46 SECOND BIENNIAL EEPORT [W. VA. 



a twelve (12) inch stream flowing into the Buckhannon river from the plant of 

 the Buckhaflnon Chemical Company at Chemical, this water was warm and from 

 information obtained I infer it was coming from the condensor. I could find 

 no other outlet for pollution from this plant. The test sample was sealed under 

 our own seal and shipped from Buckhannon to Belington and on Sept. llth, 

 1911, tested with fish for six hours at the end of which they were all in fine 

 condition. 



Sept. 18th, 1911. No. 124. I investigated and collected a test sample 

 from a four (4) inch stream flowing into the Buckhannon river from the plant 

 of the Wm. Flaccus Oak Leather Company, Buckhannon,- shipping the sample 

 under our own seal to Belington and on Sept. 20th, 1911, tested the same with 

 minnows and cat-fish 1% in. to 3% in., the minnows were dead in 17 minutes 

 and the cat-fish in 50 minutes. The fish used in the control at this test were in 

 fine condition when returned to the Pond at 9:50 A. M., or tw T o hours after 

 beginning the test. 



The information of these two tests were presented to the Grand Jury in 

 Upshur county, but received no indictments. 



TUCKER COUNTY. 



Aug. 10th., 1911. No. 110. I investigated, making a Fish Test and col- 

 lected 2 test samples flowing from the plant of the Parsons Pulp & Lumber Co., 

 at Parsons. 



The test was made below where the acid highly colored waste and the clear 

 wastes mixes. The water was not warm at this point. Seven (7) inch Chubs 

 and Suckers were dead in 2% minutes. 



On Sept. llth, 1911, the clear sample taken tested and found not delerious 

 while the highly colored sample was sent to Morgantown for analysis. 



Sept. 19th, 1911. No. 125. I investigated and collected a test sample of 

 the pollution flowing into the Black Fork river from the plant of the Parsons 

 Pulp and Lumber Co., at Parsons. The pollution f)f highly colored acid that 

 on Aug. 10th, 1911, was flowing over their sluce-ways back of the plant directly 

 into the river, was now found to be running through the sewer through the 

 town of Parsons emptying into the Black Fork river near Wamsleys Kun. 

 Test sample taken from a man-hole near the Canning Factory, sealed and 

 shipped to Belington and on Sept. 23rd., 1911, tested same by placing five 

 cat-fish 3% in. long therein, and all were dead in 14 minutes. 



The information of these tests were presented to the Grand Jury of Tucker 

 county and one indictment procured. 



I also made other investigations among which was the Woolen Mills at 

 Webster, in' Taylor county and the Eosemont Mines in Taylor county, also 

 Mines Nos. 40, 63 and 66 of the Consolidation Coal Company and at Meadow- 

 brook, Shinnston and at the Chemical Works near Meadowbrook and at Kites. 

 West End, Gorman, Hiorra and Austin in Preston county, but in most of these 

 cases no pollution was found at the time, and in a few instances where found 

 was tested and found to be not seriously injurious. 



In all tests, whether at the industrial plant or at Belington the tests were- 

 made, by following the plan of the Government, i. e. the same number and 

 kind of fish was placed in similar containers and volumes of clear or unpat- 



