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it is surprising that the eggs were not entirely lost. Mr. Brackett, 

 however, saved one-half of his, and Mr. Atkins one-tenth of his 

 consignment. The eggs for Mr. Pike and for the Cold Spring trout- 

 ponds were put off at Springfield, Mass. The latter arrived in good 

 condition, but there was a large loss in the former lot. I learned sub- 

 sequently from Seth Geen that his lot of 200,000 arrived in excellent 

 order, and that only 11 per cent, of the eggs were lost, both in trans- 

 portation and in hatching. 



11. — DISTRIBUTION OF SALMON-EGGS. 



The following table shows how the eggs were shipped and dis- 

 tributed . 



First lot was shipped September 20, 1873 300, 000 



Second lot was shipped September 30, 1873 500, 000 



Third lot was shipped October 7, 1873 330, 000 



Fourth lot was shipped October 14, 1873 250, 000 



Fifth lot was shipped October 19, 1873 « 20, 000 



1, 400, 000 

 The various shipments were distributed as follows: 



First shipment, September 20, 1873 : 



To J. H. Slack, Bloomsbury, N. J 150, 000 



To James Duffy, Marietta, Pa. 150, 000 



Total 300, 000 



Second shipment, September 30, 1873 : 



To Seth Green, Eochester, N. Y 200, 000 



To R. G. Pike, Middletown, Conn 150, 000 



To F. W. Webber, for United States Fishing-Com- 

 mission, Cold Spring trout-ponds, Charlestowu, 



N. H - 50, 000 



To E. A. Brackett, Winchester, Mass 50, 000 



To Charles J. Atkins, Bucksport, Me 50, 000 



Total 500, 000 



Third shipment, October 7, 1873 : 



To A. P. Eockwood, Salt Lake City, Utah . 40, 000 



To George H. Jerome, Niles, Mich 120, 000 



To James Duffy, Marietta, Pa 20, 000 



To J. H. Slack, Bloomsbury, N. J 150, 000 



Total , 330, 000 



Fourth shipment, October 14, 1873 : 

 To J. H. Slack, Bloomsbury, N. J 250,000 



Fifth shipment : 

 To Dr. W. A. Newell, San Francisco, Cal 20, 000 



Total 1, 400, 000 



