REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. XXXI 

 BuYAN Point Station, Mauvland (S. G. Worth, Supeiuntendicnt). 



The propagation of the shad of the Potomac Eiver had for a uumber 

 of seasons past been conducted at the military reservation at Fort 

 Washington, Md., under authority granted by the Secretary of War, 

 and the use of the unoccupied buildings and other facilities of the 

 place permitted the worlf to be done advantageously and economically. 

 The expense also of caring- for the equipment of the station from sea- 

 sou to season was avoided through the courtesy of the custodian of 

 the reservation, Ordnance- Sergeant Joyce, U. S. Army, by Avhom many 

 acts of voluntary assistance were also rendered. 



Shortly after the close of the season of 1891 preparations were made 

 by the War Department for the construction of a new battery. A 

 large wharf for the receipt of material was built near the middle of 

 the seine-haul, aud the use of the buildings occupied by the Commis- 

 sion was withdrawn, as they were needed by the construction force. 

 It therefore became evident that if the propagation of the shad of the 

 Potomac was to be continued another site for a station must be 

 secured. Accordingly, on November 30, 1891, the Commissioner 

 appointed a committee, consisting of Mr. S. G. Worth, superintendent 

 in charge of the Commission's work on the Potomac River; Mr. C. E. 

 Gorham, the civil engineer of the Commission, and Mr. L. G. Harron, 

 seine captain, to make an investigation with the view of obtaining a 

 suitable location. The committee recommended Bryan Point, situ- 

 ated on the Marjdand side of the river at the junction of Accokeek 

 Creek, about 2 miles below Fort Washington, and a lease of the same 

 for five years, at an annual rental of $100, together with an option for 

 the jiurchase of the i^roperty within the period at $1,300, was made 

 with the owner, Mr. F. Snowden Hill, of Baltimore, Md. 



On March 9, 1892, the removal of the equipment and certain small 

 buildings from Fort Washington to Bryan Point was commenced. 

 The buildings transferred were a small hatchery, a boiler and pump 

 house, and a small (puirters building for the use of the seine captain. 

 These were supplemented by the repair of several dilapidated struc- 

 tures belonging to the property, consisting of a large boat shed, which 

 was utilized for boat and general storage, and quarters for the seine- 

 haulers. The frame of another building was made use of to provide a 

 mess room, to which was joined a part of another old building to serve 

 as a kitchen. A wharf 10 feet wide aud running out 132 feet to water 

 10 feet deep at ordinary low tide was built. 



The removal of the buildings and boiler from Fort Washington was 

 very difficult, but was accomplished and the buildings set uj) at Bryan 

 Point in good order, the boiler being transferred and put in place with- 

 out even disturbing its asbestus covering. The work was done under 

 the direction of Lieut. Kobert Piatt and Mate J. A. Smith, of the Fish 

 Hmvlc^ with the aid of the vessel crew and the use of a small scow 

 kindly loaned fur the purpose by Maj. C. E. L. B. Davis, Corps of 



