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Mr. H. Walker Hand says they occur from Alad Horse Creek 

 tO' Dias Creek, in Cape May county. In the season of 1905 and 

 1906 about 6^ tons, one man's catch, were taken by Howell 

 Bros. This season they were scarce in comparison, only about 

 2,300 pounds having been taken. A large eel taken at the Cape 

 May Point sewer opening was upwards of 3 feet in length. 



Along the bay shore of Cape May county the eel reaches up- 

 wards of about 4 feet and a weight of 10 pounds, and is fre- 

 quently larger. Small or young examples were found at the 

 mouth of Fishing Creek on May 5th, 1907. A small one found 

 on the beach at Green Creek on June 9th, 1907. 



Reported to occur in the south branch of Timber Creek at 

 Grenloch, Camden county. Mr. O. H. Brown reports an ex- 

 ample taken at Higbee's Beach some years ago, which was olive 

 in color with rather pronounced longitudinal stripes. At Green 

 Creek, on June 23d, eels were common, and many dead ones were 

 washed ashore. A method sometimes in vogue for their capture 

 is to sink a dead king crab in tlie sand, and in a short time, as the 

 small eels appear to feed, they may be thrown into a pan by hand. 

 Reported to be abundant at times about Beesley's Point and 

 Somers Point. Reported from Lake Hopatcong by S. H. Ham- 

 ilton. 



Several small ones found in New England Creek, tributary of 

 Delaware Bay at Higbee's Beach in Cape May county, on Octo- 

 ber 6th, 1907. Found in Teal's Branch of Pond Creek, at Hig- 

 bee's Beach, on October 15th, 1907. 



Family CYPRINID^. 

 Semotilus bullaris (Rafinesque). 



Chub. 



One was taken in the south branch of Big Timber Creek, near 

 Turnersville, Gloucester county, on May 19th, 1907. It was 

 about 8 inches long, more or less silvery in life, without tubercles, 

 and shoulder-girdle with leaden-bluish reflections. 



Mr. J. B. Vanderveer says that he has found chub in the Dela- 

 ware at Trenton of 3 to 4 pounds in weight. He thinks that the 



