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in this country, might be generally known, a copy of the report 

 of the meeting was sent to all the leading newspapers in New 

 England and New York, and to some farther West and South, 

 and also to nearly 200 practical fish culturists in various parts 

 of the country. 



"I am happy to say that the newspapers in almost every in- 

 stance printed the rejjort in full or noticed it in some way. 



-THE AGASSIZ CIRCLJLARS. 



"For some time previous to the meeting on organization I 

 had held a correspondence with Professor Agassiz on topics re- 

 lating to fish culture, in the course of which the Professor men- 

 tioned a labor in which he is now engaged, of preparing an 

 illustrated work of all the salmonidae of this continent, showing 

 the variations of age, sex, locality, and the like ; and after the 

 formation of the Association he suggested that the Association 

 should use its influence in furnishing material for this work. . .. 



"I consequently take the liberty here to remind you that this 

 is a most valuable work which Professor Agassiz is undertak- 

 ing, and one which will be unsurpassed- by anything of its kind 

 in the world, and I warmly connnend it to the attention and in- 

 terest of the members of the Association. 



"Mr. Agassiz cannot finish his work unless the recjuisite ma- 

 terial is furnished him, and the memljers of this Society and 

 all interested cannot do the distinguished naturalist a greater 

 kindness, nor the cause of fish culture a better service, than by 

 sending him, as opportunity permits, specimens of the various 

 individuals of the salmon family. . . 



"THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER CORRESPONDENCE. 

 "During the session of the High Joint Commission at Wash- 

 ington last spring. I received a letter from Hon. Stephen PI. 

 Ainsworth. asking me, as Secretary of the Association, to re- 

 quest our State Congressional delegation to use their influence 

 with the Commissioners to adopt some measure towards remov- 

 ing the obstructions in the River St. Lawrence, which prevent 

 the salmon from ascending its tributaries. I accordingly wrote 

 to our New Hampshire Senators and Representatives on the 

 subject." Of the correspondence which resulted. T will merely 

 ofTer here one letter, and this chiefly because the name of the 

 distinguished writer has been recently brought to the country's 

 attention bv the death of his son and namesake in the famous 

 charge of the heroic Rough Riders in Cuba : 



