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parallel in the exi^erience of the oldest fishermen, and as a recurrence 

 is not at all probable we shall continue to use the same place for pen- 

 ning. 



Up to the time of the storm the fish were in excellent condition. One 

 hundred and sixty spawners had been stripped, and between five and 

 six million eggs obtained and shipped to jSTorthville, where they were 

 received in good condition. The first eggs from penned fish were taken 

 November 13, and the greatest number from this source in one day was 

 750,000. The temperature of the water where the crates were placed 

 ranged from 4G° on October 2d to 36° on November 25th. 



The crate plan was tried on Lake Huron in a limited way at Alcona. 

 One hundred and fifty fish were confined in a crate i)laced in a well- 

 protected cove near Mr. Hill's fishery, and upward of 1,000,000 eggs 

 were taken from them. This j^lace could be fitted up in first-class 

 shape for penning purposes, at an expense of $800 to $1,000 for dredg- 

 ing and enlarging the cove. 



The first whitefish eggs received at Northville arrived from the Lake 

 Erie islands November 13, and the last from the same source came De- 

 cember 1. The largest lot received at one shipment came from the 

 islands on the 15th, consisting of fourteen well-filled cases and eight 

 half-barrels. 



Shipments of whitefish eggs from Northville to various States and 

 to foreign countries were much greater than in any previous season, 

 and were very successful, so far as reported, losses being too small to 

 mention. 



Below is the table of — 



Sliipmenls of whitifiNlt e(j(/s from the NorthtnUe station, season of 1884-'85. 



Date. 



1884. 

 Bee. 24 



24 

 26 



29 



29 



30 



31 



1885. 

 Jan. 5 



7 



7 



7 

 .5 



Number. 



Consigneo. 



200, 000 



50, 000 

 1, 000, 000 



1, 000, 000 



250, 000 



1, 000, 000 



1, 000, 000 



1, 000, 000 



1, 000, 000 

 500, 000 



2.50, 000 



2, 500, 000 

 2, 500, OOO 



E. B. Hodge, commissioner of fl.shcries, 



Plymouth, N. H. 



Bi: i'. B. Tittauy, Kansas City, Mo 



Oentral Station, U. S. Fish Commission, 



Washington, D. C. 

 Dr. E. W. UnrnpIiiej'S, commisaioner of 



fisheries, Siilisbury^ Md. 

 Otto (iramra, commissioner of fisheries, 



Laramie City, Wyo. 

 E. U. Blacliford, Kulton Market, New 



Torlf City. 

 Central Station, U. S. Fish Commission, 



Washington, D. C. 



Ballarat Acclimatization Society, Austra- 

 lia ; care of li. J. Creighton, San Fran 

 Cisco, Cal. 



Fred Mather, Cold Spring Harbor, N. T., 

 and torwarded to Heir Ton Belir, Ger- 

 many. 



Fred Mather, to forward to Emil Frey, 

 Switzerland, care of Deutsche Fischerei- 

 Verein. 



Fred Mather, to forward to National Fisli 

 Culture Association, London, England. 



Dr. R. O. Sweeney, commissioner of fish- 

 eries, Saint Paul, Minn. 



do 



Condition on arrival. 



Good condition. 



Arrived in good condition. 

 Prime condition. 



All in excellent condition. 



Not any loss ; do not think that there 



were fifty dead eggs. 

 In good oiiler. 



First-class condition. 



Reached Sydney in good condition; 



nearly ail lost in transferring to 



Melbourne. 

 Reached Germany in good condition. 



Arrived at Cold Spring Harbor, N. 

 Y., in good condition. 



Do. 



First four lots reported all in excel- 

 lent order and condition. 



