6 FISHES OF THE CONNECTICUT LAKES. 



with that of Halls Stream " and Perry Stream. Many of its eastern 

 branches are intimately close to western tributaries of Perry Stream. 

 One of the largest of these branches is " East Branch," which is a 

 famous trout stream. Lying just west of Back Pond is a chain of 

 three small ponds, the largest of which is less than one-half mile in 

 diameter, which discharge their waters through one of the lower 

 eastern branches into Indian Stream 7^ or 8 miles above its junction 

 with the river. Two of the ponds are named Moose Pond and Bowen 

 Pond, respectively, the latter being the largest of the three. 



Indian Stream was examined from a point about 3 miles above the 

 bridge over the main road down to the bridge. The bed of the 

 stream is essentially gravelly ; it is mostly shallow, with considerable 

 descent and rapidity. In the distance of about a half mile or so 

 above the bridge there w'ere several deep holes having sandy and 

 muddy bottoms. There were but few water plants. The stream 

 averaged, perhaps, 30 feet in width at the time of our visit (August 

 4). The water was low and the bed to a great extent dry. In the 

 spring there is sufficient water for log driving. In a field about a 

 mile above the bridge there are a number of pools Avhich are the 

 I'emains of an overflow or " cut-off " at present not connected with 

 the stream, but doubtless fed by springs. In these pools the follow- 

 ing fishes were caught, some of them not obtained elsewhere in the 

 region: Red-bellied minnow {Chrosomus erythrog aster), bronze 

 minnow {Leuciscus neogams), mud or brook chub {Semotilus atro- 

 maculatus), common chub {S. hullaris), longnose dace {Rhinichthys 

 cataractce), blacknose dace {R. atronasus), redfin (Noh'opis cor- 

 nutus), young cusk or burbot {Lota maculosa), besides innumerable 

 tadpoles and frogs (Rana clamata and R. septentrionalis) . In the 

 stream itself were taken chub, brook chub, longnose dace, longnose 

 sucker {Catostomus catostomiis) , common sucker {C. co?n7nersonii) , 

 chub-minnow {Couesius phmiheus), and several blobs {Cottus gra- 

 cilis). The temperature of the air was 70° and of the water 62° F. 



Back Pond. — This pond is about 1^ miles long, with an extreme 

 width of something over one-half mile. It is situated about 2h 

 miles above the junction of its outlet with the Connecticut River near 

 Pittsburg. The main road to Connecticut Lakes, however, passes 

 within sight of it. This pond was not visited, but it was learned 

 from reliable sources that pickerel {Esox reticulatus) occur there as 

 an introduced species, and trout are found in the outlet. It is said 

 that Back Pond was once a good trout pond. 



Perry Stream. — This stream has its source near the boundary line 

 of northern New Hampshire and Canada in several small branches 



« Halls Stream, forming a part of the boundary between New Hanipsbire and 

 Canada, joins the Connecticut River near Beecher Falls, Vermont. 



