4 THE SMALL-MOUTHED BASS 



Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma, 

 Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. 



It is possible that it may occur in certain places in Mis- 

 sissippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North 

 Carolina. It has been introduced also into California, Ore- 

 gon and Washington. 



The comparatively small area, bounded by the parallels 

 of latitude 40, 50, and by the lines of longitude 70, 95, may 

 be considered as the region where it is living under proper 

 conditions. 



Outside of this area it may be propagated, but in all 

 probability not with continued success. 



Note. [It has been transplanted in England and Germany, small 

 fry three inches in length having been carried across the ocean in tanks 

 specially prepared for the purpose; but many died on the way owing to 

 the difficulty of keeping the water, during the long journey, aerated and 

 cool. The fish seem to have thriven well for some time but finally died 

 out, probably owing to improper food and lack of attention. In a letter 

 received from the present Marquis of Exeter in August, 1906, he says 

 that some large and small-mouthed bass were imported by his grand- 

 father in 1879 and were placed in a small lake on his estate near 

 Stamford. They grew rapidly, some reaching, in a few years, a weight 

 of four or five pounds; but they gradually disappeared, and the last one 

 was seen in 1898 or 1899.] 



