﻿REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

  9 
  

  

  Much 
  public 
  iuteresfc 
  has 
  been 
  shown 
  in 
  the 
  work 
  of 
  the 
  Commission, 
  

   during 
  the 
  year 
  and 
  vakiable 
  assistance 
  has 
  been 
  given 
  its 
  agents. 
  

   Many 
  railroads 
  have 
  furnished 
  free 
  transportation 
  to 
  the 
  cars 
  and 
  mes- 
  

   sengers 
  engaged 
  in 
  transijortiug 
  fish, 
  by 
  which 
  the 
  distributions 
  have 
  

   been 
  greatly 
  facilitated. 
  A 
  list 
  of 
  these 
  follows 
  : 
  

  

  Summary 
  showing 
  total 
  number 
  of 
  miles 
  of 
  free 
  transportation 
  furnished 
  United 
  States 
  

   Fish 
  Commission 
  cars 
  and 
  messengers 
  during 
  the 
  fiscal 
  year 
  ending 
  June 
  30, 
  1896. 
  

  

  Name 
  of 
  railroad. 
  

  

  Ann 
  Harbor 
  E. 
  R 
  

  

  Atcliison, 
  Topeka 
  and 
  Santa 
  

   Fo 
  Ivwy 
  

  

  Atlantic 
  and 
  Pacific 
  K. 
  R 
  

  

  Burlington 
  and 
  Missouri 
  River 
  

   R. 
  R. 
  in 
  Kebraska 
  

  

  Burlington, 
  Cedar 
  Rapids 
  and 
  

   Nortbern 
  Rwy 
  

  

  Boston 
  and 
  Maine 
  R. 
  R 
  

  

  Central 
  Vermont 
  R. 
  R 
  

  

  Cbesapeakeand 
  Obio 
  Rwy 
  

  

  Cbicago, 
  Burlington 
  andQuin- 
  

   cy 
  R. 
  R 
  

  

  Cbicago 
  and 
  Nortbwestern 
  

  

  Central 
  of 
  Georgia 
  Rwy 
  

  

  Cincinnati, 
  Portsmoutb 
  and 
  

   Virginia 
  R. 
  R 
  

  

  Chicago 
  and 
  West 
  Michigan 
  

   Rwy 
  

  

  Cleveland, 
  Cincinnati, 
  Cbicago 
  

   and 
  St. 
  Louis 
  Rwy 
  

  

  Cooperstown 
  and 
  Charlotte 
  

   Valley 
  R.R 
  

  

  Colorado 
  Midland 
  R.R 
  

  

  Delaware 
  and 
  Hudson 
  R. 
  R 
  

  

  Denver, 
  LeadviUe 
  and 
  Gunni- 
  

   son 
  Rwy 
  

  

  Denver 
  and 
  Rio 
  Grande 
  R. 
  R. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Detroit, 
  Lansingand 
  Northern 
  

   R.R 
  

  

  Detroit 
  and 
  Mackinac 
  Rwy 
  

  

  Duluth 
  and 
  Iron 
  Range 
  R. 
  R. 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Duluth, 
  South 
  Shore 
  and 
  At- 
  

   lantic 
  Rwy 
  

  

  Fitchburgli.R 
  

  

  Florida 
  and 
  East 
  Coast 
  Rwy- 
  . 
  . 
  

  

  Florida 
  Central 
  aad 
  Peninsula 
  

   R. 
  R 
  

  

  Flint 
  and 
  Pere 
  Marquette 
  R. 
  R. 
  

  

  Fremont, 
  Elkhorn 
  and 
  Mis- 
  

   souri 
  Valley 
  R. 
  R 
  

  

  Fort 
  Worth 
  and 
  Denver 
  City 
  

   Rwy 
  

  

  Grand 
  Rapids 
  and 
  Indiana 
  

   R. 
  R 
  

  

  Great 
  Northern 
  Rwy 
  

  

  Cars. 
  

  

  2:!0 
  

   4,707 
  

  

  840 
  

  

  1,^74 
  

   1,507 
  

  

  2, 
  550 
  

  

  1,982 
  

  

  420 
  

  

  Messen- 
  

   gers. 
  

  

  911 
  

   292 
  

  

  Name 
  of 
  railroad. 
  

  

  588 
  

  

  1, 
  7.32 
  

  

  870 
  

  

  1,863 
  

  

  420 
  

   4,284 
  

  

  128 
  

  

  1,794 
  

  

  228 
  

  

  452 
  

  

  1,124 
  

   1,359 
  

  

  1,087 
  

  

  221 
  

   659 
  

  

  16 
  

   142 
  

  

  514 
  

  

  604 
  

  

  2,432 
  

  

  114 
  

   326 
  

  

  806 
  

   '877' 
  

  

  Gulf, 
  Colorado 
  and 
  Santa 
  Fe 
  

   Rwy 
  

  

  International 
  and 
  Great 
  

   Northern 
  R. 
  R 
  

  

  Jacksonville, 
  Tampa 
  and 
  Key 
  

   West 
  Rwy 
  '. 
  . 
  

  

  Kansas 
  City, 
  Fort 
  Scott 
  and 
  

   Memphis 
  R. 
  R 
  

  

  Kansas 
  City, 
  Pittsburg 
  and 
  

   Gulf 
  R.R 
  

  

  Louisville 
  and 
  Nashville 
  R. 
  R. 
  

  

  Maine 
  Cential 
  R.R 
  

  

  Minneapolis, 
  St. 
  Paul 
  and 
  

   Sault 
  Ste. 
  Marie 
  Rwy 
  

  

  Michigan 
  Central 
  R. 
  R 
  

  

  Montana 
  Union 
  Rwy 
  

  

  New 
  York, 
  New 
  Haven 
  and 
  

   Hartford 
  R.R 
  

  

  Nashville, 
  Chattanooga 
  and 
  

   St. 
  Louis 
  Rwy 
  

  

  Northern 
  Pacific 
  R.R 
  

  

  Oregon 
  Railway 
  and 
  Naviga- 
  

   tion 
  Co 
  

  

  Pennsylvania 
  R. 
  R 
  

  

  Pecos 
  "Valley 
  Rwy 
  

  

  Philadelphia, 
  Reading 
  and 
  

   New 
  England 
  R. 
  R 
  

  

  Plant 
  System 
  

  

  Rio 
  Grande 
  Western 
  Rwy 
  

  

  Sioux 
  City 
  and 
  Northern 
  R. 
  R. 
  

  

  Southern 
  Rwy 
  

  

  St. 
  Johnsbnry 
  and 
  Lake 
  Cham- 
  

   plain 
  R. 
  R 
  

  

  Texas 
  and 
  Pacific 
  Rwy 
  

  

  Union 
  Pacific 
  Rwy 
  

  

  Toledo, 
  St. 
  Louis 
  and 
  Kansas 
  

   City 
  R. 
  R 
  

  

  Union 
  Pacific, 
  Denver 
  and 
  

   Gulf 
  

  

  Wabash 
  R. 
  R 
  

  

  Western 
  Rwy. 
  of 
  Alabama 
  

   and 
  Atlanta 
  and 
  West 
  Point 
  

   R. 
  R 
  

  

  Wisconsin 
  Central 
  Lines 
  

  

  Cars 
  

  

  538 
  

  

  142 
  

  

  500 
  

  

  432 
  

  

  320 
  

   1,764 
  

   2,730 
  

  

  252 
  

  

  4,639 
  

  

  44 
  

  

  14 
  

  

  5, 
  425 
  

  

  404 
  

   450 
  

  

  Messen- 
  

   gers. 
  

  

  291 
  

  

  660 
  

   26 
  

  

  1, 
  122 
  

   6,330 
  

  

  178 
  

   110 
  

   196 
  

  

  23 
  

   1,089 
  

  

  660 
  

   442 
  

  

  700 
  

   1, 
  334 
  

  

  170 
  

   1,989 
  

  

  Total 
  01,654 
  

  

  I 
  

  

  64 
  

  

  18,918 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  extracts 
  from 
  the 
  Bulletins 
  and 
  Eeports 
  have 
  been 
  

   issued 
  in 
  pamphlet 
  form 
  during 
  the 
  year, 
  besides 
  the 
  bound 
  Bulletin 
  

   of 
  the 
  Commission 
  for 
  the 
  year 
  1895 
  : 
  

  

  Report 
  proper 
  of 
  the 
  Commissioner 
  for 
  the 
  year 
  ending 
  June 
  30, 
  1893, 
  Marshall 
  

  

  McDonald, 
  Commissioner, 
  pp. 
  1-138. 
  

   The 
  fisheries 
  of 
  the 
  Pacitic 
  Coast, 
  by 
  W. 
  A. 
  Wilcox. 
  (Report 
  for 
  1893, 
  pp. 
  139-304.) 
  

   The 
  American 
  lobster, 
  by 
  Francis 
  H. 
  Herrick. 
  (Bulletin 
  1895, 
  pp. 
  1-252. 
  ) 
  

   Salmon 
  investigations 
  in 
  Idaho 
  in 
  1894, 
  by 
  B. 
  W. 
  Everraanu. 
  (Bulletin 
  1895, 
  

  

  pp. 
  253-284.) 
  

   Investigation 
  of 
  the 
  menhaden 
  fishery 
  in 
  1894, 
  by 
  Hugh 
  M. 
  Smith. 
  (Bulletin 
  1895, 
  

  

  pp. 
  285-302.) 
  

   Fislics 
  of 
  the 
  Neuse 
  River 
  basin, 
  by 
  B. 
  W. 
  Evermaun. 
  (Bulletin 
  189.5, 
  pp. 
  303-310. 
  ) 
  

   Notes 
  on 
  fi.sh-culture 
  iti 
  Cermany. 
  (4 
  articles.) 
  (liulletiu 
  1895, 
  pp. 
  311-324.) 
  

   Report 
  of 
  a 
  reconnaissance 
  of 
  the 
  oyster 
  beds 
  of 
  Mobile 
  Bay 
  and 
  Mis8i8Bip]>i 
  Soiiml, 
  

  

  Ala., 
  by 
  H. 
  P. 
  Rittcr. 
  (Bullctiii 
  189.5, 
  pp. 
  325-339.) 
  

  

  