i-') REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [4] 



for Saint Jerome Station. Dropped the launch at Saint Jerome early 

 on the morning of the Sth, and tiiev proceeded to Washington, arriving 

 art the navy-yard on the evening of that day. 



On the 0th began receiving freight for Wood's Holl. Left Washing- 

 ton July 15, iind arrived in New York, July 17. Having received a 

 number of stores for Wooil's Holl left New York on the 20th, touched at 

 Noank, Oonn., to pick up a scow to be towed to Wood's Holl, arriving 

 iit tiie latter place ou the evening of July 21. 



July 2o made a dredging anil trawling trip to Gay Head with the 

 Secretary of the ]Sa\ y and i)arty on board. July 30 proceeded to New 

 Bedford, where the \essel was hauled out to have the bottom cleaned 

 and coi)per repaired. She was lann(;hed again on the 3Ist, and returned 

 to Wood's Holl August 1. On August 10 cajiied scientiiic party on 

 dredging and trawling trip to llawes Shoal, returning to AVood's Holl 

 the same night. 



On the morning of August 22 received from the steamer Gate City 

 the otticers and crew of United States steamer Tallapoosa, sunk during 

 the night in A'ineyard Sound by collision with the schooner J. S. Lowell. 

 As soon as i)ossible the Fish Hawk got under way and visited the 

 scene of the wreck. Aftei- i)i«king up th«; steam-launch and taking the 

 remainder of the crew off the schooner, as we could be of no further assist- 

 ance, we returned to Wood's Holl. 



August 25 made a trawling trip with scientiiic party to Meuemsha 

 Bight, returning to Wood's LloU the same night. On September 2 a 

 party was carried to the mouth of Buzzard's Bay on a trawling expe- 

 dition, returning the same day. Sei>tember 8 a dredging trip was made, 

 with some of the scientiiic corps on board, to A'ineyard Sound, return- 

 ing same day to Wood's lloll. 



On October 14 coiumcnced loading with speciniens and other freight 

 for tran<<portation to Washington. Sailed from Wood's Holl October 

 IG, arriving at navy-yard, New York, on the morning of the 17th. Ee- 

 ceived licie another lot of lobsters for transfer to the month of the 

 Chesapeake. Got under way, bound for AVashington, on the 18th of 

 October. Entered the bay on the evening of the 19th, deposited the 

 lobsteis off r>ack BJver ijight. an<l reached Washington ou the evening 

 of October 20. 



Left Washington again on Xovembei' 2 for a cruise on the oyster- 

 beds of the Chesapeake Bay. The investigations during this trip were 

 c.irricd on by means of the usual ai)pliances, such as dredges, tangle 

 bars, trawls, &C., and in addition at each locality a submarine diver 

 was sent down who examined the condition of the bottom. His reports 

 thereon are embodied in the notes accompanying my special report on 

 this subject. On one occasion 1 put on his suit myself, and went down 

 to see how far he could dei)cnd on eyesight. With the water a little 

 turbid, as it usually is in the shoal waters of the Chesapeake, I found 



