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camseeper tule, ones suspended on either ‘side. In each 
can we placed fifty to seventy-five specimens; on an aver- 
age they were eight or nine inches in length. We started one 
morning from Volcano Creek, and the first day traveled eigh- 
teen miles, camping that night on a small stream. Here the fish 
were transferred to the live car, which was placed in the stream 
over night. The next day, after an unusually difficult half- 
mile climb to get out of the creek canyon, we continued our 
zigzag course down the mountains, descending about 6,000 feet 
the first ten miles, and arriving at Lone Pine that night. We 
lost ten trout on the journey. It was necessary to change the 
water occasionally, and also to add snow to keep the tempera- 
ture down. The sun was very warm during the middle of the 
day, although the altitude was still high. 
One of the cans was covered with three thicknesses of bur- 
lap and kept wet. The temperature in this particular can aver- 
aged six degrees colder than the others throughout the entire 
journey. Perhaps some insulation of this kind may be of use in 
transporting other kinds of fish. 
We experienced some difficulty in the loss of water from 
the cans, some of which had only a screen wire cover. The 
country being very rough, the water splashed out and had to be 
replenished whenever possible. I would advise, in the future, 
the use of a tight cover with perforation. We delivered the fish 
in good condition to a messenger of the bureau, who started 
with them for Portland. 
