REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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The total Dumber of miles traveled by the cars during the year in 

 the distribution of fishes was 93,377, of which 28,188 were paid for 

 and 05,180 were free. The whole number of trips made by the cars 

 was 100, and the number of days engaged iu the actual distribution of 

 fish was 053. The number of miles traveled by detached messengers 

 was 75,381, of which 59,115 were i^aid for and 10,389 were free. The 

 total number of fish and eggs handled by the cars was 90,505,088, of 

 which 0,702,418 were lost en route (0,000,000 pike-perch eggs). 



FREE TRANSPORTATION FURNISHED BY RAILROADS. 



The Commission is under continued obligations to various railroad 

 companies in the United States for free transportation furnished during 

 the year, as indicated by the following statement : 



Summarij allowing total ti umber of milts of free transportation, furnished United States 

 Fish Commission cars and messengers during the fiscal year ending June SO, 1895. 



Name of railroad. 



Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 



Atlantic and Pacific 



Baltimore and Ohio 



Burlington and Missonri Eiver iu Nebraska 



liurlington, Cedar Kapida and Northern 



Ciinadian Pacitic 



Chicago and Northwestern 



Chicago and West Michigan 



Cincinnati and Ohio 



Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 



Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha 



Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis 



Delaware and Hudson Canal 



Denver and Eio Grande 



Denver, Leadville and Gunnison 



Detroit, Bay City and Alpena and Detroit and Mackinac 



Detroit, Lansing and Northern 



Duluth and Iron Eange 



Dnluth, South Shore and Atlantic 



Flint and Pere Marquette , 



Fremon t, Elkhoru and Missouri Valley 



Fort Worth and Denver City 



Grand Kapida and Indiana 



Great Northern 



Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe 



International and Great Northern 



Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis. 



Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf 



Lexington and Eastern , 



Michigan Central 



Minneapolis, St. Paul and Ste. Marie 



Missduri, Kansas and Texas 



Missouri Pacific 



^Mobile and Ohio 



Montana Union 



Northern Pacific 



Oregon Railway and Navigation Company 



Pennsylvania R. K 



Philadelphia, Reading and New England 



Rio Grande Western 



Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix 



Southern Pacific -. 



St. Lonis and Santa Fe 



St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern 



Texas Pacific 



Toledo, Ann Arbor and North Michigan 



Union Pacific 



Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf 



Wabash 



West Virginia, Pittsburg and Gulf 



Wisconsin Central 



Total, 



