98 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



and whitefish was taken up from the Duluth station. From May 

 13 to June 20 the car and its messengers shipped from the Duhith 

 station 2,625,000 whitefish fry, 11,495,000 lake-trout fry, 7,630,000 

 pike-perch fry, 90,000 steelhead-trout fry, and 135,000 brook-trout 

 fry, a total of 21,975,000 fish. On June,21 the car left Duluth for 

 Manchester, Iowa, from which station a carload of fingerling trout 

 was obtained for delivery to Minnesota and Wisconsin applicants, 

 the car returning to La Crosse. 



Wliile engaged in the Duluth distribution the Fearnow pails were 

 given a thorough trial and found to be far superior to the 10-gallon 

 round-shouldered cans for transporting fish, and the car's equipment 

 is being changed to carry a complete set of pails. 



During the fiscal year ended June 30, 1923, car No. 3 traveled 

 14,815 miles and delivered 24,956,650 fish. 



CAR NO. 4. 

 FF^ED W. A. Engblhardt, in charge.] 



On July 18, 1922, the initial trip of the season was made from 

 Dubuque, Iowa, to Marquette, Iowa, where the car received con- 

 signments of river fishes for distribution en route to Malta, Colo. A 

 part of the load was delivered at Burnham, Colo., but the bulk of 

 it was distributed to applicants at Denver. The car then proceeded 

 to Malta, from which point shipments of trout were to be made, 

 arriving there July 25. Owing to the fact that the black-spotted 

 trouts were not sufficiently developed, the distribution of that species 

 was delayed until August 14. In the meantime the crew was en- 

 gaged in making messenger shipments of brook and rainbow trouts 

 to various points in Colorado. 



During August, 1922, car trips with brook and black-spotted trouts 

 were made from Malta, Colo., to Trinidad, Colo., and to Albuquerque, 

 N. Mex. In the latter part of the month a washout in the road 

 between Florence and Pueblo, Colo., caused a delay of 24 hours 

 in the car schedule. In September a car trip with brook and black- 

 spotted trouts was made from Malta to Las Vegas, N. Mex. While 

 en route, the Colorado Fuel & Iron Co., at Trinidad, Colo., was 

 supplied with an " owner's share "' of brook and black-spotted trouts. 

 Messenger trips with trouts to various points in Colorado were also 

 made during the month. 



Wliile en route from Malta to Dubuque, Iowa, the car was de- 

 tached from an all-steel train. This happens occasionally and some- 

 times causes a delay of 24 hours or more. During October car trips 

 with river fishes were made from Marquette, Iowa, to Kansas City, 

 Mo., and Williamsport, Pa. 



The car then returned to Washington, D. C, to remain during the 

 winter. During part of the time, however, it was at the Wilmington 

 (Del.) shops undergoing repairs. In June, 1923, the car proceeded 

 from Washington to Northville, Mich., in order to take up the dis- 

 tribution from that point. '\Vliile at Northville the car crew made 

 messenger shipments to various points in Michigan, and also assisted 

 the station crew in collecting fish, raking moss, and cleaning ponds. 

 Car trips with smallmouth black bass and trout were made from 



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