8 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
Allotments of eggs and fish to the state fish commissions in 1904—Continued. 
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State and species. Eggs. Fry. | tea 
| adults. 
Missouri: 
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Nebraska: 
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New Hampshire: 
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TG O TOM be preees paee. cis, scams cieisis.o-wie mice ete eins erste aes ie certs OO 000 Nos Sheer aac] Soe See 
WAN GLOGKEGTISALMNOM acco oc cece cixte cd oc,c cincieeisale nin enamels siainta LOSQOOM seat sa sacl So ee eee aera 
QuiimiMat sal MOMs cca s ae tars a2) = aa ow ajore ore wie iare Stale oo oekaie rere aislc eleleie LOO OOM Pose iceia Seo here ese 
Steelhead trout.........- SE ar Eee Setar repeat aes 205000 Me emcees cece teeeeee eee 
New York: 
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WEES items wkend SPs sat 1 ann OAGeARS Am orcten arenas te 2;000;000" [Ssaeeeneseee Pence Ae a! 
Oregon: 
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(Miunnouaie SeWlleOyM OK See ee esed agp oceueceodanodusosocabescosssnc | 10, 569, 000 | 
Pennsylvania: 
Atlantic salmon........ (obBnboosan boone be SccbssnccdubasoOn0Ne 3, 000 
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TCM CRG peers ete ne tc aso nele, oeeaaiclomicl ne pemeane ret ehate sta laeety tere |) SSD NOOO O00) as cteecteteta(c| Seecemieeet 
IRAMMIDOWALLOUb 354 /stecrciansecesisiee tas - sane ose rer nesanemere | ejasereoctotee Spears baa aes Soe 1, 000 
White-fish ...... OOS ee Ate AE eae A Se | “46; 2805000) | Ss sae akon .sa epee ete 
Utah: 
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Vermont: 
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Wisconsin: 
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Wyoming: 
Black spotteditrouts . <<. .6.- ac... saris, ccmesieie aimee eee eee A0ONO00\  ar.5,—sta.cccte Sarat mate storetetetomiets 
Grayling oo ae ccicces sce ec ce cclone saicwite sean ace Ceeeonae 50). 000 5. hseres annie ate c ere mace 
VEU D OWVAUNO WG mere ole co sete rca wicserere rayare eile Gee ele teret ein Ene 25S 000 ean. .eecw eal tee eee 
SIRG Calle otc ciao eee eee Ne ae er ee eee | 240,944,354 | 8, 206, 600 45, 845 
At the request of the Michigan fish commissioners, the Bureau has 
continued to operate the state hatcheries at Detroit and Sault Ste. 
Marie, directing its efforts there to the propagation of white-fish, lake 
trout, and pike perch. Negotiations are in progress with a view to 
the taking over by the Government of other state hatcheries which 
for various reasons the local authorities do not care to operate. 
In its efforts to maintain the supply of commercial fishes, the Bureau 
has nowhere labored more assiduously and expended more money than 
in Michigan, which state has most valuable fishery interests at stake 
in all of the Great Lakes except one. For many years the fish-cultural 
work of the government on the Great Lakes has been on an immense 
scale, far exceeding that in any other section of the country, and of 
the unmistakable benefits resulting therefrom the Michigan fishermen 
have reaped the largest share. Notwithstanding these facts, however, 
the fish wardens of Michigan have for a number of years made deter- 
mined efforts to interfere with and curtail the work of the Bureau’s 
representatives, raising petty objections to the methods pursued in 
the collection of spawn. Their shortsighted and unwarranted actions 
have caused great annoyance and at times haye threatened completely 
to stop fish-cultural work in the Michigan waters of the Great Lakes. 
During several years matters were at an acute stage, but it was not 
