REPORT ON THE PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF 



FOOD-FISHES. 



By S. G. Woktii, Actin/j Assistant in Charge. 



INTRODUCTION. 



In the Report proper of the Commissioner, pp. 6 and 14, reference 

 may be found concerning the appointment of Dr. Tarleton H. Bean as 

 assistant in charge of the Division of Fish-Oulture, and also Dr. Bean's 

 subsequent appointment as United States Fish Commission represent- 

 ative at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 111. The per- 

 formance of duties incident to the Exposition caused Dr. Bean to be 

 absent from the Washington office after January 15. 



Duties devolving upon the acting assistant, additional to those of the 

 office of the Division of Fish-Culture, consisted in the installation of 

 shad-hatching operations at Battery Island Station, the supervision of 

 Central au<l Bryan Point stations, the preparation of artificial fish eggs 

 for illustrating the hatching of eggs of a semi-buoyant and floating 

 nature at the World's Fair, Chicago, the adaptation of a baggage car 

 for transporting fishes in water oxygenized on a new plan, namely, with 

 air circulation, and assisting the Commissioner in preparing for and 

 conducting his experiments for solving in advance the value of salt 

 water wholly artificial in character as the medium for exhibiting marine 

 animals and plants in a live state at Chicago. There was also large 

 expenditure of time and individual labor as a member of the civil 

 service board of examiners of the Fish Commission, 



STATION OPERATIONS. 



The stations operated during the year Avere: 



Schooclic Station, Maine. Wytheville Station, Virginia. 



Craig Brook Station, Maine. Put-in Bay Station, Ohio. 



Green Lake Station, Maine. Nortliville Station, ISlichigan. 



Gloucester Station, Massacliusotts. Alpona Station, Midiigaii. 



Woods Hole Station, MasHacluisotts. Duluth Station, Minnesota. 

 Delaware River Station (steamer Fish Quinoy Station, Illinois. 



Uawlc). Neosho Station, Missouri. 



Battery Island Station, Maryland. Leadville Statioii, Colorado. 



Bryan Point Station, Maryland. Baird Station, California. 



Central Station, Washington, D. C. Fort Gaston Station, California. 



Fish Ponds, Washington, D. C. Clackamas Station, Oregon. 

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