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and Mining Co., into Ford Kun, near Meriden. The water, while perfectly 

 clear seemed to be high in minerals killing all the fish, and the sample being 

 shipped to Belington under seal, was tested on September 9th, killing eight 

 chubs in tw r elve (12) minutes and a small % cat-fish in fifteen minutes. 



Aug. 2, 1911. No. 113. On this date I collected a sample from a 2 in. pol- 

 luted stream flowing into Beaver Creek at a point below the tipple of the 

 Davis Coal & Coke Co., mine No. 3, near Weaver, in Barbour county, and made 

 a test of the pollution in Belington on Sept. llth., the test killing 8 chubs in 

 fourteen minutes and two catfish in eighteen minutes. 



The information gathered from these tests > viz: Nos. 105, 108, 109 and 113, 

 were presented to the Grand Jury of Barbour county and, upon information, 

 three indictments were secured. 



RANDOLPH COUNTY. 



Aug. 8th, 1911. On this date I made a Fish Test near the river, below the 

 sluce-ways of the Elkins Tanning Company, from which sluce-ways a ten (10) 

 inch, highly colored, very nauseating stream was entering the river. Placing 

 two chubs 4~y 2 in. and 5 in. and a sucker 6%. in. The chubs were dead in 2 

 minutes, and the sucker in 4 minutes. These fish were in excellent condition 

 when entering the test. 



July 27th, 1911. No. 106. On this date I made a Fish Test and collected 

 a sample from a very highly colored stream 4 in. in diameter ,running from the 

 plant of the Davis Colliery Co. at Harding, into the Tygarts Valley river, 

 Chubs and Suckers 2y 2 in. to 4% in. being used,' and showing restlessness and 

 weakness in 5 minutes and all were dead in 29 minutes, the pollution breaking 

 and curling up the skin on the fish used. 



July 27th, 1911. No. 107. On this date I made a Fish Test near the river, 

 below the sluce-ways of the Elkins Tanning Company, from which sluce-ways 

 a six (6) inch highly colored, very nauseating stream was entering the river. 

 The 8 Chubs and Suckers 2*/ 2 in. to 5 l / 2 in. long used in this test were all found 

 dead, when the test was examined in 2% minutes. 



Aug. 21st, 1911. No. 112. On this date I collected a sample of water irom 

 a stream flowing from the Davis Coal & Coke Go's Mine No. 2, flowing into 

 Beaver Creek and thence into the Tygarts Valley river and on Sept. llth, 1911, 

 made a test in Belington, with Chubs and Cat-fish, the Chubs dying in 20 

 minutes and the Cat-fish in 30 minutes. 



No. 115. On this date I collected a sample from the same 

 stream and at the same point as No. 107, (Elkins Tanning Co.) and on Sept. 

 llth, 1911, made a test in Belington, the test killing eight suckers, chubs and 

 cat-fish in four (4) minutes. 



Aug. 31st, 1911. No. 121. On this date I collected a sample of water from 

 the stream flowing from the sluce-ways of the Elkins Tanning Co. into the 

 Tygarts Valley river and Sept. llth, 1911, made a test in Belington, using 

 Chubs, and Cat-fish and all were dead in seven (7) minutes. 



Aug. 22nd, 1911. No. 114. On this date I collected a test sample of water 

 from the stream flowing from Mine No. 1 of the Davis Coal & Coke Co., 

 Weaver, and on Sept. llth, 1911, tested the same by the use of 10 Chubs and 

 Cat-fish, about 3 in. long, the Chubs were dead in 18 minutes and the Cat-fish 

 in 33 minutes. 



