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where they were put out and moved ui)ou a truck to the penstock at the 

 depot baggage-room, to await the 1.45 a. m. train, which afiforded the 

 best connections through to Chicago. 



The temperature in the cans was 70^, and in the fresh water from the 

 penstock 68'-^. Fresh water was supplied each can twice while waiting 

 between the trains, about twelve quarts each time. 



The cans were put into the baggage-car, Mr. Mason in charge of 

 them, and fresh water was again attbrded them from the reserve-can at 

 about 4 a. m. At 5.15 a. m. the reserve-can was filled at Utica, and fresh 

 water again supplied before reaching Syracuse, at 7 a. m. After leav- 

 ing Syracuse, a partial change of water was afforded and fresh water 

 again taken on board at Port Byron at 8.10 a. m. 



The thermometer indicating 64° in cans, and the reserve-can showing 

 a temperature of 00°, fresh water was again supplied, and at Palmyra, 

 at 9.20 a. m., the reserve-can filled with water from the well at the de- 

 pot, having a temperature of 50°. This, more than ten degrees of differ- 

 ence, necessitated the moderating of the cold in the well water, which 

 was readily done by taking about four quarts of it in a pail and drawing 

 off water from the can to be supplied until the pail was full, when it was 

 emptied into the can. Seven or eight of the eels were found dead in 

 the bottom of the can. 



At Rochester met Seth Green at the depot and received profitable 

 suggestions from him with reference to the transfer of young fish. 



At Batavia, at 11.35 a. m., the reserve-can was filled from the faucet 

 in the dining-room, the water of the reserve-can being as low as 54° 

 and of the cans 64°. Water moderated before using it. 



The water from the reserve-can being again exhausted, at 1 p. m. it 

 was refilled from the penstock, at the east end of the depot, in Buffalo. 

 The temperature of the water was 66°, and the fish-cans 64°. The cans 

 were transferred to the baggage-car of the Lake Shore and Michigan. 

 Southern passenger-train. 



After leaving Buffalo the fish-cans were again replenished, and at 

 Dunkirk, at 2.10 p. m., nearly two hours after reaching Buffalo, the sup. 

 l)ly was replenished and a partial change afforded the cans. 



At Erie, Pennsylvania, at 4.15 p. m., fresh water was again obtained 

 and furnished the cans ; the temperature remaining at 64°. 



At Girard, Pa., 4.43 p. m., again filled the reserve-can. The bottoms 

 of the cans were examined for dead shad, and a very few found. 

 Before reaching Cleveland, Ohio, 4.43 p. m., fresh water was supplied, 

 and at Cleveland a can of fresh water brought on board. 



The water in the short interval of two hours had become sufficiently 

 exhausted of the respiratory gases to dissatisfy the eels, and, very un- 

 flshlike, they were determined to get out of it and find something better. 

 On taking off the cover they were found in large numbers adhering to 

 the neck of the can, entirely above the water, and worming their way 

 up its vertical surface, just as they are frequently seen, while small, at 



