824 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES, [12] 



The fry from Northville were distributed by car No. 2, of the Uoited 

 States Fish Commission, in charge of J. F. Ellis, and assistants N. 

 Simmons, C. H. Ellis, and J. H. Horan. The Alpena fry were dis- 

 tributed by car and boat, the former connecting with the latter at Bay 

 City and Saint Iguace, Mich. In all, the car was run over 7,000 miles, 

 No charge for dispatching service was made by any of the railroad 

 companies excepting the New York Central and Chicago and North- 

 western. In making dejiosits care was taken to convey the minnows 

 to a point not less than 2 miles from shore, tugs being employed for 

 this purpose when procurable. Thirteen trips were made by the car, as 

 follows : 



Tri]) No. 1.— Left Northville February 24, at 4 p. in., with 2,000,000 

 minnows in eighty cans having a total capacity of 600 gallons ; i^roceeded 

 to Toledo by the Flint and Pere Marquette Eailroad ; thence by the 

 Lake Shore and Michigan Southern to Cleveland, where the fish were 

 deposited in Lake Erie, at 7.30 p, m., February 25, The fish were taken 

 from water at a temperature of 40°, held in the car twenty-seven hours 

 in water varying from 35° to 43°, and deposited, in good condition, in 

 water at 34°, The car returned to Northville by same route as out- 

 ward trip, arriving February 27. 



Trip No. 2.— Left Northville at 3 p. m., February 28, with 3,000,000 

 minnows in seventy-six cans; proceeded to Detroit by the Flint and P^re 

 Marquette Eailroad; thence to Niagara Falls by the Great Western Di- 

 vision of the Grand Trunk ; thence by the New York Central to Char- 

 lotte ; thence, by the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg, to Oswego, 

 where the fish were deposited, in good condition, at 1,30 p, m,, March 2, 

 in Lake Ontario, Temperature of water from which the fish were taken, 

 44° ; average temperature of water in the can, 37°, varying from 35^^ 

 to 39"^ ; temperature of lake at time of deposit, 34°, The car returned 

 by same route as outward trip, arriving at Northville March 5, Ar- 

 rangements had been made with the Rome, Watertown and Ogdens- 

 burg Railroad Company for free dispatching service between Suspen- 

 sion Bridge and Lake Ontario points, but the loss of a bridge near 

 Charlotte made it necessary to take another route as far as Charlotte. 



Trip No. 3.— Car left Northville at 3 p. m., March 7, with 3,000,000 

 minnows in seventy-six cans; i)roceeded to Charlotte, N. Y., by same 



