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Baltimore, "scarcely 150 reached Oakland alive, and these 

 very weak." They were met and cared for by Mr. Augustus 

 Delawder. "We mention this failure, not with a view of 

 making any complaint against the Adams Express Company, 

 whose officers and men have always been ready to advance 

 the work of the Commission, but to show how necessary it is 

 in the difficult task of moving live fish, to have a trained ex- 

 pert accompany them. 



SALMON TEOUT, OK LAKE TROUT. 



(SdlmG namaycush.) 



We received at the Hatching House on the 3d day of Jan- 

 uary, purchased from the New York State Hatching House, 

 at Caledonia, 30,000 eggs of the Salmon Trout. Of these 

 22,600 were hatched and distributed, as will appear in record 

 of distribution. These fish were sent to localities which can- 

 not be reached by the migratory species of the Salmon 

 family, until some provision is made for their return by the 

 erection of fish ladders over the now impassable dams 

 obstructing the several rivers. Those sent to Garrett county, 

 and deposited in the tributaries of the Ohio, it is hoped will 

 be of permanent advantage to the inhabitants of that region 

 of the State, whereas the Salmon, with migratory dispositions, 

 would soon pass beyond the State limits, even before they 

 had attained edible size, and would benefit only those living 

 below the impassable falls and obstructions on the Ohio. 



We are inclined to believe that these fish can be established 

 in the cold and deep pools in the western portion of this 

 State, and also in the mill-ponds of the northern and eastern 

 parts. 



A few specimens that we have raised in the ponds at Druid 

 Hill Park have grown remarkably well. 



During this winter it is our purpose to repeat the experi- 

 ment of their introduction on a yet larger scale. 



