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the collection made at the lake. So far as known, no Carp has yet 

 been taken out of the body of the lake itself, but as they have been 

 taken in the marshes at both the Outlet and Inlet regions, they are 

 in all probability present in the lake. They have never been noted 

 splashing about in shallow water of the lakes as they usually do 

 when abundant. The Carp made its first appearance in the region 

 on the night of July 1, 1902. At about 2 o'clock that night Mr. S. 

 S. Chadwick heard several big fishes floundering about in Green's 

 marsh. He and Mr. E. Hatton took a lantern and tried to see 

 them. There appeared to be a good many large fishes splashing 

 among the grass and bushes, and sometimes their dorsal fins could 

 be seen projecting above the water. The fins indicated quite large 

 fish. In the afternoon of July 2 two men took a boat and rowed 

 all over Green's marsh, but saw nothing. The fish had either re- 

 turned to Lost Lake or were hidden in the grass or bushes. Late 

 the same evening a large fish was seen at the lower end of the tile 

 under the railroad. It swam down the ditch among the grass. 

 The next day several large fish were seen in the marsh, and one 

 was shot which proved to be a Carp 22 inches long, and weighing 

 just 5 pounds. Another much larger one was seen. Part of the 

 Carp which was shot was fried, and those who partook of it re- 

 ported it pretty fair eating. 



On December 30, 1905, some large fish thought to be these, 

 were seen through clear ice in the Outlet about a mile below the 

 lakes. 



So far as known the Carp first appeared here in considerable 

 numbers about May 13, 1905. The following extract from a letter 

 from Mr. S. S. Chadwick, June 4, 1905, describes the Carp situation 

 at that time: "Water was very high and Carp came out in the 

 field west of me [Green's marsh]. Mr. Green came up to my 

 place Friday, May 12, and said that the Carp were plentiful out 

 in the pasture. I went and got 9. The next morning I got up 

 at 4:30, took a 4-tined fork, crossed the road, and opened up on 

 them. At 5 Mrs. Chadwick brought out a washtub and I put in 

 11 Carp that filled it. The largest, 32 inches long, weighed 19 

 pounds. In the two mornings I killed 21 Carp. I gave 15 to my 

 neighbors and skinned the other 6, rolled them in paper and put 

 them on ice. We had fish for 8 days, split the large one and made 

 cut chops out of it, 1 rib to the piece, enough for an order, and I 

 will say this for the Carp, the 5 to 8 pound ones are perhaps bet- 

 ter than the larger ones. Flesh sweet and much better than the 

 large-mouth black bass. I was surprised, indeed; so were my 

 guests. Mrs. C. fried them and every one pronounced them fine. 



