202 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



KESULTS OF WORK. 



1. Publications of the Commission — Continued. 



Page. 



12. Legislation and peotection of the fisheeies *26 



Antagonism between prosecutors of different methods of 



fishing . - *26 



Absence of legislation on part of the general government. *26 

 The Washington Treaty as affecting the rights of fisher- 

 men -27 



Objection.s to mode.s of tishlug *27 



Ajjpeal against trawling by inhabitants of Block 



Island *27 



Relation of the .States to fishery interests *27 



Establishment of close time *27 



Removal or palliation of obstructions *28 



Pish-baskets especially injurious *28 



Limitations as to size of fish sold *28 



13. WOEK ACC0.MPI.ISHE11 IN 1877 *29 



The shad *29 



The Susquehanna .station *29 



Reasons for temporary discontinuance of more 



southern stations *29 



Conceniratiou on woi k in Susquehanna and Con- 

 necticut *29 



Defects of floating boxes *29 



Improved apparatus of T. B. Perguson *30 



Experiments with this apparatus *30 



ATork done on the Siisquehanna '30 



The Couneclicut station *31 



Transfer of apparatus to South Hadley Falls. .. *31 



Co-operation of Massachusetts commissions *31 



Floating boxes used *31 



Microscopical investigations of H. J. Rice *31 



Experiments at Windsor Locks *31 



Reference to Mr. Milner's report *31 



The Pacific salmon *31 



The Clackamas station *31 



Alaim of canners at decrease of salmon in the 



ColumbiSi River *31 



Dispatch of Mr. Stone to organize a station at ex- 

 pense of Oregon and Washington 



Fish Propagation Company *32 



Difliculties in selection of site *32 



Reasons for choosing Clackamas River ■'32 



Work required to get the station in running or- 

 der ._ •32 



Results accomplished *32 



The McCloud River station *33 



Assistance in keeping order rendered by the 



Army *33 



Interference of illegal fishing with the results.. *33 



Dates of taking fish *33 



Shipment of eggs by refrigerator car *34 



Deposit of young fish in the Sacramento River.. *34 



General results of the season *34 



General distribution of eggs *34 



Foreign distribution of eggs of the Pacific salmon. *34 



Applications from Germany and elsewhere.. *34 

 Selection of Mr. Mather to accompany the 



eggs *34 



Arrival of eggs in Chicago, October 7 *34 



Mode of packing, and number of crates *34 



Departure on the Mosel *34 



Arrival in Bremen *34 



