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3. Assistance rexdeiied the Commission— Continued. 



The Superintendent of Public Buildings and Grounds xs 



Super\-ision of construction of carp-pond.s xx 



By private associations and individuals xxi 



The Fish Commission of Maryland xxi 



The Commissioners of Druid Hill Park xxi 



The railroads throughout the United States xxi 



B— INQUIRY INTO THE HISTORY AND STATISTICS OF FOOD-FISHES. 



4. FlKLD OPERATIONS DURING THE SEASON OF 1878 XXi 



Co-operation of the Navy Department xxi 



Detail of Speedwell xxii 



Personnel of Speedwell xxii 



Establibhmout of headquarters at Gloucester, July 9 xxii 



Wharf and offices xxii 



Associates and assistants xxii 



Kesearches of Dr. Farlo w xxii 



Investigation of fishes for food and fertilizers, by Professor Atwater sxiii 



Other rcse.arches and results xxiii 



Collections made xxiil 



Statistics and history of the fisheries xxiii 



Temperatures and soundings xxiii 



Aid from signal office xxiii 



Storm-signal station xxi ii 



Daily forecast xxiv 



Tlsitors during season xxiv 



Arrival of Tallapoosa with Secretary of Navy xxiv 



Trip to the fishing banks, by R. L. Newcomb xxiv 



Close of field operations, September 30 xxiv 



Departure from Gloucester, October 15 xxiv 



Portion of party rem.iining fur operations with codfish xxiv 



C— THE PROPAGATION OF FOOD-FISHES. 



a. Work accompusiied in 1878 xxv 



The quinnai', or California salsuon {Salmo quinnat) xxv 



The MeCIoud Eiver st.atum xxv 



Extensive repairs required on account of the floods xxv 



Establishment there of the post-otHce, Baird xxv 



Threatened violence ; and aid by the War Department xxv 



Enormous product of salmon eggs xxv 



Commencement and close of the season xxv 



Incidents of the fishery xxv 



Shipment eastward of embryonized eggs xxvi 



Deposit of fish in the Sacramento xxvi 



Shipment of eggs to foreign countries xxvi 



Canada xxvi 



Great Britain xxvi 



Germany xxvii 



Fr.ance xxvii 



Netherlands xxvii 



New Zealand xxvii 



The Clackamas station xxvii 



Establishment in 1 S77 xxvii 



Operations and results of 1873 xxvii 



Expense of the work xxviii 



Proposed southern station xxviii 



Object of such a station xxviii 



Difficulties In selection of a site xxviii 



The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) xxix 



The Bucksport station xxix 



Keasous for temporary cessation of elTorts xxix 



Projjosed renewal of operations in 1879 xxix 



Very mailced increase in salmon in 1878 xxix 



Appearance in new waters, whore i)lanted. xxix 



