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numbers as fry. It is the policy iVi all cases to furnish a sufficient 

 number of small fish to form a brood stock. The bureau refuses 

 requests for black bass and allied predacious species for introduc- 

 tion into waters in California, Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Nevada, 

 and western Wyoming, as their presence in such waters might prove 

 harmful to the trout and salmon fisheries of that region. 



Fish are delivered to the applicant's railroad station without ex- 

 pense to him. Formal applications to be properly executed should 

 be indorsed by a United States Senator or Representative. Blanks 

 on which application for fish may be made, together with full par- 

 ticulars concerning the bureau's method of distributing living fish, 

 will be furnished upon request. 



DISTRIBUTION OF FISHES OF INTERIOR WATERS. 



CAR NO. 3. 



[E. R. WiDMYEit, Captain.] 



On July 24, 1922, a carload of warm-water fishes was received 

 from the La Crosse (Wis.) station and delivered to applicants in 

 South Dakota. Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana. On comj^leting 

 this trip the car proceeded to Bozeman, Mont., and took up the 

 distribution of trout from the bureau's station at that place. After 

 making 8 carload trips from Bozeman, the car was placed at the 

 disposal of the Montana State Fish Commission for which it made 

 8 carload shipments. After completing the State work the car 

 again returned to Bozeman, making a carload shipment of trout to 

 Omaha, Nebr.. from which point it proceeded to Dubuque, Iowa. 



Owing to the fact that car No. 3 is of wooden construction, and 

 that practically all main-line trains in Montana are of steel con- 

 struction, the car was detached from trains frequently and left to 

 lay over for from 12 to 18 hours at a time. However, all deliveries 

 of fish were made in good condition, and from July 24 to October 

 29. the date on which it returned to Dubuque, Iowa, the car had 

 made 9 trips for the bureau and 8 for the Montana Fish Commis- 

 sion, traveling 11.987 miles and delivering 2.981,650 fingerling fish. 



In handling the Montana State distribution in conjunction with 

 the Bozeman distribution great saving in transportaton can be 

 brought about by cooperation of the Bozeman and State superin- 

 tendents, and it is suggested that an advanced outline of their work 

 for the season be furnished the captain in charge of the car. 



In connection with the Montana distribution the Oregon Short 

 Line was the only road that furnished free transportation for the 

 bureau's car. Tlie Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway gave 

 a 5-fare rate by special request only, all other roads charging 10 full 

 fares. 



The car was used in the distribution of warm-water fishes from 

 October 29 until the close of the season, when it was placed in the 

 Milwaukee shops for winter repairs. 



The spring distribution of car No. 3 was begun on May 10, 1923, 

 when a carload of trout was received from the La Crosse (Wis.) 

 station and delivered to Wisconsin and Minnesota applicants. The 

 car then proceeded to Dnluth, Minn., where the distribution of trout 



