do this work economically it was absolutely esben bial to have a hatchery in the basin now that this work has been completed and tile the hatchery is 13 an accomplished fact act it is necessary to provide a suitable number ot of eggs tor for batching purposes and finally a supply ot of stock fish at tile the hatch hatchery erv to furnish at least a portion ot of these eggs we anticipate that by december fifteenth of 0 this year the will be filled with eggs and running to capacity hatching eastern brok trout to b be 6 planted next spi spring ing in hie lakes and streams of tile the basin these engsi will be collected at fish lake lahe sevier revier county arid and brought to our larger plants at springville Spring ville tail and Al murray urraY where they will be developed tor for ampro approximately twenty five days and then shipped as eyed eggs to the Whit whiterocks Whlter crocks hatchery no 5 for or hatching As soon as the osh fish hatched from these eggs egge are large enough will be removed front from the ho hatchery into the rearing ponds which havi ilav been provided arid and a new supply 0 rainbow eggs wilt will lie be furnished the the hatchery about june first of next year this will bs be carried out irom from year to year arid and within a reasonable length of time the tha results will bo be noticeable throughout the entire basin there are enough lakes and streams in uintah Uin tali duchesne and daggett counties which may be reached from this hatch hatchery erv to fur rilon fair tithing tor for all tho the sportsmen in alei stale but in order that the fishing may bo be maintained and improved in these waters il 11 is a iu au boi necessary that at least one and oue olle halt haft million lish be plumed planted there annually in order to do this anis aud and at the same time restock all the balance of 0 the sti earns auls ot of tile state it is absolutely essential that ludt the strictest economy be exercised in tills this department in order that we ve may be able to operate within our income and right here Is where tile the sportsmens sports mens organizations organization must conic come to our if wo we are to expend a great proportion of 0 our funds for enforcing the game laws it will not be possible for or us to continue the constructive work ot of the building ot of hatcheries and stocking our streams and fields with lisa fish and gline game but on the contrary it the sportsmen will obey the laws themselves aud and see bee to it 11 that others do this the same there is ample money received from dom the sale of 0 filling and hunting licenses to continue our work indefinitely without one dollar ol of expense to the tha taxpayers ot of the state stale for that reason we rc request quest budt your organization and the citizenship ut of tile the basin generally give ive us the proper support in the enforcement of tho the law and in turn I 1 a 5 73 sure that ovely dollar which comes into this fund will be intelligently expended for tho the purpose intended the conservation and propagation ot of wild life it will be our purpose to appoint a basin man as superintendent of the hatchery and since I 1 am not in position to intelligently make this thia selection I 1 must necessarily depend upon the judgment and recommendations ions of the citizens of your section we desire a man who is llo rested in our work and not one who Is merely looking for the small salary paid for this class of work we shall expect him to come and spend a month at one of 0 our larger hatcheries in order to get gel a little of 0 insight into the work and we will then give him the necessary cooperation from men experienced in this class of work edw the tha future ot of our I 1 undertaking in the abe uintah basin depends largely upon this man and the support you give him atler after ills his appointment aud and in view of the fact that we will have invested ten or fifteen thousand dollars in this plant we shall ins insist 6 t on service e from the man in fit charge the policy or of our department is efficiency and economy and we will look to you to give us every possible assistance I 1 shall be glad tor for any suggestions or recommendations from any who are interested in our work to my mind there Is no work in ili which we can engage thit will wi 1 l give tile the people of 0 this state such returns both in pleasure and desirable food than the re stocking of our streams and lakes no money ex bonded in state work will give butr lt tf returns than which Is intelligently expended expanded in this direction that we may have your continued co operation cooperation I 1 am yours tor for better fishing and hunting D 11 II MADSEN state fish and game commissioner |