16 Lake Maxinkuckee, Physical and Biological Survey 



investigation of this kind should be made in the interest of fish 

 culture and the biology of freshwater fishes. Mr. Bowers approved 

 the recommendation and ordered the investigation to be entered 

 upon in the summer following. 



The actual study of Lake Maxinkuckee by the U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission was begun in 1899. On July 5 of that year a station 

 was established at the Duenweg cottage (known now as Shady 

 Point) on the west side of the lake at the base of Long Point and 

 in front of the Arlington flag station of the Vandalia Railroad. 

 The party consisted of the following: Dr. Barton Warren Ever- 

 mann of the U. S. Fish Commission, in charge ; Dr. Josiah T. 

 Scovell, teacher of biology, Terre Haute, Ind., high school, botany; 

 Thomas Large, teacher of science, Evansville, Ind., high school, 

 hydrography; Chancey Juday, teacher of biology, Evansville, Ind., 

 high school, plankton ; and T. Bronte Evermann, student Cornell 

 University, general assistant. During a portion of the season, H. 

 Walton Clark of Fort Wayne, Ind., and Harry Warren of Evans- 

 ville, Ind., were present as volunteer assistants. 



The field work of 1899 was carried on from July 5 to Sep- 

 tember 5, though certain lines were continued until October 18, 

 and during the time from then until July, 1900, temperature and 

 various other meteorological observations, as well as notes on the 

 appearance and behavior of the water birds, fishes, etc., were 

 recorded by S. S. Chadwick, then resident on Long Point. 



On July 1, 1900, the work was resumed by a regular field party 

 consisting of the following: Dr. Evermann, in charge; Dr. Scovell, 

 botany and general assistant; Leonard Young, teacher of biology, 

 Evansville, Ind., high school, plankton ; Wm. F. Hill, U. S. Fish 

 Commission, surveyor ; T. Bronte Evermann, assistant to surveyor 

 and draughtsman ; Millard Knowlton of Sims, Ind., general assist- 

 ant ; Robert G. Gillum, professor of physics and chemistry, Indiana 

 State Normal School, physics and chemistry; H. Walton Clark, 

 botany. Regular investigations along a number of lines were car- 

 ried on until about the middle of September. Dr. Evermann re- 

 mained at the lake until December 12, and Mr. Clark continued the 

 investigations continuously through the entire winter of 1900-1901 

 and to July 11, 1901. 



In 1902. Dr. Evermann was again at the lake from June 19 to 

 July 4, and again in 1904 most of the time from October 22 to 

 November 11. Mr. Clark was there in 1904 from October 17 to 

 November 29 and again from December 1 to January 5 following, 

 and Dr. Scovell from November 28 to 26. In 1906, Mr. Clark 

 carried on observations from July 19 to November 25, and Dr. C. 



