210 . PUBLICATIONS OF SPENCER F. BAIRD. 



1879. Baird,^ Spencer F.— Continued. 



From Germany for models of liatching apparatus 



From Japan for a similar purpose 



From Chili and Ecuador for general information concerning fishes 



From British Columbia in regard to the utilization of salmon refuse 



From NcTT Brunswick in regard to the canning of lobsters 



Fishes not comprehended in the plans of the Commission. Trout and black bass . 



General enumeration of fish treated by the United States Commission 



U. Facilities and assistance rf.ndeued to the United States Fish Commission.. 



By government departments 



The Navy and Army 



By State fish commissions 



By railroad companies 



By express companies 



By steamship companies 



By individuals 



] 2. Legislation and puotection of the fisheries 



Antagonism between prosecutors of different methods of fishing 



Absence of legislation on part of the general government 



The Washington Treaty as affecting the rights of fishermen 



Objections to modes of fishing 



Ajipeal against trawling by inhabitants of Block Island 



Belation of the .States to fi.shery interests 



Establishment of close time • 



Removal or palliation of obstructions 



Fi-sh-baskets especially injurious 



Limitations as to size of fish sold 



13. "WOKK accomplished IN 1877 



The shad 



The Susquehanna station 



Reasons for temporary discontinuance of more southern stations 



Concentration on work in Susquehanna and Connecticut 



Defects of floating boxes 



Improved apparatus of T. B. Ferguson 



Experiments with thLs apparatus 



Work done on the Susquehanna 1 



The Connecticut station 



Transfer of apparatus to South Hadloy Falls 



Co-operation of Massachusetts commissions 



Floating boxes used 



Microscopical investigations of H. J. Rice 



Experiments at Windsor Locks 



Reference to Mr. Milnor's report .*. 



The Pacific salmon 



The Clackamas station 



Alarm of canncrs at decrease of salmon in the Colum bia River 



Dispatch of Mr. Stone to organize a station at expense of Oregon and 



Washington Fish Propagation Company 



Difiiculties in selection of site 



Reasons for choosing Clackamas River 



Work required to get the station in running order 



Results accomplished 



The McCloud River station 



Assistance in keeping order rendered by the Army 



Interference of illegal fishing with the results 



Dates of taking fish 



Shipment of eggs by refrigerator car 



Deposit of young fish in the Sacramento River 



General results of the season 



General distribution of eggs 



Foreign distribution of eggs of the Pacific salmon 



Applications from Germany and elsewhere 



Selection of Mr. Mather to accompany the eggs 



Arrival of eggs in Chicago, October 7 



Mode of packing, and number of crates '. 



Departuie on the Mosel 



