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There were received from Wytheville Station and forwarded to Eng- 
land, Germany, and Switzerland, 75,000 eggs of the rainbow trout; 
from the Northville Station, 20,000 Von Behr trout eggs, which were 
transferred to the Wytheville Station, and 2,878,000 whitefish eggs, 
which were transferred to one of the cars for hatching en route to Sack- 
etts Harbor, for stocking Lake Ontario. In addition, 8,140,000 shad- 
eggs from Fort Washington Station were turned over to cars Nos, 2 and 
3 for hatching en route to places of deposit. 
The fingerling fish received and forwarded were as follows: 
| Species. | Received from. Number. 
| | 
(ORI Seb edeae DOGS SOnoes | Fish ponds, Washington, D.C ......-...------ 331, 391 
Golgitshsec--5 2200 = lett (Oy oe 6 doo boss 83 SEC OD ORE ME DESC E CoP MoSee 18, 493 
Meneh) sss-Accesse= to 4: lesiaeis CO ieneeter ASE ECE RUS oe Buen essere 5, 156 
Rainbow trout.....---. | Wytheville Station...........--.--------..--. 12, 166 
ROCK DESS! omseimeanae os) oe QO teens a oe oes 2s sian caceeece nm agen oot 1, 560 
Black bass: .--..--.... Qrincyastabiontes: ct selector 262 
(CTS otebhecedessand besos GID) Sekbao Seeder eles hessncpocenececortae 170 
Sunfish) co oes cs ees [tee sa: GOWs Se Sse hs oc dlalsaaid - ie t ciotlstias Sete elena 135 
ROCK DANS pecs cig eo oie Isaacs QOPsceecea esas tos dace aceesacus stents vacate 59 
Meow: Pexreht= i.e sine soe nc DOM esas oe masters ecicesnecosch nasi cctened 6 
121) So SOC ee Oe a delice aera CO ah a alee ie ee te ee SE ee 4 
Rainbow trout.--..-.-. INOrtbwalle: stablon\ shade - eee essere oe serscietele 266 
IBYOOK GLOW. 22 = secinc ce lene <2. CO er yt Be pee oer Se en oster ha Neeierre oot 50 
Goldfish 53-4 s2c2- ceo INGOSHOISUATION seedic oo meee van ceaes caseeeeaee 2,077 
Totals: 8d see ak IER Ape tae SE SARE RD een gee eR h esta eee Say 371, 795 
An account of the operations of the Aquaria at Central Station will 
be found on pages 54 and 55. 
Fis Ponps, WASHINGTON, D. C. (R. HESSEL, SUPERINTENDENT). 
1889-90. 
On May 31 and June 1, 1889, the station was completely submerged 
by a disastrous freshet in the Potomac River, and nearly all the fish 
in the ponds escaped. 
In November the ponds were drawn, and the fish of fingerling size 
available for distribution were as follows: Leather carp, 29,450; scale 
carp, 1,029; blue leather carp, 167; blue scale carp, 70; tench, 25; golden 
ide, 20; goldfish, 15,415. 
On April 25 and May 5, 1890, 2,144,000 shad fry were received from 
Central Station and placed in the west pond for rearing. 
Much care and expense was involved in repairing the damage re- 
sulting from the June overflow, and in eliminating the river fish and 
objectionable water plants that found unavoidable lodgment in the 
ponds on that occasion. 
