328 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Itinerary, 1893 — Continued. 



July 20. Investigated Tongue River. 



21. Iuvestigated Big Goose Creek. 



22. Went to Little Goose Creek and 



returned to Sheridan. 



23. Sunday, spent at Sheridan. 



24. Left for Arvada, Wyo., Mr. 



Ratter stopping at Clermont to 

 fish Clear Creek ; risked Powder 

 River at Arvada. 



25. Went to Newcastle, Wyo. 



26. Examined Salt and Beaver 



creeks near Newcastle, and 

 went to Edgemont. S. Dak., in 

 the evening. 



27. Fished Cheyenne River and 



went to Hot Springs, S. Dak., 

 where Prof. Evermann rejoined 

 the party. 



28. Examined Fall and Cheyenne 



rivers. Messrs. Evermann and 

 Rutter left the party here and 

 went to Cheyenne, Wyo., then 

 to Idaho to take up work in 

 Columbia River basin. Messrs. 

 Cox and Gillum went to Buffalo 

 Gap, S. Dak. 



29. Fished Beaver Creek at Buffalo 



Gap and returned to Hot 

 Springs at night. 



30. Sunday, spent at Hot Springs. 



31. Went from Hot Springs to 



Custer, S. Dak., and examined 

 French Creek. 

 Aug. 1. Went to Hill City, S. Dak., and 

 examined a small stream there. 



Aug. 2. Went from Hill City to Dead- 

 wood, S. Dak. 



3. Went by stage to Spearfish, S. 



Dak., where examined Spear- 

 fish Creek. 



4. Drove northwest of Spearfish 



and examined Cox, Hopkins, 

 and Montana lakes and Red- 

 water Creek. 



5. Returned to Deadwood 

 C>. Went to Crawford, Nebr. 



7. Fished White River and then 



went to Marsland, Nebr. 



8. Examined the Niobrara River 



at Marsland, and then went to 



Dunning, Nebr. 

 Examined Dismal River and the 



North Loup, and then went to 



Ravenna, Nebr. 

 Examined Mud Creek and the 



South Loup at Ravenna. 

 Went to Grand Island, where 



we iished the Platte River. 

 Went to York, Nebr., and fished 



Lincoln and Beaver creeks. 

 Sunday, spent at York. 

 Went to Seward, Nebr., and 



examined Lincoln Creek and 



Blue River. 

 Went from Seward to Lincoln, 



Nebr., where the work was 



brought to a close, and Mr. Cox 



and Mr. Gillum returned home. 



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Professor Evermann's examinations for the selection of a hatchery 

 sire in Iowa were made on the following- dates: July 17, at Manchester; 

 July IS, at Waterloo; July 19, at Marshalltowu ; July 20, at Cedar 

 Rapids; July 21, at Ames; July 22, at Des Moines; October 23 and 24, 

 at Spirit Lake; October 25, at Decorah; October 2G, at McGregor; 

 October 27, at Jesup. 



As already stated, these investigations were not limited to the 

 examination of proposed hatchery sites, but included an examination 

 and study of the physical and biological features of the waters of the 

 region, with especial reference to the species of fish and other animal 

 life they already contain, and their suitability for stocking with other 

 species of food-fishes not indigenous to them. 



A report has already been made to the Commissioner, in which were 

 given the details of the investigations bearing directly upon the selec- 

 tion of a hatchery site. In this particular work more than 100 springs 

 were examined, their temperatures taken, their volume measured or 

 approximately estimated, and the topographic features surrounding 

 each noted and recorded. 



