II. -REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE UNITED STATES FISH 

 COMMISSION STEAMER FISH HAWK FOR TWO YEARS ENDING 

 DECEMBER 31, 1884. 



Bv Lieut. W. M. Wood, U. S. N. 



I have the honor to submit the following general report on the oper- 

 ations of the Fish Commission steamer Fish Hawk while under mv 

 command, detailed reports having been made to you on the comi)letion 

 of each service. 



On the 20th of [November, 1882, I relieved Lieut. Z. L. Tanner of the 

 command of the vessel at the navy-yard, Washington, D. C. For the 

 rest of the winter we remained at the yard overhauling, refitting, 

 and preparing for the spring hatching season. 



On the 15th of March, 1883, under orders from you, we made a trip to 

 the mouth of the Potomac in search of a whale reported ashore on 

 Smith's Point, to inspect the station at Saint Jerome, and to see how 

 the early fisheries on the Lower Potomac were coming on. We heard 

 nothing of the whale, and having completed the remainder of 'the duty 

 i-eturued to AVashiugton on the 18th March. 



On the 23d of the same mouth loaded with freight fw station at Bat- 

 tery Island, near Havre de Grace, Md., and leaving Washington on the 

 24tli touched at Saint Jerome, and arrived at Battery Station on the 

 25th. Left the Battery on the 27th with steam launch in tow ; ran down to 

 Baltimore and coaled ship. Left Baltimore on the 29th and arrived 

 ^ in Washington on the morning of April 1, having touched at Saint 

 j Jerome and some of the Potomac fisheries on the way round. 

 j Having taken on board all our hatching outfit, and a quantity of 

 stores, boats, «&c., for the newly-established station at Fort Washing 

 I ton, Md., we got under way on the morning of April lli; touched and 

 I landed stores, &c., at Fort Washington, and then proceeded, by yonr 

 instructions, to the mouth of Qiiautico Creek, Va., where the vessel 

 I was established for hatching the spawn of shad, herring, perch, &c. 

 I We remained there uutil May 7, when our station was changed to the 

 I neighborhood of Gly mont, Md. We finished the hatching season of 1883 

 j at this point and returned to the navy-yard at AVashington on the '>8th 

 ■ of May.* 



•Table of results already submitted. 

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