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as they would not then be liable to be driven down the stream and killed 

 "by the ice-jams. The west branch of our river is equally as good as the 

 waters in the main river at Port Jervis, where large quantities have been 

 taken in the last three months. I should be pleased to hear from you, 

 if you have any advice or suggestion. I shall take the first opportunity 

 to examine into the condition of the trout in the creek, and will inform 

 you if I find anything new. 

 Yours, respectfully, 



F. STUEDEYAXT, M. D. 

 (Tenth annual report of the New York commissioners of fisheries, 1877, 

 p. 45.) 



COOPERSTOWN, October 20, 1877. 

 Friend Green : 



Dear Sir : Mr. Jarvis informed me that you would like to know 

 about the fish we put into the streams and lakes. The salmon-trout are 

 increasing very fiist. One man took in one day, a-trolliug, seven trout, 

 the smallest weighing two pounds, the largest six pounds. Another man 

 caught eight, and had a number of more near the boat, all in the same 

 day. This was in June ; and hundreds of smaller size were seen. The 

 brook trout are all right and are doing well ; also black bass. One man 

 took four at once catch, and lost a number of more. We shall want 

 some more whiteflsh and trout this winter. Hoping this will find you 

 well, I remain as ever, 

 Your friend, 



A. W. THAYER. 



'(New Y'ork fishery commissioners' report, 1877, p. 47.) 



Corning, N. Y., October 20, 1877. 

 :Seth Green, Esq.: 



Dear Sir : Yours received, and in reply I would say the trout re- 

 ceived from you are doing nicely in all the streams, and we expect to 

 have fine trouting in this section again. The black bass are multiplying 

 very fast in the Chemung Eiver, and fine strings are taken below the 

 dams here. The State dam is 8 feet high, and proves an obstacle that 

 a fishway would overcome. The canal will probably be abandoned in 

 another year ; if not, the canal commissioners will be required to comply 

 with the law. 



Yours, respectfully, 



J. H. WAY. 



(New York fishery commissioners' report, 1877, p. 4G.) 



Black Bass. 



Oswego, October 16, 1877. 

 Seth Green, Esq.: 



Dear Sir: Your postal card of the 15th instant, making inquiries as 

 to what has been heard from the fish shipped us from the New York 

 State hatching-house received, and I reply that the Susquehanna River 

 stocked with black bass seems to be well stocked. There were a few 



