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p. m. arrived back to Lookout, got her under way, but in turning in 

 the narrow channel; got aground sent launch Cygnet with boats and 

 spawn-takers down the river, to be in time for sundown drift of gillers 

 near Torresdale ; at 4.45 p. m. vessel afloat, and proceeded down the 

 river; at C p. m. anchored near Torresdale; at 7 p. m. spawn takers re- 

 turned to vessel with 233,000 shad eggs ; sent spawn-takers out again, 

 but returned at midnight without any spawn. 



Wednesday, June 3. — At 6.30 a. m. got under way and steamed up to 

 Burlington aud came to anchor. Had numerous visits from the inhab- 

 itants of the place, who seem to take a great interest in the work. At 

 4.45 p. m. steamed down the river and anchored near Torresdale. Sent 

 launch Cygnet with spawn-takers and boats 8 miles down the river to 

 tend on the gillers in the vicinity of Ten Mile Point. At 7.30 spawn- 

 takers from gillers in the vicinity of vessel returned with 301,000 shad 

 eggs. As all available jars were occupied, I placed some eggs in hatch- 

 ing cones. At 11.30 p. m. launch Cygnet returned with spawn-takers, 

 but failed to procure any spawn. Young fish from eggs obtained on 

 the 1st instant began to hatch out this evening. 



Thursday, June 4. — Spawn-takers tended gillers on several drifts dur- 

 ing the night, but did not get any more spawn. At 6 a. in. got under 

 way and steamed up to Burlington and came to anchor. Beceived tele- 

 graphic instructions from Assistant Commissioner Ferguson to send 

 launch Cygnet, two spawn-takers, and one boat to Trenton, N. J., to 

 cooperate with Mr. Ellis in gathering spawn for hatching purposes in 

 Fish Commission car No. 3, and also to continue operations on the river 

 with Lookout and proceed to Havre de Grace, Md. I regretted exceed- 

 ingly that I could not remain in the vicinity a few days longer so as I 

 could show the young fish to the people of Burlington and this vicinity 

 hatched out from spawn obtained here. At 11 a. m. steamed over to 

 Bristol, Pa., took on board 2 tons of coal, and at 1 p. m. steamed down 

 the river, stopping at different points on the way and paying the fish- 

 ermen for spawn obtained from them. At 3.30 p. m. passed Philadel- 

 phia. At 4.30 came to anchor off Gloucester Point, New Jersey. Young- 

 fish hatching out very fast. 



Friday, June 5. — At 4.30 a m. deposited 15,000 shad fry in the middle 

 of river opposite Gloucester Point. At 5 a. m. got under way and 

 steamed down the river. At 9 a. m. eutered the Chesapeake and Dela- 

 ware Canal. At noon locked out at Chesapeake City, and steamed 

 down Back Creek and Elk River. I have to report that during the 

 time of passing the canal the temperature of the hatching room reached 

 100°, the temperature of the water in hatching jars increasing ac- 

 cordingly, so that with the great heat aud the change of water in the 

 canal 150,000 young fish died. At 3. 30 p. m. arrived at Battery Sta- 

 tion, Havre de Grace, Md. ; transferred 338,000 eggs and 177,000 young 

 shad fry to superintendent of station; dismantled hatching apparatus, 



