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nated and swelled up to the standard size. I think this the first 
mess of eggs we have had impregnated. We took the other pair 
ashore at Mr. Rankin’s suggestion, thinking the motion of the boat 
might injure the manipulation and stripped in pans in a bathing 
house, made dark. The eggs adhered to the pan, but never 
changed any in size. Their color was good and they felt right. 
We put them in the hatching box. At 4 p. m. I examined with 
the microscope the eggs taken under water at 10 a. Mm. ; found the 
disks and oil cells perfect, the eggs of good size and transparent. 
Also examined the eggs taken this morning in the bathing house 
and found the oil cells apparently good, but the germ disk ap- 
peared of the same dull brown color as the others. The eggs did 
not change in size. At 8.30 p.m. I stripped one pair of good shad 
under water in the hatching box. The eggs swelled all right, toa 
good size. Also stripped one:pair on shore in pans, but the eggs 
remained the same size as the one previously taken in the pans in 
the old method of stripping shad. The only promising results so 
far have been with eggs taken under water. 
Saturday, July 16.—Temperature of the water 69°. We hauled 
the pound at 10 a. m. and caught 8 shad, 6 males and two females; — 
none ripe ; put them in the pen. I examined with the microscope 
the eggs taken yesterday under water and found them appearing 
very well, and showing signs of development. Also examined 
those in the bath house and on shore yesterday and found them 
turning opaque, and the germ disks looking dull. A heavy sea 
with high wind coming on, ‘we were obliged to abandon operations 
for the day. 
Sunday, July 17.—Temperature of the water 68°. At1l a.m. 
I went to the boxes with Dr. Hudson and found thousands of egg 
shells in the fine wire boxes. The remaining eggs looked well, so 
my theory of the loss of the eggs holds good yet. I examined with 
the microscope the eggs taken on the 15th under water. I found 
the outline of the little fish and could see the motion, which I 
showed to Lieutenant-Governor Bulkeley, who saw it plainly. 
I took one fish down to Fenwick hotel and showed it to Dr. Hud- 
son, who could see the spinal column and eye spot. 
Monday, July 18.—Temperature of water 67°. At 7.30 a. M. 
I examined, in company with Mr. J. Parker of Chester, Conn., the 
eggs taken on the 15th. We could see the embryo in the eggs 
very plainly, and could see life. At 7p. Mm. with Mr. Chalker, I 
examined eggs taken on the 15th; and he could see the embryo in 
