Oe REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
Taste III.—Analysis of water samples collected off Pawtuxet Neck and over the Sabins 
Point oyster beds. 
Red colo- 
F Dextrose | nies on lit- sali Other fecal 
LENE UG ina | fermented.| mus lac- B. coli. bacteria, 
tose agar. 
March 18, lide falling. 
Stationslusurfacestube) ss. caseecce cs ccccisne cicicteeseee + ar Se eeoaasciocon 
Geeputwbe asec cecek ccieisacm cee cine see raene + + = AM mere eccnor 
D2 SULIACE HUDE: sae .- siete ssieisis oemweclsier=iseeiciisee ice + + ate | oee meyers 
GEGDCUD Ss s wiecc-srersisioe ie, ons sie Seles slemmcisleiors erate + ? 2. leoeteeoeeeee 
March 19, tide falling. 
StationmlssuriaGe tube etme accc janet cusice avers cfecieveraxs + (a) + (eit eerie 
GESP LUPE wesc cietsats siatersitisiais. ote ois weiss see eiece + (a) cf em Ie ata peroretee ote 
QRACCpALUD Ec apiece cece eee tiee ee awe nee mmeee + (Tad? Aer utah ental es retctotepetee ate 
April 10, tide falling. 
Station surfaceitube acs acticinsew cis cemie eine eis se = 4 a Be me a SRaR a 6 OSS 
GCCPILUDE ME ct ciact secem ac siecinea eines see 4 (a To 4 Weeeeeesee 
DNAECEPITUDES Fe isioe ere eo nena hecisais a tiseisisiseieistarse | ee Wleeereceeiseicicr =i | ule cisisteteeisies 5 
April 17, tide rising, near flood. 
SUM op 1h, pila BKeev abl Yes BA nena aenedodcocdocacsdssos0ns + (a) | + + 
GeEepitUl bere asses sees iaceae ae cloacae = + = Ipaspegcescse 
2; SUPACELUDE vaacwersa nace cates acne doce eee + aR | — fEaaosocanahe 
deep tubers esse se temic SG tee ceecceeee ae — (@) = oatepeoudde 
March 27, low tide. 
Staton sie rcer rape acta ite seis cioe Seeace ieee eitnien spe yaie ainicls + + + 
A etevelepee rere ieee lalate eters islevare efareisteistateyaieicieinicteieisierare AF | ae ee Be sesocdscse 
2) oS ond QoaadobesEpS canoe usas cos sAsueceesEsEds | 45 ab + AF 
a Not made. 
In this section of the river the water is apparently much cleaner 
along the eastern shore over the oyster bed, while the condition on 
the Pawtuxet shore was evidently so bad that only one collection of 
samples was made at this point. Still, analysis of samples from sta- 
tions 1 and 2 showed that 2. coli was usually present in the water 
through this section of the river, at least during a falling tide, though 
only one of the four samples taken April 17 was found to be contam- 
inated. It must be remembered, however, that these samples were 
taken at flood—the time, if ever, that the river will be free from pol- 
lution. 
A mile and a half below the Sabins Point ground are found the 
northern limits of the extensive Bullock Neck beds. Nosamples were 
collected in that portion of the river between these beds, but five sta- 
tions were located below this point over the oyster bed that extends 
along the eastern shore, past Drownville and Nayatt Point to Town 
Beach, and four on the western side of the river. These stations were 
located as follows: Station 1, at the northern end of the Bullock Neck 
oyster bed, 3$ miles below Fields Point; station 2, to the north of 
Bullock Point Light; station 3, off the Drownville shore, 43 miles 
from the sewer outlet; station 4, directly south of Nayatt Point; and 
station 5, on the southern portion of these oyster layings, well over 
toward Rumstick Point. On the western side of the river, station 6 
was placed at buoy No. 3; station 7, at buoy No. 1; and stations 8 and 
9, over the oyster beds off the north shore of Conimicut Point. Sev- 
