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the fluid in which they swioi, whether saliue oi- 

 fresh. 



I find all the country supplied with a hard dried 

 cod from New-England, which must drain it of 

 considerable money. I am somewhat surprised at 

 this, as it is so replete with fine fishes of its own. 

 West of Lake Erie, the waters contain the common 

 salmon, in great numbers. The last year the 

 fisheries in Sacket's Harbor and Chuumont's Bay 

 produced the following : 



Siscoes or lake herring, 4,000 barrels, 

 at $7 per barrel, $28,000 



White fish, 1200 barrels, at 9 dollars, 10,800 



Salman trotit^ 400 do. at 14 do. 5,600 



$44,400 

 The distance comprised is less than twenty 

 miles, and the quantity is exclusive of the abun- 

 dance distributed fresh in the country contiguous 

 to the fishing grounds. 



Judge Bates, one of the canal engineers, told 



me that 1000 barrels of eels are caught at the 



Oswego falls, and 500 of other fish, at $10 



per barrel, $15,000 



As much at other places on that river, 15,000 



$30,000 



