782 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [4] 



Five hundred thousand of these were deposited in the waters of the 

 Gulf and 100,000 in Chesapeake Bay. The remainder, 1,400,000, were 

 planted in Wood's Holl Harbor. The shipment to the Gulf was sent 

 in my charge, while that to the Chesapeake Bay was made by Messrs. 

 Moore and Robinson. 



On my return to Washington I was ordered to the Fish Hawk to 

 continue the collection of codfish eggs off the Isle of Shoals. In con- 

 sequence of the rough weather there was only one day on which we 

 succeeded in collecting eggs, when we procured about 8,000,000, half 

 of which were shipped to Captain Chester by express in transfer cans, 

 and the other half were placed in large glass aquaria which Iliad fitted 

 up on board the Fish Hatch, applying the tidal motion, but owing to 

 the extremely cold weather and to an accident to the vessel these were 

 all lost. We made several attempts subsequent to this to collect more 

 eggs, but without avail. Of the lot forwarded to Wood's Holl I am 

 informed that one-third were received alive. These were hatched out 

 with a small per cent, of loss and turned iato the Wood's Holl Harbor. 



Washington, D. C, February 10, 188G. 



