t^III CONTENTS. , 



13. Work accomplished in 1877— Continued. Page. 



The McCloud River station — Continued. 



Sliipment of eggs by refrigerator car *34 



Deposit of young iisti in the Sacramento Eiver - 34 



General results of the season 34 



General di.stribution of eggs 34 



Foreign distribution of eggs of the Pacific salmon 34 



Applications fiom Germany and elsewhere 34 



Selection of Mr. Mather to accompany the eggs 34 



Arrival of eggs in Chicago, October 7 34 



Mode of packing, and number of crates 34 



Departure on the Mosel 34 



Arrival in Bremen 34 



Loss in eggs 34 



Delivering to Holland and France 34 



Geneial results 34 



The Allan tic snlnton 36 



Bucksport station 36 



No -vToik prosecuted there during the year 3(5 



Proposed renewal of operations 3G 



Results of labors of previous years 36 



In the Dehiwaro River 36 



Captuie of fish near Trenton 36 



CuiTcnt history of salmon-planting in that river 36 



In the Connecticut 37 



In the Merrimack 37 



Tbe InsuHocUed saluioin 37 



Grand Lake Stream station 37 



Reference to Mr. Atkins' report .* 37 



Combination of effort with certain States 37 



Distribution of eggs in the United States 38 



Distribution to Germany and France 38 



Lake Ontario salmon 38 



Considerations as to its being a land-locked fish 38 



Canadian establishment in charge of Mr. Wilmot 33 



Donation of eggs to the United States Fish Commission 38 



Introduction of fry into Otsego Lake, N. Y 38 



TVhitcfish 39 



;N"orthville, Mich., station 3D 



Supply to the United States 39 



Supply to Germany 39 



Failure of the latter experiment 39 



Supply to New Zealand 39 



The European maraue whitefish 39 



Donation of 1, 000 eggs to the United States Fish Commission by Mr. Eckardt 40 



Introduction of fry into Lake Gardner, Michigan 40 



The carp 40 



Its introduction an especial object of the United States Fish Commission 40 



Its value as a food-fish 41 



General treatment 41 



American rivals of the same family 41 



Varieties of carp 41 



Advantages of carp-culture 42 



Rate of growth of carp 42 



Applicability of tlie fish for certain localities 42 



Previous steps taken for introduction 42 



Recent efforts in charge of Mr. R. Hessel 42 



First trial unsuccessful 42 



Second satisfactory 42 



Number of fish imported 43 



Placed in Draid Hill Park, Baltimore 43 



United States carp ponds in Washington 43 



Congressional appropriations 43 



Plans for a permanent establishment 43 



01 her experiments in carp-culture in the United States 43 



Alleged introduction of carp into the Hudson River 43 



Probably not tlie genuine carp 43 



