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out of the share of Maine, and 30,000 donated to Maine by the United 
States, which were retained to be hatched for private parties to whom 
they had been allotted. 
The shipment of spawn was made between January 10 and March 28. 
All were packed in wet bog moss inclosed in dry moss or leaves, in ¢a- 
pacious wooden boxes. They were transported on a sled or “ pung” to 
Princeton, 12 miles, and after a stay of a night, thence on the rack of a 
sleigh 284 miles further, to Forest Station on the European and North 
American Railway. Severe weather was often encountered, but only 
in one instance, or at most in two, does there appear to have been any 
injury done to the spawn. 
The subsequent development and growth of the eggs were very gen- 
erally satisfactory. 
Further details of operations are given in the subjoined notes from 
my diary, and the tables of ‘‘spawning operations,” “shipment,” and 
‘transportation ” of spawn. 
2, TEAMED Noe 
Grand Lake Stream, 4th November, 1880.—Arrived from Bucksport at 
9p. m. last night, having come through in one day. 
Mr. Munson ard Mr. Ripley have been at work steadily since my former 
visit. The aqueducts are all done and in working order. The nets 
have been maintained at the head of the canal and at the old coffer-dam 
near by, 270 feet above the driving dam, but no attempt has been made 
to put in pounds or take any fish. From time to time considerable nuin- 
bers of them have been seen above the nets, sometimes coming down in 
heavy schools to the nets. M. told me last night that he had seen no 
nests made anywhere, but had not looked yesterday. Had looked often 
before that. 
No fish have got into the stream or canal except on one occasion. 
On the night of October 2, Forbes watched till half-past twelve o’clock, 
and then went to bed. During the night some one came and plugged 
up two of the aqueduct logs that Cavanagh had bored, and then took 
our boat, went to the canal net, cut it down from top-line, inclusive, in 
one place 4 feet, and in another a boat’s length away, 5 feet, and then 
passed on down the canal letting the boat drift down to the bridge. 
The net straightened out on the bottom flat, and let fish freely down 
over it. Munson examined the canal and thinks sixty or seventy ran 
down at that time. From that date on, Forbes has watched all night long 
and has, he says, been over by boat to the canal net about once an hour. 
The lake has risen, M. thinks, about 4 inches from the lowest stage, 
now standing at 1 foot 10 inches. 
November 4.—I find on examining that several salmon nests have 
been commenced on the bar above our nets. 
We begin to-day early to put in the pounds, very nearly as on last 
year’s plan. We got three of the pounds ready for fish, and they began 
