1086 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AKD FISHERIES. [36] 



The distribution of California trout, two years old, marks a new 

 departure in the work of the Fish Commission, and one which promises 

 most important results. The rainbow trout {Salmo iridea) sent out were 

 from 5 to 7 inches long, and in weight ranged from 5 to 8 ounces. 

 Being protected by their size from*the attacks of the j)redaceous fishes 

 occupying the waters in which they were placed, it is believed that the 

 plants of four hiindred fish, made in a number of the South Atlantic 

 and Gulf streams will be more effective in colonizing those waters 

 than plants of 50,000 fry made before the absorption of the sack has 

 been completed, when they are alike helpless to resist attack and have 

 not the vigor or activity to escape danger by running away from it. 



As heretofore, the railroads have been liberal in granting free trans 

 portation for our cars. This is esijecially true of the great trunk lines 

 beyond the Mississippi, and we have thus been enabled to extend the 

 benefits of the wark of the Commission to remote sections of the 

 country, which otherwise would have been inaccessible by reason of the 

 cost of transportation. 



Statement of free transportation furnished the United States Fish Commission in 1893. 

 • TO CAR No. 1 AND MESSENGERS. 



Name of company. 



Saint Louis, Iron Mountain and 

 Southem. 



Texas and Pacific 



Burlington and Missouri 



Richmond and Allegliany 



Northern Pacific ' 



Oregon Railway and Navigation 

 Company. 



Do 



Texas and Pacific 



Missouri Pacific 



International and Great Northern.. 

 Atchison, Topeka and Santa F6 



Total 



Prom- 



Saint Louis, Mo . 



Texarkana, Ark . 



Omaha, Nebr 



Richmond, Va - . . 

 Saint Paul, Minn 



W'allula Junction, Wash.. 



do 



New Orleans, La 



Tyler, Tex. 



Palestine, Tex 



Albuquerque, N. Mex 



To— 



Texarkana, Ark., and return 



Dis- 

 tance. 



980 



El Paso. Tex., and return ! 1, 738 



South Bend, Nebr., and return 



Lorraine, Va., and return j 



Wallula Junction, Wash., and 



return. 

 Portland, Oreg., and return . . . 



Walla Walla and return 



Marshall, Tex 



Dallas, Tex 



Austin, Tex., thence to Tyler. 

 Kansas City, Mo 



4(i 



24 



3,396 



9« 

 368 

 1C4 

 41-2 

 918 



TO CAR No. 2 AND MESSENGERS. 



Saint Louis and Iron Mountain . . - 



Do 



Texas Pacific 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Houston and Texas Central 



Internationa and Great Northern. 



Do 



Do 



Flint and Pere Marquette 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 

 Do 



Lake Shore and Michigan Central.. 



Saint Louis, Mo . 

 Texarkana, Ark . 



do 



Port \yorth, Tex 



Dallas, Tex 



Long view, Tex . 



Dallas, Tex 



Heame, Tex 



Austin, Tex 



Laredo, Tex 



Toledo, Ohio 



do 



Northville, Mich . 



do , 



do 



Detroit, Mich . . . 



do 



Bay City, Mich. 



.... -doV. 



do 



do 



Toledo, Ohio 



Texarkana, Ark 



Saint Louis, Mo 



Port Worth, Tex 



Dallas, Tex 



Port Worth, Tex., and return. 



Texarkana, Ark 



Hearne, Tex 



Austin, Tex 



Laredo, Tex 



Long View, Tex 



North viUe, Mich., and return. 



Northville, Mich 



Detroit, Mich., and return 



(Strips). 

 Toledo, Ohio, and i-eturn, (2 



trips). 



Detroit, Mich 



Northville, Mich., and return 



Bay City, Mich 



Holly, Mich., and return 



Ludington, Mich., and return . 

 Reed City, Mich., and return. . 



Plint,Mich 



Cleveland, Ohio, and return . . 



490 



490 



244 



32 



64 



97 



144 



91 



234 



496 



124 



62 



180 



248 



30 

 60 

 121 

 128 

 298 

 190 

 46 

 226 



