394 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



" Thursday, June IS. — Left Tacoma at 5.25 a. m. Put one-balf ton of ice 

 in tanks. 



^^ Sunday, June 21. — Had clams in tanks taken out. Find tbey are 

 not looking well. Concluded to have them taken oat of sand and placed 

 on top of sand, with mouths up, then covered with the rock weed. 



^^ Monday, June 22. — Had the other side unpacked and looked over. 

 They seem to be doing tolerably well. In repacking I find the estimate 

 as to the number in tanks was too high; from 4,000 to 4,500 is nearer 

 the number. 



" Tuesday, June 23. — Clams packed in rock weed are in very bad con- 

 dition ; those packed in sand also are in poor condition. Concluded to 

 put them all in cans and cover with salt water. 



" Wednesday, June 24. — In changing water on clams today I find that 

 they are in bad condition, and the prospect not encouraging. Had 

 them looked over every few hours to prevent the dead ones from con- 

 taminating the water. 



" Thursday, June 25. — Clams are looking better this evening. Arrived 

 Boston 9.45 p. m. Had car transferred to depot Old Colony Railroad; 

 sent car to dock; got some fresh water for the clams and had it put on 

 them. 



'^Friday, June 26.— Had clams put iu baggage car; looking very well. 

 Arrived at Wood's Holl 11.40 a. m.; had clams transferred to station 

 U. S. Fish Commission. These were put out in sand on the beach and 

 counted, and 768 looked as if they were alive and in good condition, a 

 good many of them being lively enough to cover themselves before I 

 left, at 4.10 p. m." 



NEW STATION NEEDED. 



The attention of the Commissioner has been drawn to the increasing 

 demand for trout for stocking streams in the Trans-Mississippi and 

 Rocky Mountain region. It is impracticable to provide satisfactorily 

 for these requests to such extent as the importance of the work de- 

 mands by sending the fish from existing Eastern stations. 



The necessity for the establishment of a breeding and rearing station 

 for the Salmonidce at some central point iu the Rocky Mountain region 

 grows each year more apparent. At such station we could provide for 

 the hatching, rearing, and distribution of desirable species of the Sal- 

 monidce, at a reasonable cost, and at the same time arrange for the 

 collection of the eggs of the native Rocky Mountain trout {Salmo pur- 

 puratus) for the stocking of Eastern waters. This species, though simi- 

 lar to the rainbow trout in many respects, has a much wider geograph- 

 ical and climatic range, and would therefore seem better adapted for 

 general distribution. 



Washington, D. C, December 30, 1886. 



