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but one station is established it should be a composite station, or one 

 which, though chiefly devoted to pond and river fishes, could also 

 engage in trout culture to some extent. 



SUMMARY OF REPORT. 



These investigations were begun in the fall of 1892 (October 6 to 

 November 2), but owing to cold weather the work was suspended the 

 first week in November, and was not taken up again until June, 1 893. 

 The work done in 1892 was carried on by Professor Evermann, assisted 

 by Mr. Lewis M. McCormick, formerly of Oberlin College, now of the 

 Glen Island Museum, New York. 



Itinerary, 1892. 



•Oct. 



6. Began work at Deadwood, S. Dak. 



7. Drove to Spearfish and examined 



Spearfish Creek and numerous 

 springs in vicinity. 



8. Drove from Spearfish to Beulah, 



Wyo. ; examined Cook's Pond, 

 Chicken and Crow creeks, Cox 

 and Montana lakes, and Sand 

 and Redwater creeks. 



9. Returned to Deadwood. 



10. Went to Lead City and examined 



Whitewoud Creek and Gold 

 Run. 



11. Went to Belle Fourcke, exam- 



ined the waters in that vicinity, 

 and seined Belle Fourche River. 



Seined Redwater and Middle 

 creeks aud returned to Dead- 

 wood. 



Went to Crystal Cave, S. Dak. 



Examined Elk Creek, then went 

 to Rapid City, S. Dak. 



Examined Rapid Creek, Cleg- 

 horn's and Miller's springs, and 

 went to Hot Springs. 



At Hot Springs. 



17. Drove to Cheyenne Falls. 



18. Examined Fall River and vari- 



ous springs about Hot Springs 

 and went to Edgemont. 

 Examined Cottonwood Creek 

 and Cheyenne River. 



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Oct. 20. Went to Newcastle, Wyo., and 

 examined Salt and Beaver 

 creeks. 



Went to Ardmore, S. Dak., where 

 we seined Hat Creek; took 

 night train for Ravenna, Nehr. 



Seined Mud Creek and South 

 Loup River at Ravenna. 



Took train for Lincoln. 



Spent at Lincoln and vicinity. 



Went to South Bend and exam- 

 ined Nebraska fish-hatchery 

 there. Returned to Lincoln in 

 the evening. 



Went to Crete and examined 

 Blue River. Took night train 

 for Albia, Iowa. 



Went to Lovilla, Iowa, where 

 we examined Bluff Creek. 



Went to Ames, Iowa. 



29. Examined springs and streams 



near Ames. 



30. At Ames. Went to Cedar Rapids, 



Iowa, at night. 



31. Examined springs in the vicinity 



of Cedar Rapids. 

 Nov. 1. AVent to Spirit Lake, Iowa. 



2. Cold weather having set in, we 

 decided to close the work here, 

 and returned to Washington. 



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The work was resumed June 16, 1893, and carried on for several 

 weeks, under the immediate direction of Professor Evermann, who was 

 assisted by Prof. IT. O. Cox, teacher of biology in the State Normal 

 School at Mankato, Minn., Mr. Cloudsley Putter, then of Long Pine, 

 Nebr., now a student at Stanford University, and Prof. Eobert G. 

 Gillum, professor of chemistry and physics in the Indiana State Normal 

 School. During the time that Professor Evermann was unable to 

 remain with the party Mr. Cox was placed in charge. 



