VIII CONTENTS. 



13. "WouK ACCOiiPLisHED IN 1877— Continued. Page. 



The McCloud Kivor station — Continued. 



Shipment of eggs by refrigerator car *34 



Deposit of young fish in the Sacramento Eiver ■*34 



General results of the season *34 



General distribution of eggs *34 



Foreign distribution of eggs of the Pacific salmon *34 



Applications from Germany and elsewhere *34 



Selection of Mr. Mather to accompany the eggs *34 



Arrival of eggs in Chicago, October 7 ^^34 



Mode of packing, and number of crates *34 



Departure on the Mosel *34 



Arrival in Bremen *34 



Loss in eggs *34 



Delivering to Holland and France *34 



General results *34 



The Atlantic salmon *3C 



Bucksport station *36 



No work prosecuted there during the year *36 



Proposed renewal of operations *36 



Kesults of labors of previous years *36 



In the Delaware Eiver *36 



Capture of fish near Trenton *36 



Current history of salmon-planting in that river *3G 



In the Connecticut *37 



In the Merrimack *37 



Tbe land-locked salmon *37 



Grand Lake Stream station *37 



Keference to Mr. Atkins' report *37 



Combination of effort with certain States *37 



Distribution of eggs in the United States *38 



Distribution to Germany and Prance *38 



Lake Ontario salmon *38 



Considerations as to its being aland-locked fish *38 



Canadian establishment in charge of Mr. Wilmot *38 



Donation of eggs to the United States Fish Commission *38 



Introduction of fi;j into Otsego Lake, N. T *38 



TVhitcfisli *39 



Northville, Mich., station *39 



Supply to the United States *39 



Supply to Germany *39 



Failure of the latter experiment '*39 



Supply to New Zealand *39 



The European marane whitefish ^^9 



Donation of 1, 000 eggs to the United States Fish Commission by Mr. Ectardt *40 



Introduction of fry into Lake Gardner, Michigan '40 



The carp *4() 



Its iutroduction an especial object of the United States Fish Commission *40 



Its vahie as a food-fish *41 



General treatment *41 



American rivals of the same family *41 



Varieties of carp *41 



Advantages of carp-culture *42 



Eate of growth of carp *42 



Applicability of the fish for certain localities *42 



Previous steps taken for introduction *42 



Kecent efforts in charge of Mr. R. Hessel *42 



Fust trial unsuccessful *42 



Second satisfactory *42 



Number of fish imported *43 



Placed in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore *43 



United States carp ponds in "Washington *43 



Congressional appropriations *43 



Plans for a permanent establishment '43 



Other experiments in caip-eulture in the United States *43 



Alleged introduction of carp into the Hudson River *43 



Probably not the genuine carp *43 



