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formation concerning these tests to the Grand Jury in session at Kingwood, 

 but received no indictments. 



July 20th., 1911, Harrison county, No. 101. Made a Fish Test in the 

 8 in. stream flowing from the Phillfps Sheet & Tin Plate Go's Plan.t, ten feet 

 inside the fence opposite the trestle of the Traction Company using eight (8) 

 fish two to six inches long, all of which were dead in one (1) minute. This 

 water was dark in color and was flowing into Homers Creek and thence into 

 Elk Creek. 



July 21st., 1911. No. 100. Made a Fish Test in the left prong of stream 

 coming from the same plant as No. 101, near the same point, which killed 

 twelve (12) fish in thirty (30) seconds. 



No. 102. This sample was collected from the right hand prong flowing 

 from the same plant as 101. No fish used. 



July 21st., 1911. No. 58. Fish Test made near the Despard Mine of the 

 Consolidation Coal Co., at a point before entering Murphy Run, from thence 

 to Elk Creek. The fish used during this test were all dead in 1 1/3 hrs. The 

 stream was about 2% in. in diameter, and while not highly colored showed 

 much sulphur on the bank and rocks along its course. 



July 21, 1911. No. 103. Collected a sample from water flowing from the 

 plant of the Washington Carbon Works. The plant was not running at this- 

 time, but the sample taken w 7 as running in the water course, and was very 

 hot, coming from the power house. 



July 22, 1911. No. 59. Collected a sample from a three (3) inch inter- 

 mittant stream being pumped from the Columbia Mine of the Consolidation 

 Coal Co. The fish used in this test were alive after 1 1/3 hrs. test, and were 

 at that time transferred to a 2^ inch stream from the old opening belonging 

 to the same company, all of the fish being . found dead in this test in forty 

 (40) minutes. 



The above samples Nos. 100, 101, 102, 103, 58 and 59, were after being prop- 

 erly sealed, expressed to Hon. Geo. M. Bowers, U. S. Fish Commissioner, 

 Washington, D. C., and the information concerning these tests given to the 

 Grand Jury in session in Harrison county, but received 1 no indictments. 



BAEBOUE COUNTY. 



July 26th., 1911, Barbour Co. No. 105. On this date I made a Fish Test 

 and collected a sample from the stream entering the Tygarts Valley river at 

 Arden, running from the Tygarts River Coal Company. The water was highly 

 colored and flowing about 2% inch stream. Nine fish measuring 2% in. to 

 5 % in. in length were all dead in 51% minuates. 



July 27, 1911. No. 108. On this date I made a Fish Test and collected a 

 two gallon sample, in a twelve inch blackish stream flowing from the ovens 

 and mines of the Midland Coal & Coke Co., at Midland (Boylen, P. O.), and 

 after two hours of the test all' of the fish w r ere lively and in good condition. 

 The test was made about 100 yards above where this stream enters Taylors 

 Drain, through which it flows into Hackers Creek and thence the Tygarts Valley 

 river. 



July 28, 1911. No. 109. On this date I made a Fish Test and collected a 

 sample from a 1% in. stream flowing from the property of the Philippi Coal 



