126 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
through wooden plugs of the American linden tree, inserted a few inches 
apart in rubber tubing. In addition to appliances already mentioned, 
sleeping berths of a temporary character were provided for the crew, 
cooking arrangements also being made. 
The fish commissioners of New York having presented 100,000 mus- 
kellunge to the commissioners of California, and the latter authorities 
not being able to provide for the transportation, they sought the assist- 
ance of the United States Fish Commission, and on May 25 the fry 
were taken on board car No. 2, at Bemus Point, N. Y. The trip was 
highly successful, the loss in transit being estimated at only 9,000. 
Those which survived were deposited in Lake Merced and Lake Pilar- 
citos, California, 60,000 in the former and 31,000 in the latter, May 31. 
The first named were liberated at Ocean View, San Mateo County, Cal., 
the latter at Millbrae, in the same county. 
The scope of the distribution service for the year and the details of 
the distribution of fishes are shown in the following tables: 
Summary showing names of railroads and total number of miles of free transportation 
furnished the United States Fish Commission cars and messengers during the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1893. 
Name of railroad. Cars. ae Sens Totall 
gers. 
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe..--........--.---2-----..222------- Bees 5, 727 1,104 6, 831 
ipaltumorerand! Ohio secae+ eee eee oe esac eee eee ene Sener ee eee eee 513 632 1, 145 
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern. .-.....-----....-.----.----------------- CUR EAC ee AS 90 
Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern.......-.------------------------- 2, 923 78 3, 001 
@hesapeakejand| Ohio: seemesesemoere se Ho eee eee eee eee 8, 136 220 8, 356 
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. .....-...----.-----------------.--------- 7,614 644 8, 258 
Chicaroiand North westerners se sce seas = ae ele te mie eile teat B82h eee aes 882 
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha..-..-.-...--------------------- 64: 652 ses ee 64 
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis........-..------------------ 6; 806" |'s2- St eee 6, 806 
Golorado Midland seo .os0 nee oa eee oe eee ee sak erence eae eae 540 125 665 
Delaware ander Uason see = tee ees eeee mals m isan e ae = see see eee cena are 234 202 436 
IW ermere owas) (Cae Ge se ae st ooo cus paso a sndno es bacee sano sossesee seaceol sssecose s 2, 259 2, 259 
IDGlothiand Wironthanvtehesss=— eee. sere = ease kere eee eee ee eee an aaa e erate 374 374 
WD olaghs SOUtH pS OLE WAG, ACL ATG G tee eee eieetas eee sire ete ame ere ai eee 266 Wee ees eeteete 266 
iMlintand eeerewlarqneube== sees. see ee ee ane enemies eee Ree eee 1, 452 29 1, 481 
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley...--..-....--.- 2. ---<--6-22--s50- 824 272 1, 096 
(Che onslleany onelsbennela Gr hienne se Sn ebook ooeCO se Rsao Sere Ssocnasaulonaskosoos O85 aatreaeterste 935 
Great: Northern. 225 <acsic 5 esac be sqe teeta alc doce ieedelestrseeere oe seepeeiees 342 |e oere ree 342 
internationaliand Great Norbherne.-- - eee sen ence eee eer eee ae eet 26 Neaies soccer 26 
Jacksonville (Southeastern. / 5. -- 222 eesceceee eae eres ee eee eee ba Sh ee Sees 545 
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis... ..-..-.....-..--.-----.----.----- 1,010 46 1, 056 
Kansas City, Fort Smith and Southern.........-.------------------------ 38 380 418 
LG) 7 (Chena nt == S Se SSS Saha ce soos ado eon scan sed ssekceeccopsaoce IP |e Sep eS che- 192 
Donisvillesnd Nashville. 22: |: mek tess aoc does <cleiisees Se aee eee ee ae 546 9 555 
Winn A Oy b ee eee Sees Se a Soe boc aco donoceedaocSocesooueearecoos 12, 021 279 12, 300 
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie....._...-...-.....------.------ PAly Jeosocasoce 213 
MoIBssOurIMKCansas ANG LOKaS--oanqae eee ee aes sent am cle eeeeceen seem 406 ee Sooo ssee 406 
IMBBSOUTL Pacific jo. s.c.cb ene one ce base b tare saieia hans Saneniee ceeteceeeeeeeere nS SY: (alee ea ee 1, 347 
iMobileiand-Ohios: << 2s sa2~ S22) soe se eon ote ss ane Soe inie sae esisaeastemtanets AGG tlie eee ee 466 
PON GAN a UMIOMN et ee n.cen eee se ee afer eee ee ete ete ate cei teetetel | aes ela 82 32 
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis..............-.--------------------- sl eRe aEEbCe 98 
iNewsvork, bake Drieiand Western... - 2 tose seinin'= isin e semi nee see sere PAY ae Se eet 296 
INorbhern PacitiC.. = cmcsesecae sees cea sine Oe ta siete nese ioe asia eee eee emer 4,112 1, 370 5, 482 
Pennsylvania Railroad... .----- 5 By a eesesets- 54 
Nouthernibacihice..-.4- pase ee se 2) OFS esb hoc cee 2, 074 
Spokane Falls and Northern...-.-..---- nats SO" Set ee weer 80 
St. Louis and San Francisco...-.-.-.---------- 2 1, 786 752 2, 538 
St) Douis|Southwesterm ia. 2-s2-- ceases eee eee niseeee ets =e O12 eee anes 212 
Merredauteand Jn diana polis. ee: sae se see eels eee ae 684) ars eae 634 | 
USA ERVOn IO pepe a SSeS soe ersae case aon nce osose aonb So Ososooesonss sess AAGD" | taco oom ae 1, 465 | 
MNVONUE CIRC he ceid hee < sceirars mise etnias ote = epee ete = Sloe eree Se deine = Seater 13, 249 4, 253 17, 502 
AWE OF 1S) ae ee Se eS = AON AA Es a be OS Oe See SC ata 4,072 112 4, 184 
Wiestivirginia: and) Pittsburg. s.- cess cease eee eae sree se etter. nese ces cea 206 | 206 
Walmumnptonand Northern’ se == er lelelolel=tttaye ee te ale a atelier 15 15 
Wasconsin! Cen tralt 2< 23.262 sta: see esten-ee eee ees ee eee eee eee 16263 |S Steeee 1, 626 
SA TGS Ral UG) rn WOU Rae See Ag nae aasnecudnasodcoda Re encacauc seh ancer 524|seseeecees 52 | 
83,968 | 13,393 | 97,361 | 
