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Table II. — Eecord of temperature observations made at Havre de Grace, Md., and on the 

 Delaware Hirer, on the U. S. Fish Commission steamer Lookout, from May 1 to May 10, 

 1886. 



Date. 



1886. 

 May !• 

 2 

 3 



4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 



Temperature of 

 air. 



8a.. m. 



Date. 



1886. 

 May 1' 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 



9 

 10 



50 

 55 

 70 



66 

 66 

 70 

 67 

 64 

 60 

 65 



4p.m, 



o 

 56 

 72 

 80 



75 

 78 

 80 

 60 

 59 

 75 

 78 



12 mid- 

 night. 



52 

 53 

 54 



64 



62 

 58 

 64 



58 

 70 



Temperature of 

 surface water. 



8 a.m. 



4p.m. 



58 

 57 

 62 



60 

 61 

 61 

 62 

 61 

 58 

 60 



60 

 61 

 62 



62 

 62 

 64 

 63 

 63 

 63 

 62 



12 mid- 

 night. 



56 

 59 

 59 



61 

 62 

 61 

 61 

 59 

 61 



Temperature of 

 bottom. 



8 a.m. 4p.m 



o 

 58 

 53 



60 

 60 

 61 

 61 

 61 

 58 

 60 



58 

 60 

 60 



60 

 62 

 63 

 63 

 63 

 63 

 62 



12 mid- 

 night. 



58 

 59 

 59 



61 

 62 

 61 

 61 

 59 

 60 



Condition of sky. 



8 a. m. 



Overcast 

 Clear... 

 ...do... 



...do.... 

 ...do.... 

 Cloudy . 

 Clear ... 

 Cloudy . 

 Clear... 

 Cloudy . 



4 p. m. 



Overcast 

 Clear . . 

 Par 1 1 y 

 Cloudy 

 Cloudv. 



...do.:.. 



...do.-.. 



Rain 



Cloudy . 

 Clear ... 

 ...do 



12 mid- 

 night. 



Overc'st. 

 Clear. 

 Do. 



Cloudy. 

 Overc'st. 

 Clear. 

 Rain. 

 Cloudy. 

 Do. 



"Wind, direction. 



8 a.m. 



4 p.m. 



12 mid- 

 night. 



KE. 



2fE. 

 SW. 



s. 



SE. 



s. 



NE. 

 NW. 

 Calm. 



"Wind, intensity. 



8 a.m. 



4 p.m. 



8 

 5 

 1 

 3 

 7 

 1 

 3 

 10 

 

 



12 mid- 

 night. 



9 

 4 

 2 



2 



3 



1 



10 



3 







State of tide. 



8 a.m. 



Flood 



Ebb 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



.. .do 



...do 



4 p.m. 



Ebb 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



Flood 



Ebb 



...do 



...do 



3 2 mid- 

 night. 



Flood. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



* The bottom thermometer in use was No. 5264. 



91.— CATCH OF SnAD Ii\ CONIVECTICTJT FOR 1886. 



By ROBERT B. CHALKER. 



The statistics of the catch of shad for the year 1886 in the State of 

 Connecticut are as follows : 



POUND FISHERIES. 



From the mouth of the Connecticut Kiver to New Haven Harbor : 



15 traps in Saybrook 23,200 



22 traps in Westbrook 34,300 



11 traps in Clinton 12,400 



10 traps in Madison 5, 100 



7 traps in Guilford 1,100 



7 traps in Branford 3,300 



3 traps iu East Haven. >.. 800 



Total shore fisheries 80,200 



