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box, the reserves of sea-water, six large cases of lobsters, and a barrel 

 of oysters. In the center of the car, and occupying nearly all the room 

 in it, were the other portable tanks for carrying the fish. Our beds were 

 on the top of the large stationary tank, which, of course, was covered. 

 The large tank was also arranged so that we could take on water on a 

 large scale from the water-works at the railroad-stations en route. This 

 proved to be a very great convenience, and was, in fact,, indispensable. 



" When we left Charlestown, N. H., the car contained upward of 60 

 black bass, from Lake Ohamplain, (Grystes fasciatus :) 11 glass-eyed 

 perch, from Lake Champlain, {Lucioperca, Americana;) 110 yellow 

 perch, from Missisquoi .River, (Perca flavescens ;) 80 young yellow perch, 

 from Missisquoi Kiver, {Perca Jlavescens ;) 12 bull-heads, (horn-pouts,) 

 from Missisquoi River, (Pimelodus atrarius;) 110 cat-fish, from Raritan 

 River, (Pimeloclus ;) 20 tautogs, from near Martha's Vineyard, (Tautoga 

 Americana;) 1,500 salt-water eels, from Martha's Vineyard, (Anguilla 

 bostoniensis ;) 1,000 young trout, from Charlestown, X. H., (Salmo fonti- 

 nalis;) 162 lobsters, from Massachusetts Bay and Wood's Hole; 1 bar- 

 rel of oysters, from Massachusetts Bay ; supplies of minnows for feed- 

 fish. 



"The black bass, bull-heads, cat-fish, and ftart of the lobsters were full- 

 grown and heavy with spawn. 



" Besides the fish above enumerated, I took on at Albany 40,000 fresh- 

 water eels from the Hudson, and arranged tor 20,000 shad and shad- 

 eggs (Alosa prccstabilis) from the Hudson, to overtake us at Chicago. 



" The receptacles for holding the fish consisted of 1 large stationary 

 tank, 8 feet/square and 2 feet 8 inches deep ; 1 round wooden 70-gallon 

 tank; 1 round 50-gailon tank; 3 round 30-gallon tanks; 3 conical- 

 shaped 30-gallon tanks: 6 conical 10-gallon tin cans; 1 conical 15-gal- 

 lon tin can ; 3 round 9-gallon tin cans ' p 2 35-gallon casks ; 6 large 

 cases, containing the lobsters ; the total capacity of the whole, exclud- 

 ing the lobster-cases, being about 16,000 pounds of water. 



" Besides the vessels for holding the fish, the car contained the follow- 

 ing articles : 1 large 120-gallon cask, filled with ocean- water ; 1 00-gallon 

 cask, filled with ocean- water; 1 large ice-box ; £ barrel of live moss; £ bar- 

 rel of water-plants; curd and meal for feed; 1 bushel of salt for killing 

 parasites ; the aerating-apparatus referred to ; 1 alcohol-stove ; 1 set car- 

 penter's tools ; 2 lanterns ; 2 hammocks ; 2 spring-beds ; 2 mattresses 

 and pillow; 2 sets bedclothes; 1 broom; 1 lot green sod ; 2 thermometers; 

 pipes, spouts, and siphons, for taking in and letting off water ; 1 long-han- 

 dled dip-net ; 2 short-handled dip-nets ; movable steps to door of car ; 

 sundry barrels, pails, dippers, &c. ; maps, with stations marked where we 

 knew the water to be good or bad ; our trunks, valises, and private bag- 

 gage. 



" When the car left Charlestown, there were four of us in it : Mr. W. 

 T.Perrin, of Grantville, Mass.; Mr. Myron Green, of Highgate, Vt. ; Mr. 

 Edward Osgood, of Charlestown, X. H. ; and myself. We arrived at 

 Albany at 11.30 p. m. the same eveniug, all the fish doing well, and the 



