Butte Falls bulletin., March 01, 2003, Page 3, Image 3

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H ow / th a t th e h a tch ery is to s ta y o p e n ,
m oneys have been g ive n to help re n o va te
and u p d ate th e h a tch e ry including th e
re side n ce s o f th e w o rk e rs . L a st fa ll o f
2 0 0 2 , J e ff S e e g e r cam e to m e a t th e
"S m ith H o u se " m useum , in fo rm in g m e o f his
in te n tio n s to s ta rt h a tch e ry m useum , d a tin g
fro m its beginning to th e p re s e n t. F o r such
a w o rth w h ile p ro je c t, and in o rd e r to
p ro te ct and to p re se rv e th is h isto rica l
s ite , w e , th e B ig B u tte H istorica l S o c ie ty
a re w illin g to w o rk w ith him to e sta b lish th e
m useum on th e h a tch e ry p rop e rty .
P h o to is o f Ja m e s W e n d a ll B e rria n
31 y e a rs o ld , 1 9 0 3
T h e firs t su p e rviso r o f th e fis h h a tch ery.
B u tte F a ils F ish Hatchery
T h e n a n d N o w *** b y N e llie A n n R a g sda le
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E ach M e m o ria l O a y in M a y, w hen o u r
ch ild ren w e re yo u n g , all o f u s, including
G ra n d m a , w o u ld tra v e l fro m E a g le P o in t to
th e B u tte F a lls C e m e te ry to tid y th e
a n ce sto rs g ra ve s ite , th e n w e w o u ld g o on
to th e B u tte F a lls F ish H a tch e ry fo r a
p icn ic. T h e w e a th e r w a s u su a lly a clo u d y,
co o l and so m etim es ra in y, b u t th a t d id n't
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d a rtin g fro m huge tra c to r tire s , to sw in g s,
to p la y in th e little stre a m th a t ra n th ro u g h
th e p icnicking a re a . T h e sound o f th e
running stre a m and th e w in d soughing
th rou g h th e huge firs w a s v e ry so o th in g and
re s tfu l. A fte r th e lunch, it w a s tim e to se e
th e fish .
T h e h a tch ery has been in B u tte F a lls sin ce
c.1 9 1 6 . R e ce n tly, th e s ta te w a n ted to sh u t
it d o w n , b u t se ve ra l p e o p le ra llie d ro u n d
and th e h a tch e ry w a s a llo w e d to s ta y o p e n .
M a y th e b e s t day of your past
Be th e worst day of your fixture.
A fte r a ll, th e B u tte F a lls h a tch e ry w a s o n e
o f th e firs t th re e h a tch e rie s th a t w a s
e sta b lish ed in O re go n . T h e h a tch e ry
c e rtain ly d o e s g ra ve a m e m o ry fille d
h is to ry fo r a ll o f us “ o ld tim e rs ".
T h e firs t su p e rviso r w a s Ja m e s W .
B e rria n . H e w a s b o m in 1 8 7 2 and in 1 9 0 3 ,
a t th e age o f 3 1 , he and his fa m ily m oved to
B u tte F a lls to e sta b lish and m anage th e
h a tch e ry fo r a p p ro xim a te ly e ig h t ye a rs,
u n til his d e a th in 1 9 2 4 . In re m in isce n ce , his
w ife , M a zzie ( H a ttie L e n o ra ), to ld us o f
th e iris bed th a t he p la nte d and cu ltiva te d
so ca re fu lly. In te rvie w in g h e r in 1 9 2 0 , she
said. H is co lle ctio n w a s o n e o f th e firs t in
O re g on . A n d , a cco rd in g to J e ff S e e g e r ,
one o f th e s ta ff a t th e h a tch e ry, th e s e iris
b e d s a re s till su rvivin g to d a y.
N e w and R e -n e w e d
M e m b e rs ... . y e a !
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T e rry S ch u ltz
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