﻿REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES 
  

  

  TX 
  

  

  Tlie 
  distributing 
  cars 
  traveled 
  87,550 
  miles 
  during 
  the 
  year, 
  and. 
  

   detached 
  messengers 
  traveled 
  119,055 
  miles, 
  in 
  the 
  distribution 
  of 
  the 
  

   fishes 
  liberated. 
  

  

  The 
  Commission 
  is 
  under 
  continued 
  obligations 
  to 
  various 
  railroads 
  

   in 
  the 
  United 
  States 
  for 
  free 
  transportation 
  furnished 
  during 
  the 
  year, 
  

   as 
  shown 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  statement: 
  

  

  Xame 
  of 
  railroad. 
  

  

  Cars. 
  

  

  Messen- 
  

  

  Name 
  of 
  railroatl. 
  

  

  Ann 
  Arbor 
  Kailroad 
  

  

  Atchison, 
  Topeka 
  and 
  Santa 
  Fe. 
  

  

  Baltimore 
  and 
  Ohio 
  Railroad 
  ... 
  

  

  Baltimore 
  and 
  Oliio 
  South 
  western 
  

  

  Bangor 
  and 
  Aroostonk 
  Kaihoad. 
  

  

  Boston 
  and 
  Maine 
  Kailroad 
  

  

  Burlinfcton 
  and 
  Missouri 
  Kiver, 
  

   in 
  Nebraska 
  . 
  

  

  Burlington, 
  Cedar 
  Kapids 
  and 
  

   Northern 
  

  

  Central 
  Vermont 
  Railroad 
  

  

  Chicago 
  and 
  West 
  Michigan 
  

  

  Cliicago, 
  Burlington 
  and 
  Quincy 
  . 
  

  

  Chicago, 
  Milwaukeeand 
  St. 
  I'aul 
  

  

  Chicago, 
  Peoria 
  and 
  St. 
  Louis 
  ... 
  

  

  Colorado 
  Midland 
  Kailroad 
  

  

  Cleveland, 
  Cincinnati, 
  Chicago 
  

   and 
  St. 
  Louis 
  

  

  Cooperstown 
  and 
  Charlotte 
  A' 
  al- 
  

   ley 
  

  

  Chicago 
  and 
  Northwestern 
  Rail- 
  

   road 
  

  

  Chesapeake 
  and 
  Ohio 
  Railroad.. 
  

  

  Delaware 
  and 
  Hudson 
  River 
  

  

  Denver 
  and 
  Rio 
  Grande 
  

  

  Denver, 
  Leadvilleand 
  Gunnison. 
  

  

  Detroit 
  and 
  Mackinac 
  liailroad.. 
  

  

  Dulutb, 
  South 
  Shore 
  and 
  Atlan- 
  

   tic 
  liailroad 
  

  

  Flint 
  and 
  Pf're 
  Marquette 
  

  

  Florida 
  Central 
  and 
  Peninsular 
  . 
  

  

  Fremont, 
  Elkhoru 
  and 
  Missouri 
  

   Valley 
  

  

  Fort 
  Worth 
  and 
  Denver 
  City 
  

  

  Grand 
  Rapids 
  and 
  Indiana 
  

  

  Great 
  Northern 
  Railroad 
  

  

  Houston 
  and 
  Texas 
  Central 
  

  

  Illinois 
  Central 
  Railroad 
  

  

  International 
  and 
  Great 
  North- 
  

   ern 
  

  

  Jacksonville, 
  Tampa 
  and 
  Key 
  

   West 
  

  

  Miles. 
  

  

  460 
  

  

  3,717 
  

  

  Miles. 
  

  

  552 
  

   65 
  

  

  1,288 
  

  

  1,754 
  

  

  123 
  

  

  1,067 
  

  

  1,872 
  

  

  104 
  

  

  2,101 
  

   80 
  

  

  292 
  

   556 
  

  

  3,470 
  

  

  353 
  

   ,194 
  

   750 
  

   554 
  

  

  2,620 
  

  

  491 
  

   3, 
  045 
  

   1,124 
  

  

  354 
  

   444 
  

  

  375 
  

   552 
  

  

  122 
  

   5U0 
  

  

  3,629 
  

   272 
  

   170 
  

   584 
  

  

  4.'i7 
  

   28 
  

   ,639 
  

   831 
  

   188 
  

  

  436 
  

  

  1,658 
  

   526 
  

  

  Kansas 
  City, 
  Fort 
  Scott 
  and 
  

   Memphis 
  

  

  Kansas 
  City, 
  Pittsburg 
  and 
  

   Gulf 
  

  

  Louisville 
  and 
  Nashville 
  Rail- 
  

   road 
  

  

  Maine 
  Central 
  Railroad 
  

  

  Michigan 
  Central 
  Railroad 
  

  

  Mobile 
  and 
  Ohio 
  Railroad 
  

  

  Montana 
  Union 
  Railroad 
  

  

  Monti)elier 
  and 
  Wells 
  River 
  

   Railroad 
  

  

  Minneapolis, 
  St. 
  Paul 
  and 
  Sault 
  

   Ste. 
  ^larie 
  Railroad 
  

  

  Nashville, 
  Chattanooga 
  and 
  St. 
  

   Louis 
  

  

  New 
  York, 
  New 
  Haven 
  and 
  

   Hartford 
  

  

  New 
  York, 
  Ontario 
  and 
  Western. 
  

  

  Northern 
  Pacific 
  Railroad 
  

  

  Oregon 
  Railway 
  and 
  Navigation 
  

   Co 
  

  

  Philadelphia, 
  Reading 
  and 
  New 
  

   England 
  

  

  Rutland 
  Railway 
  

  

  San 
  xVntonioand 
  Aransas 
  Pass.. 
  

  

  St. 
  Johnsbury 
  and 
  Lake 
  Cham- 
  

   plain 
  ' 
  

  

  St. 
  Loui.s 
  and 
  San 
  Francisco 
  

  

  Southern 
  Pacific 
  Railroad 
  

  

  Southern 
  Itailway 
  

  

  Texas 
  and 
  Paeiflc 
  Railroad 
  

  

  Terre 
  Haute 
  and 
  Indianapolis. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Union 
  Pacific 
  Railroad 
  

  

  Union 
  Pacific, 
  Denver 
  and 
  Gulf. 
  

  

  Vermont 
  Central 
  Railroad 
  

  

  Wabash 
  Railroad 
  

  

  West 
  Virginia 
  and 
  Pittsburg 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Wisconsin 
  Central 
  Railroad 
  

  

  Woodstock 
  Railroad 
  

  

  Cars. 
  

  

  Messen- 
  

   gers. 
  

  

  Miles. 
  

  

  432 
  

  

  308 
  

  

  3,616 
  

   2,436 
  

   4, 
  866 
  

   1,018 
  

   116 
  

  

  Mile.<;. 
  

  

  200 
  

   3.020 
  

  

  151 
  

   69 
  

   749 
  

  

  136 
  

   236 
  

  

  1,956 
  

   180 
  

   .375 
  

  

  6, 
  112 
  

   154 
  

  

  58 
  

   376 
  

  

  1,240 
  

   256 
  

   151 
  

  

  1,021 
  

  

  Total. 
  

  

  462 
  

  

  119 
  

   426 
  

  

  82 
  

   3.456 
  

   208 
  

   166 
  

   28 
  

  

  55,908 
  I 
  28,984 
  

  

  The 
  scientific 
  work 
  of 
  the 
  Commission 
  has 
  an 
  important 
  bearing 
  on 
  

   the 
  artificial 
  increase 
  of 
  food-fishes 
  in 
  determining 
  the 
  best 
  methods 
  to 
  

   pursue 
  in 
  fish-culture, 
  in 
  ascertaining 
  the 
  results 
  of 
  propagation, 
  and 
  

   in 
  the 
  study 
  of 
  the 
  habits, 
  growth, 
  food, 
  enemies, 
  and 
  diseases 
  of 
  fish. 
  

   The 
  Division 
  of 
  Scientific 
  Inquiry 
  was 
  under 
  the 
  charge 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Richard 
  

   Eathbun 
  until 
  December 
  31, 
  180G, 
  when, 
  on 
  his 
  resignation 
  to 
  accept 
  

   the 
  position 
  of 
  assistant 
  secretary 
  of 
  the 
  Smithsonian 
  Institution, 
  Dr. 
  

   Hugh 
  M. 
  Smith 
  was 
  appointed 
  assistant 
  in 
  charge 
  of 
  that 
  division. 
  

  

  Many 
  special 
  field 
  investigations 
  have 
  been 
  made, 
  besides 
  the 
  usual 
  

   systematic 
  inquiries 
  covering 
  interior 
  waters. 
  

  

  Field 
  parties, 
  during 
  the 
  summer 
  of 
  189(), 
  continued 
  the 
  examination 
  

   of 
  the 
  lakes 
  and 
  streams 
  in 
  Idaho, 
  Washington, 
  Oregon, 
  and 
  Califor- 
  

   nia, 
  some 
  of 
  the 
  investigations 
  being 
  the 
  continuation 
  of 
  work 
  begun 
  

   in 
  previous 
  years. 
  The 
  inquiries 
  have 
  embraced 
  studies 
  of 
  the 
  habits, 
  

   abundance, 
  distributitm. 
  and 
  spawning-grounds 
  of 
  the 
  fishes 
  found 
  in 
  

  

  