1 24 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [2] 



Juue 27 left navy-yard at 5.45 p. m., with Assistant Commissioner T. 

 B. Fergifson on board, bound to Saint Jerome Station. Communicated 

 with U. S. Fish Commission steamer Fish Hawk, in Cornfield Harbor, 

 Point Lookout, Md., on the 2.Sth, and returned to navy-yard, Washing- 

 toD, D. C, at 8.30 a. m. on the 29th. 



July 3, by order of the Chief of Bureau of Steam Engineeriug:, a 

 board of four engineer officers of the Navy came on board in order to 

 test the working of the machinery and speed of propeller. At 8 a. m. 

 got under way from navy-yard and proceeded down the river; made 

 three lound trips from Geisborough Point to Marshall Hall, and returned 

 to navy-yard at 4.40 p. m. ; made fast to wharf ; carpenters and j)lumbers 

 at work until the 9th. 



July 10, at 5.30 i>. m., left navy-yard, with Assistant Commissioner 

 T. B. Ferguson on board, and proceeded down the Potomac Biver, 

 bound to Saint Jerome Station, arriving there at 10 a. m. on the 11th, 

 Assistant Commissioner went on shore and inspected the station. On 

 July 13, at 8 a. m., got nnder way and steamed across the bay, bound to 

 Crisfield, ]Md. ; arrived there at noon. Left again at 1 p. m., and pro- 

 ceeded down Tangier Sound and Chesapeake Bay to Cherrystone, Va., 

 arriving there at (> p. m. July 14 left Cherrystone at 8 a, m., inter- 

 viewed i)Ound-net fishermen in regard to Spanish mackerel as far as 

 Fishermen's Inlet, then proceeded to Hampton Roads, Virginia, arriving 

 at3 ]). m. July 15, duringforenoon, steamed up to Norfolk, Va. Coaled 

 and watered ship. Took on board a steam-pump and some lumber for 

 Saint Jerome Station. July 10 got under way at 8 a. m., bound to Saint 

 Jerome Station, arrived there at 5.30 }). m., delivered steam-pump and 

 lund)er to superintendent of station. July 18 left Saint Jerome Sta- 

 tion, proceeded up the bay, bound to Baltimore, Md. 5 arrived at noon 

 of the 19th and came to anchor. 



July 2') Assistant Commissioner T. B. Ferguson came on board. At 

 3.30 p. m. left the harbor and proceeded down the bay, bound to Saint 

 Jerome Station; arrived there at 3 p. m. on the 2Gth. July 27, at 5 a m., 

 got under way and steamed down the bay, bound to Ham[)ton Boads, 

 Virginia. At 2.30 p. m. arrived and anchored in Hampton Creek, Vir- 

 ginia. July 28 got under way at G a. m,, steamed across Chesapeake 

 Bay and examined all the jmund nets between Fishermen's Inlet and 

 Hungers Creek. At 4.30 p. m. anchored in Cherrystone Inlet, Virginia. 

 July 30 left Cherrystone Inlet and steamed across the bay, bound to 

 Hampton Eoads; while on the way over lost one blade of the i)ropeller. 

 At 4.30 p. m. arrived at Norfolk, Va., and made fast to wharf of W. A, 

 Graves, and prepared ship to be hauled out on nuirine railway. August 

 1 ship was hauled out ou Graves's marine railway and put on spare 

 propeller. 



August 2, at 7.30 a.m., launched ship. United States local inspectors 

 came on board and examined boiler ; got a cold-water pressure of 115 

 pounds. At 4.45 p. m. i3roceeded down Ebzabeth River and anchored 



