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placed iu the water, which was accomplished ; Gov. J. L. Beveridge, of 

 Illinois, being the guest of Colonel Bo wen at the time, and witnessing 

 the planting. A dozen or more of eels were carried to Chicago for 

 exhibition, and some days later were placed by Dr. Walter L. Haines 

 in one of the ponds at Lincoln Park. 



The cans were returned by express to Castletou, and the same after- 

 noon we were on our way back to the hatching-station on the Hudson 

 for a new supply of fish, to be put into the waters of Wisconsin. 



12.— SHIPMENT OF SHAD AND EELS TO THE FOX RIVER, WISCONSIN. 



We arrived at Castleton on the 17th, and the same evening left again 

 for the Fox Eiver of Wisconsin with about 70,000 shad and 4,000 eels, 

 and we again left by the 9.12 p. m. train. 



At Batavia we were delayed a long time by the burning of a baggage- 

 car ; and again, on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Koad, the 

 train was obliged, because of a defective bridge, to take the longer 

 route between Toledo and Chicago via Adrian, so that we reached the 

 latter city one hour too late for the train of the Northwestern Eoad that 

 should take us to our destination, Appleton, Wis. 



The cans were moved to the ISTorthwestern depot, and a convenient 

 ■upply of excellent water from the hydrant afforded for use during the 

 day ; Mr. Mason, with his usual fidelity, caring for them. 



A small can was procured at a tin-shop and about 200 eels put into it 

 to be moved to Big Dead Eiver, at Waukegan, 111. This task was 

 accomplished by the kindness of Mr. William H. Fay, of that city. 



At 9 p. m. of the 19th the fish were again on the way to their destina- 

 tion, and at 10 a. m. of the 20th they were put into the Fox Eiver, Mr. 

 Eeid, of the Appleton Post, accompanying us to the point on the river 

 where they were put in. From the long delay there were a larger num- 

 ber found dead in the bottoms of the cans than at the former shipment, 

 though not enough to make any apparent impression in their numbers 

 when looking in at the mouths of the cans. There were probably less 

 than 2,000 dead ones, or a little less than 3 per cent, of the whole num- 

 ber. The fish had been iu the cans just sixty-five hours, standing still 

 about eleven hours, and, though the amount of splashing that will ben- 

 efit larger fish is an injury to shad, still it was made quite evident dur- 

 ing our experience that even young shad do better while exposed to the 

 motion of the cars, if managed so that it affect them slightly, than when 

 standing perfectly still. It will be advisable, under similar circum- 

 stances, to have them put into a wagon and kept in motion during the 

 delay. 



13. — SHIPMENT OF SHAD TO ASHTABULA ERTER, OHIO. 



The same evening we again took the return route to Castletou, arriv- 

 ing on the 23d. Your telegram calling me to New York City, Mr. Ma- 



