REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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Herring. — Ou the 2d of May 2,000,000 herring were received from 

 the steamer Fish Hawk for distribution. These were forwarded with a 

 shipment of shad to the Colorado Eiver, and deposited at Austin, Tex., 

 May 16. The results of this effort to introduce herring into the Colo- 

 rado will be looked forwarded to with much interest. 



A tabular summary of the whitefish distribution made from our stations 

 at Alpena and North ville, Mich., by car No. 1, is herewith submitted: 



Distribution of ivkitefish eggs and fry in the United States and foreign countries, season 



o/1882-'83. 



Bate. 



Place of deposit. 



No. offish. No. of eggs. 



To ■whom shipped. 



1882. 



Nov. 26 



Deo. 18 



Dec. 22 



Dec. 24 



Dec. 27 



Dec. 27 



Dec. 27 



Dec. 28 



Dec. 30 



Minnesota waters. 

 Maryland waters . 



'200, 000 

 '150, 000 



>1, 000, 000 



1883. 

 Jan. 1 

 Jan. 3 

 Jan. 6 

 Jan. 8 

 Jan. 9 

 Jan. 11 

 Jan. 12 

 Jan. 20 

 Feb. 12 

 Feb. 22 

 Mar. 20 

 Apr. 23 

 Apr. 26 

 Apr. 26 

 Apr. 28 

 Apr. 29 

 Apr. 28 

 May 2 

 May 2 

 May 5 

 May 5 

 May 7 

 May 10 

 May ll! 

 May 15 

 May 16 

 May 19 

 May 22 

 1883 

 1883 

 1883. 

 1883, 

 1883. 

 1883. 



New Hampshire waters. 



"200, 000 



"250, 000 



"10, 000 



•200, 000 



'500, OUO 



"1, 000, 000 



'1,000,000 



'250, 000 



Nebraska waters 



Lake Huron, Snlphor, Mich 



Eagle Lake 



Lake Michigan, Grand Haren, Mich 



Lake Huron, Alcona, Mich 



Lake Huron, North Point, Mich 



Lake Michigan, Ludington, Mich ... 



Lake Michigan, Petoskey, Mich 



Lake Huron, Black River, Mich 



Lake Michigan, Kenosha, Wis 



Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, Wis. . . 



Lake Huron, Oscoda, Mich 



Lake Superior, Marquette, Mich 



Long Lake, Long Lake, Mich 



Lake Superior, L' Anse, Mich 



Lake Huron, Partridge Point, Mich. 



Lake at Michisauime, Mich , 



Lake Michigan, Milwaukee, Wis 



Lake Ontario, 0.-iWcgo, N. T 



Lake Ontario, Charlotte, N. Y 



Lake Ontario, Oswego, N. Y 



Lake Erie, Cleveland, Ohio , 



Lake Erie, Put in Bay, N. Y 



Lake Erie, Put in Bay, N. Y 



2400, 000 



32, 000, 000 



700, 000 



32, 000, 000 



33, 000, 000 

 32, 000, 000 

 32, 000, 000 

 32, 000, 000 

 32, 000, 000 

 32, 000, 000 



31, 000, 000 



32, 000, 000 

 32, 000, 000 



3100, 000 

 32, 000, 000 

 32, 000, 000 

 31, 000, 000 

 31,000,000 

 »3, 000, 000 

 '3, 000, 000 

 '3, 000, 000 

 '2, 000, 000 

 >2, 000, 000 

 '2, 000, 000 



'500, 000 

 '1, 000, 000 



'2.50, 000 

 '1,000,000 

 >],000, 000 

 >2, 000, 000 

 '1, 000, 000 

 U, 000, 000 



Central station. 

 E. O. Sweeny, Minn. * 

 Thomas Hughlett, Md.* 

 S. G. Worth, N. C* 

 G-. Ebrecht, Germany.* 

 Soci6t6 d'Acclimation.* 

 Von Behr, Germany.* 

 R. O. Sweeny, Minn.* 

 R. O. Sweeny, Minn.* 



S. E. Throckmorton, Cal.* 



A. H. Powers, N. H.* 

 Von Behr, Germany.* 

 E. O. Sweeny, Minn.* 



S. R. Throckmorton, CaL* 

 R. O. Sweeny, Minn.* 

 E. O. Sweeny, Minn.* 

 Seth Weeks'. Corry, Pa.« 

 E. G. Blackford, N. Y.« 

 Charles G. Atkins, Me.* 



B. E. B. Kennedy, Nebr.** 

 H. H. Buck, Orleans, Me. 



Total 



45, 750, 000 



11, 960, 000 



* March 26, 1883. By Geo. H. H. Moore, charge car No. 1. 3 obtained from Alpena, Mich. 



' Obtained from Northville, Mich. * IJepresenting his State Commission. 



' Obtained from Central station. * Through Fred Mather, New York City. 



A review of the work done bj' the two cars d uriii g the season of 1882 gives 

 the following interesting summary : The total number of miles traversed 

 by car No. 1 in making the distribution of carp, shad, whitefish, and trout 

 was 31 ,903, and by car No. 2, 25,354. The average cost per day per man 

 for subsistence was, for car No. 1, 72^^% cents, and for car No. 2, 80 J cents. 



The number of carp distributed by car service was 220,009 ; the num- 

 ber of white fish, 31,000,000; shad, 9,300,000; salmonidaj, 472,000. 



