566 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [14] _ 
and still further drained after spreading, by tilting the tray and insert- 
ing a knife blade between the flannel and frame at the converging cor- 
. ner—a routine adopted with all shipments. 
November 6—Lake so boisterous that no pounds were lifted. Eggs 
on hand, nearly two and one-half million, taken to Northville in charge 
of S. Bower, leaving the island (North Bass) at 11 a. m., and arriving 
at Northville at 7 p. m., without special incident. 
November 7.—Still blowing too hard to lift pounds. Weirs made six 
floating boxes. 
November 8.—Best day of the season thus far, as regards number of 
eggs taken. Plenty of ripe fish of both sexes. Eggs consigned to 
floating boxes. Clark and Donnelly arrived at Put-in Bay, and Bower 
returned to North Bass. Five floating boxes sent from latter place 
over to Put-in Bay. 
November 9.—Large numbers of eggs obtained to-day. All placed in 
floating boxes. A few spent females found. 
November 10.—Heavy wind and rain storm, nearly destroying one 
of Mr. Snide’s pounds. Nevertheless, five pounds were visited at the 
two islands. Mr. Clark came over to North Bass on Sandusky boat, 
bringing with him in pails and eases all eggs that had been obtained at 
Put-in Bay, nearly a million and a half, those collected same day in 
pails, and remainder, gathered the day previous, in cases. The following 
morning the cases contained nearly three millions ready for shipment, 
those in pails and in the floating boxes at North Bass having been 
placed therein in the meantime. 
November 11.—Blustering wind and heavy sea prevented Detroit boat 
from landing at North Bass, and the Sandusky boat ran no farther 
north than Put-in Bay, five miles distant, thus necessarily deferring the 
intended shipment of eggs. No pounds lifted at North Bass. At Put-in 
Bay Messrs. Morrison & Delichy lifted two pounds near shore, off the 
leeward side of the island, and Mr. Donnelly succeeded in gathering a 
few eggs, which were deposited in floating boxes. 
November 12.—Very high wind; no boats to North Bass, nor no pounds 
lifted. The trays of eggs were removed from the cases, sprinkled by 
pouring water through the strainers previously alluded to, thoroughly 
drained, and then replaced in the cases; all in excellent condition, 
apparently, in the warehouse at dock. Temperature of room, 33°. 
November 13.—Detroit boat stopped at North Bass and eggs were 
conveyed to Northville in charge of Mr. Clark. Ten pounds visited 
altogether to-day. At North. Bass, Mr. Snide’s pounds not having 
been lifted for three days, a heavy catch of fish was secured, the great 
bulk of which, however, were herring. About 100,000 eggs were taken 
after boat hed reached dock, the fish used having been out of water 
about thirty minutes. From another pound boat a female and two 
males, out of water forty-five minutes, were used. The eggs in these 
instances swelled as rapidly as those known to be thoroughly fertilized, 
