36 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [2] 



tbe 28tli. We lelt again on tlie ILtli of ^^oveinber, bound for EEavrede 

 Grace, witb a scow and otber stores for the fishing battery on board ; 

 arrived thereon the l.'Uh, and remained until the 26th. the crew being 

 en)])loyed in various ways at the I>attery Ishiud. 



On the 2Gth loaded with lumber for Saint Jerome's, waited for orders 

 three days in Anna])olis on the way down, arrived November 30 at Saint 

 Jerome's, and December 1 in Wasliington. 



We left again for Saint Jerome's on the Gth, dredged oysters for several 

 days, and then proceeded to Havre de Grace, arriving there on the 11th 

 of December. On the 13th went to Annapolis, Md., and on the receipt 

 of a luimber of carp carried them up the Severn River and let them go 

 near Indian Landing. 



Left Annapolis on the 19th, arriving at Washington on the 21st, hav- 

 ing touched at Saint Jerome's on the way round. 



Eemained at the Washington yard, overhauling and preparing hatch- 

 ing outfit for the coming season, until March 4, when we left for Saint 

 Jerome's and Havre de Grace, arriving at the latter place on the 7th. 

 On the 11th we ran down to Baltimore, returning on the lith. On the 

 15th started for Annapolis with a delegation of citizens of Port De- 

 posit and Havre de Grace, landing them at Annai)olis that evening. 



Remained at Annapolis until the 23d, when we started for Washing- 

 ton, aMving on the 24th.. Eemained until April 2. On that day made 

 a run down as ftir as Potomac Creek to see Mhat shores were fishing and 

 witli what success. 



Returned to Washington on the 3d, and left again same day, with 

 launch No. 55 in tow, for Havre de Grace, arriving on the 5th ; remained 

 until the 11th, with the crew employed on shore ; then proceeded to 

 Washington, touching at Baltimore and Saint Jerome's on the way. 



On the 18th of April, 1882, commenced the spring shad work on the 

 ui)per Potomac, the hatching-house at the navy-yard having also been 

 placed under my control, with Masters ^y. 0. Babcock and A. C. Baker 

 as assistants. 



This work was carried on until the 1st of June, the Lookout making 

 daily trips to the fishing shores and bringing the eggs to the hatching- 

 house to be hatched. AdetaHed report of all this work has already 

 been submitted. 



On the 3d of June *lic vessel went onto the marine railway at the 

 navy-yard for repairs, and was launched again on the 12th. On the 15th 

 it left for a cruise on the lower Chesapeake, touching at Saint Jerome's, 

 Fort Monroe, Norfolk, Newport News, and returning to Washington on 

 the 23d, where we remained until the 8ih of July, when we again ran 

 down to Saint Jerome's, returning on the 11th. 



On the 17th left Washington at 10.11 a. m., bound for New York, and 

 arrived there at 0.20 a. m. of the lOtli, niaking no,stops en route. 



Left New York on the 21st of July, and arrived at Block Island on 

 the 23d, having touched at New London on the way. The remain- 



