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near my birthplace, I have the addresses of many cari> raisers in this 

 vicinity. 



My chief object was to get the carp from a place as near as possible to 

 Bremen, in order that they might not be transported too long a distance; 

 as during; the hot weather we had at this time it would prove fatal to 

 the fish. With this end in view, I wrote a great number of letters seek- 

 ing the desired informatiou. Some were unanswered, and nearly all re- 

 gretted not being able to procure us carp at this season. 



I wrote (July 30 and August 9) to Mr. Lewiu Fischhof, near Cassel, 

 who has a large establishment for mirror carp with ponds of more than 

 GOO morgen (acres) in area. Eeceived answer the Gth August; impossi- 

 ble to get carp now; not before October; then in sufficient numbers. 

 Eare to get fine carp. 



Wrote to the Fisherj- Inspector Stengel, of Giersdorf, in Silesia, a 

 place where I know there are fine carp. Got answer in due time ; he 

 woukl procure me a supply of scaled carp, but as Messrs. Welsher and 

 Green took particular interest in mirror carp and naked carp, I could 

 not accept his kind offer; besides, it was too far away. 



Wrote to W. Link, in W^ittengen, province of Hanover, one of the 

 nearest places to Bremen, but they could not furnish us now. 



Wrote to Fishermaster Schieber, at Hameln, but he did not know of 

 any carp. 



Wrote to fishery establishment at Lubbinchen, near Giiben, jirovince 

 of Brandenburg; received answer they would furnish us all three kinds, 

 but not before JS^ovember. 



N. B. — Hessel obtained at Lubbinchen, goldtench {Cj/prinus tinea, 

 var. auratus). 



Wrote to Mr. Traugolt Mende, at Drobrilugk, province of Branden- 

 burg. He could not give carp now ; has fine wrasse. 



Wrote to the fisheries of the Prinz Schwarzenburg, in Witteugen, 

 Bohemia, who sells about 716,700 pounds a year; received no reply. 



Wrote to the fisheries of the Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, where the 

 finest naked carp are raised, which I know very well; received no reply 

 before we started. 



Wrote to Oberamtmann Nehrkorn in Biddahausen, near Brunswick; 

 received no reply. 



Wrote to the Nassauische Fischerei Actican Gesellschaft, in Wiesba- 

 den; replied we could have common carp, mirror carp, and goldorfe 

 {Idiis melanotas auratus). 



When the letter of Mr. Hessel arrived I had already done this, but 

 as he gave me the address of Niirnberg and Gunzenhausen for mirror 

 carp, I wrote there also; but received no answer. Mr. Hessel advised 

 me not to go to Hungary, where he took his carii, as they would starve 

 during the hot weather, and he even thought it best to take carj) at 

 Holstein or Mecklenburg; but, unfortunately, we did not know to whom 

 to apply, and I thought it useless to go there. 



