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From this pond several hundred thousand carp have already emanated 
to all parts of the United States. [Rep. U.S. F. C., V., p. 43*.] 
XCVIII. 1877—Jntroduction of California Salmon into Europe-—On 
the 18th of October Mr. Fred Mather sailed for Europe with 300,000 
eggs of the California salmon from the U.S. Fish Commission, con- 
signed to England, France, Germany and Holland, all of which, ex- 
cept 25,000, which were packed in a refrigerating box of his own con- 
struction, perished. [Rep. U.S. F.C., V., p. 34*.] 
On the 23d of October, 1878, Mr. Mather again arrived in Bremen- 
haven with 250,000 eggs for Germany, 100,000 for France, 15,000 for 
Great Britain, and 100,000 for the Netherlands. This venture was en- 
tirely successful. 
XCIX. 1877—Dzéscovery of Planted Salmon in the Delaware River and 
in the Susquehanna.—In November, 1877, a mature female salmon was 
taken in the Delaware, at Trenton, supposed to have been planted in 
1872 or 1873. In 1878 several hundred were taken. [Rep. U.S. F. C., 
V., p. 36%; VI, p. XXxi.| 
May 11th, 1878, a salmon 40% inches large was captured in the Sus- 
quehanna at Havre de Grace. [Rep. U.S.F. C., VL, p. XxX1., 941.] 
C. 1877—Jnvention of the Ferguson Plunging Buckets for Hatching 
Fish.—In 1877, the system of plunging buckets, worked by steam, for 
hatching shad in tidal waters, then newly devised by Major T. B. Fer- 
guson, was first tested at Havre de Grace by the joint efforts of the 
United States and the Maryland Fish Commissions. In 1878, 10,000,- 
ooo shad were hatched out with this apparatus by the U. S. Fish Com- 
mission. [Rep. U.S. F. C., V., p. 847, VI., p. lvi., 611.] 
Cl. 1877—Establishment of the Colorado Fésh Commisston.—In 1877 
Mr. Wilson E. Sisty was chosen commissioner for Colorado, Up to 
1880 $2,400 had been appropriated for fish culture. [Reports I. and II., 
1879 (?); II] and IV., 1881. | 
CIl. 1877—Establishment of the Nevada Fish Commisston.—A fish 
commission for Nevada was created in 1877, and Hon. H. G. Parker 
appointed commissioner. Up to 1880 $5,000 had been appropriated 
for the use of the commissioner. [Reports (biennial), I., 1879.| 
CIIl. 1877—Establishment of the West Virginia Fish Commisston.—In 
1877, the West Virginia Commission was established by the appoint- 
ment of John W. Harris, Henry B. Miller and C. S. White as 
commissioners. Up to 1880 $3,900 had been appropriated for the pur- 
poses of fish culture. 
CIV. 1878—Jnvention of the Wroten Bucket——This ingenious con- 
trivance, a modification of the Chase jar, was invented in 1878 by W. 
T. Wroten. [Rep. U.S. F.C., VI., p. 616.] 
