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tr. S. BtTKEAIT OF FISHERIES 



CAR NO. 9 



[F. W. A. Englehardt, Captain] 



At the beginning of the fiscal year, car No. 9 was engaged in the distribution 

 of trout from the Bozeman (Mont.) station. Twenty-two trips were made to 

 points in ^Montana. Idalio, "Wasliiniiton, and Wyoming. Early in September the 

 car proceeded to Miles City, Mont., to take \\v the distribution of black bass and 

 other warm-water fishes. Shipments wore made to points in Montana, Wyom- 

 ing, and South Dakota. In November tlie car returned to Bozeman to receive 

 fingerling trout for distribution en route east and adult specimens for the 

 Washington, D. C. ; Lincoln Park, Chicago, 111. ; and La Crosse, Wis., aquariums 

 and the Milwaukee, Wis., museum. 



A trip with river fish was made from Marquette, Iowa, to points in Indiana, 

 Ohio, and Michigan, the car returning via Chicago to Bloomington, 111., in 

 December to be placed in the Chicago & Alton railroad shops for annual repairs. 

 New tubes were installed in the boiler and general repairs made to the car and 

 running gear. Early in March instructions were received to proceed to Charle- 

 voix. Mich., and begin the distribution of lake trout and whitefish and upon 

 completion of this work the car proceeded to Northville, Mich., and took up the 

 distribution from that station. Early in May the car proceeded to La Crosse, 

 Wis., where it made a number of shipments returning to Bozeman, Mont., in 

 June making 4 carload plants from the Bozeman station before the close of 

 the fiscal year. 



During the fiscal year car No. 9 made 50 trips traveling 34,932 miles and 

 delivering 12,762 pails of fish to 949 applicants. The following table shows the 

 species, number, and size of fish delivered : 



CAR NO. 10 



[E. M. Lamon, Ciiptnin] 



This car was built by the Bethlehem Steel Co. at their Harlan plant, 

 Wilmington, Del., during the fiscal year and was completed on December 28. 

 The car arrived at Washington on January 2 where ]iart of the crew was 

 assembled and the work of placing loose equipment aboard and fitting the 

 car out for transporting fish was taken up. After completing this work the 

 car was ordered to White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., arriving at that point 

 on March 17. 



On March 18, 483,400 fingerling trout were obtained from the White Sulphur 

 Springs station and transported to Keyser, W. Va., for stocking a nursery 

 near Petersburg, W. Va. After completing this trip the car returned to Wash- 

 ington, D. C. 



Messenger shipments were forwarded from Washington, D. C, during the 

 latter part of March to Moorestown, N. J. ; Cresco, Pa. ; Richmond, Va. ; and 

 Martinsl)urg, W. Va., delivering 180,(X)0 yellow perch fry, 800 yearling yellow 

 perch, and 75 adult brook trout to applicants at these points. 



