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MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE. 



INCREASE OF FISH, CARP, PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATIONS, ETC. 



Fairbuky, III., August 11, 1890. 

 Mr. S. P. Jkuilett, Quinaj, III: 



Dear Sir — Yours of the 21st of July was duly received, but have not 

 yet received pu1)lication on ''Pond Culture," as stated in your letter you 

 would send. I shall be very glad to receive information and help on stock- 

 ing ponds. I caught an eight-pound German Carp with line two weeks 

 ago; it was a very nice flsh. Please send what information you can, and 

 oblige. 



Yours very truly, 



N. B. Claudon. 



Carlinville, III., December 15, 1890. 



Col. S. P. Bartlett, Secretary Illinois State Fish Commission: 



De.vu Sth — It will perhaps interest you to hear something in regard to 

 the tish which you so kindly furnished to stock the "Beaver Dam Lake," 

 and from your many friends composing the members of the "Beaver Dam 

 Lake Club." 



The lake, no doul»t, at an early day, was formed by the work of beavers, 

 and was naturally about foui' feet deep, and covered quite a large tract, 

 hence the name. The club, at an expense of about .'?2,500, have built a 

 dam at each end of the lake, and the water now covers about eighty 

 acres, and is about seven to eight feet deep. This water is surrounded by 

 beautiful wooded hills, upon one of which is situated our club house, at 

 an elevation of fifty feet or more, and overlooking the entire lake. The 

 house, lot and picnic grounds cover about ten acres, which is enclosed by 

 a wire fence, and the underlu'ush nicely trimmed out, and covered by for- 

 est trees, affording a tine shade. 



We usually hold two club picnics each year, summer and fall, and nearly 

 every day during the summer some of the club, with their families and 

 friends, are enjoying the delights of boating and fishing at this beautiful 

 resort. 



Our club consists of the following named persons, viz.: Ilenrv Brayford, 

 TIenrv C. Yeager, TTon. C. A. Walker, Gen. John T. Rinaker."^ Dr. J. P. 

 Mathews, Don A. lUirke. Wm. F. BurgdortT, Chas. II. I'.urgdorff, Thos. 

 Kinaker, Rob't B. Shirley, F. W. Burton, Prof. Chas. Robertson, Alex. II. 

 Bell, Wm. L. Mounts, ]\i. L. Keplinger, A. H. Iloblett, Alex. Boring and 

 H. W. Burton. 



The fish received from you seem to be doing well. At any rate we do 

 not find any dead ones, and we hope to have, in the near future, the 

 finest stocked private lake in the State of Illinois. 



