84 AMKRICAN FISHKRIF.S SOCIKTY. 



WORK AT COLD SPRING HARBOR, N. Y. 



BV FRED MATHER. 



TIlis Station of the New York Fish Commission, of which I am 

 the superintendent, is on the north shore of Long Ishind and is 

 intended for botli salt and fresh water tisii. Some work is also 

 done for the United States Fish Commission, and the expense 

 of this is borne by the general Government; the fish hatched are 

 mainly distributed within the State. These latter fish are 

 salmon, land-locked salmon and lake trout. In some cases such 

 as the whitefish and shad, the eggs are given by the United 

 States, and distributed by the State, an arrangement of great 

 value to the latter. 



During the past season we have had 262,000 trout fry at the 

 station. Of these there were 40,000 eggs taken at the station, 

 112,000 eggs bought by Mr. John D. Hewlett, of Cold Spring 

 Harbor, from James Annin, Ji., and \V. L. Gilbert, the frv from 

 which went into the waters of the north and south sides of Long 

 Island, and 110,000 fry were received from the New York hatch- 

 ery at Caledonia, in charge of Mr. M. A. Green. We have on 

 hand at present writing 3,000,000 eggs of the smelt, 1,000 eggs 

 of the Oquassa trout from Sunapee lake. New Hampshire, a gift 

 of Mr. EUicjtt B. Hodge, Commissioner of that State. Ong 

 million whitetish from eggs sent from the Northvilie, Michigan 

 station, tjf the U. S. Commission, under charge of Mr. F. N. 

 Clark, by (jrder of Prof. S. F. Baird, have been hatched and dis- 

 tributed to Great Pond, near Riverhead. Long Island, and to 

 Lake Ronkonkoma, a large lake in the center of the island. 

 Previous plantings have been made in these lakes, but we have 

 been unable so far to learn the result of them. It is hoped, how- 

 ever, that thisiish may find a suitable home in these waters. 



On this subject the County Treasurer of Suffolk County writes 

 me from Riverhead, under date of January 30, 1S86, as follows : 



Fred Mather, Esc/.: Dear Sir — I will be very glad to assist you in 

 any way. I have two parties out trying to get a Specimen of the 

 whitefish for you, but have failed so far on account of the ice. but will 

 give it a thorough trial when the ice is gone and report to you. I am 

 having a net fixed now to try to catch one or more. There is a pond 



