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grows very large, one specimen found two years ago being nine 

 inches long. 



A half a mile below the milldam at Bernadotte there is a noted 

 mussel bed where for many years the fishermen have resorted for 

 bait for their trout lines ; here in a few minutes an ample supply of 

 big fat mussels was to be had, and a catch of the toothsome channel 

 cat assured. If an eel was desired the. red meat of a trigonus was 

 thought to be almost a sure means of luring the slippery AngvAllidcB. 

 Here within a space of two feet square I have taken at one time 

 such species as Uiiio j:>UcatHs, ventricosiis glbbosus, asperrimus, 

 pustulosus, titberculatus, anodontoides, and Marg. rugosa. A little 

 higher up in deeper water and muddier banks U. imdtipUcatus, 

 and Marg. complanata were plentiful. A little lower down, where 

 there was much sand, the U. occidens and anodontoides could be 

 found by tracing the path made by them in moving about. A 

 half mile further down stream are great ledges of rocks that in 

 places project far out over the water. This is a favorite resort for 

 pic-nics, fishing parlies, and experts at throwing the gig or fish-spear 

 can sometimes obtain fine buffalo .or catfish that are disporting 

 under the shadows of these immense rocks. 



At this jDicturesque point are to be found in considerable numbers, 

 U. trigonus, gracilis, pustulosus, tuberculatus, and loevissimus. 

 The latter, up to date, I have not succeeded in finding in any other 

 location on the river. 



Above the dam, where the water for a distance of five miles is 

 from eight to fourteen feet deep, the A710. grandis and the little TJ. 

 parvus are the main shells. Here also are to be found many Sphce- 

 rium solidulum, and Paludina integra. The Physa heterostropha 

 and Somatogyrus subglobosiis I find below in more shallow water. 



On a large moss-covered rock I found at one time last fall large 

 numbers of Pleurocera Lewisii, and in a few minutes gathered an 

 oyster-can full. Visiting the locality again a few days later not 

 one could I find, nor could I again locate them during the season. 



The pearl craze struck this village last fall and wagon loads of 

 the larger species were carried ashore and eagerly opened with the 

 expectation of finding pearls that would at once enrich the pos- 

 sessor. The mussel bed before mentioned was almost annihilated. 

 The final summing up showed about one hundred pearls of various 

 sizes and colors. These were sent to Geo. F. Kunz, gem expert with 

 Tiffany & Co., N. Y., who reported them of little or no value. 



