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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

  the 
  direction 
  of 
  Col. 
  George 
  H. 
  Elliot, 
  of 
  the 
  U. 
  S. 
  Engineers, 
  from 
  an 
  

   appropriation 
  for 
  tlie 
  purpose 
  made 
  in 
  the 
  river 
  and 
  harbor 
  bill. 
  

  

  The 
  wharfing 
  necessary 
  to 
  complete 
  this 
  work 
  was 
  commenced 
  in 
  the 
  

   spring 
  of 
  the 
  present 
  year, 
  and 
  as 
  much 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  was 
  finished 
  as 
  the 
  

   appropriations 
  would 
  permit, 
  this 
  comprising 
  the 
  wharf 
  on 
  the 
  western 
  

   side 
  of 
  the 
  pier 
  wall, 
  the 
  cross 
  wharf 
  dividing 
  the 
  large 
  inclosure 
  into 
  

   two 
  distinct 
  basins, 
  and 
  the 
  coal 
  wharf 
  along 
  the 
  southwest 
  retaining 
  

   wall. 
  A 
  cut 
  of 
  30 
  feet 
  was 
  left 
  in 
  the 
  wharf 
  and 
  pier 
  on 
  the 
  western 
  

   side 
  in 
  order 
  to 
  permit 
  the 
  entrance 
  into 
  the 
  northern 
  basin, 
  a 
  safe 
  

   harbor, 
  of 
  vessels 
  of 
  the 
  size 
  of 
  the 
  Fish 
  Hawk 
  ; 
  and 
  a 
  swinging 
  bridge 
  

   across 
  this 
  cut 
  was 
  constructed 
  for 
  the 
  Commission 
  by 
  Messrs. 
  Brown 
  

   & 
  Lucius, 
  of 
  Hoboken, 
  K 
  J. 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  completion 
  of 
  the 
  work 
  of 
  the 
  U. 
  S. 
  Engineer, 
  provision 
  was 
  

   made 
  for 
  the 
  erection 
  of 
  a 
  coal-shed, 
  the 
  contract 
  for 
  buildiug 
  the 
  founda- 
  

   tions 
  for 
  which 
  was 
  given 
  to 
  Messrs. 
  Molthorp 
  & 
  Co., 
  the 
  constructors 
  of 
  

   the 
  wharf 
  under 
  the 
  direction 
  of 
  the 
  Engineer 
  Bureau. 
  Subsequently, 
  

   the 
  shed 
  itself, 
  a 
  building 
  40 
  by 
  42 
  feet, 
  to 
  accommodate 
  about 
  400 
  tons 
  of 
  

   coal, 
  was 
  erected 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Burdick. 
  The 
  erection 
  of 
  a 
  fence, 
  inclosing 
  the 
  

   property, 
  finished 
  the 
  work 
  for 
  the 
  year, 
  leaving 
  unconstructed, 
  of 
  the 
  

   whole 
  series 
  of 
  buildings, 
  only 
  a 
  warehouse, 
  30 
  by 
  GO 
  feet, 
  to 
  be 
  built 
  

   in 
  1886. 
  

  

  The 
  laboratory 
  building 
  was 
  occupied 
  during 
  the 
  summer 
  by 
  the 
  

   Commissioner 
  and 
  his 
  staff, 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  of 
  prosecuting 
  special 
  in- 
  

   vestigations 
  in 
  connection 
  with 
  the 
  habits 
  and 
  development 
  of 
  fishes 
  

   and 
  other 
  marine 
  animals 
  ; 
  and, 
  as 
  usual, 
  a 
  large 
  number 
  of 
  specialists 
  

   of 
  distinction 
  spent 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  time 
  in 
  assisting 
  in 
  the 
  work. 
  

  

  The 
  laboratory 
  building 
  was 
  in 
  charge 
  of 
  Prof. 
  A. 
  E. 
  Verrill, 
  the 
  other 
  

   biologists 
  in 
  attendance 
  being 
  Mr. 
  Richard 
  Rathbun, 
  Prof. 
  Sidney 
  I. 
  

   Smith, 
  Mr. 
  Sanderson 
  Smith, 
  Professor 
  Linton, 
  Prof. 
  B. 
  F. 
  Koons, 
  Dr. 
  

   Harrison 
  Allen, 
  Prof. 
  William 
  Libbey, 
  jr., 
  and 
  Prof. 
  Walter 
  Heape, 
  of 
  

   Cambridge, 
  England. 
  

  

  The 
  deep-sea 
  fishes 
  collected 
  by 
  the 
  Commission 
  were 
  brought 
  from 
  

   Washington, 
  and 
  arranged 
  for 
  the 
  action 
  of 
  Dr. 
  Bean 
  and 
  Mr. 
  Goode, 
  

   who 
  made 
  a 
  monographic 
  examination 
  of 
  the 
  whole 
  series. 
  

  

  During 
  the 
  summer 
  the 
  Albatross 
  made 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  trips 
  to 
  various 
  

   points 
  in 
  the 
  Atlantic 
  Ocean, 
  bringing 
  back 
  many 
  collections 
  of 
  much 
  

   interest. 
  For 
  fuller 
  information 
  on 
  this 
  subject 
  I 
  refer 
  to 
  the 
  report, 
  

   in 
  which 
  the 
  work 
  of 
  the 
  Albatross 
  is 
  given 
  in 
  detail. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  month 
  of 
  June 
  Mr. 
  G. 
  H. 
  H. 
  Moore 
  was 
  sent 
  out 
  by 
  the 
  Com- 
  

   mission 
  with 
  his 
  car 
  to 
  transport 
  a 
  lot 
  of 
  young 
  shad 
  to 
  the 
  waters 
  of 
  

   Washington 
  Territory 
  and 
  Oregon. 
  While 
  there 
  he 
  took 
  occasion 
  to 
  

   secure 
  a 
  large 
  number 
  of 
  the 
  Tapes 
  staminea, 
  an 
  excellent 
  bivalve 
  mol- 
  

   lusk, 
  which 
  lie 
  was 
  directed 
  to 
  bring 
  back 
  to 
  Wood's 
  Holl. 
  The 
  weather, 
  

   however, 
  being 
  very 
  hot, 
  quite 
  a 
  number 
  died 
  on 
  the 
  passage; 
  but 
  he 
  

   succeeded 
  in 
  delivering 
  several 
  hundred 
  in 
  fairly 
  good 
  condition, 
  which 
  

   were 
  planted 
  in 
  various 
  localities 
  in 
  the 
  viciuity 
  of 
  the 
  station. 
  Should 
  

  

  