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THE STEAMER ILLINOIS. 



To Board of Fish Commissioners: 



Herewith please find my report of work and mileage of Steamer 

 Illinois for seasons from Oct. i, 1904, to Sept. 30, 1906. 



Latter part of season of 1904 was taken up in taking fish to St, 

 Louis exposition and collection for that purpose. During winter of 

 1904 and 1905 boat was laid up in Quincy bay at regular duck and 

 such repairs made as required. Log covering that period follows: 



Lou of Steameb Illinois Feom Oct. 1, 1904, to Nov. 15, 1904. 



Oct. 1 — Left Quincy 4:30 for St. Louis with load of fish for exposition; 

 arrived' 4:50 a. m.; 165 miles. 



Oct. 5 — Left St. Louis 6:00 a. m.; Meredosia. 9:30 p. m.; laid up: 135 

 miles. 



Oct. 8 — Let Meredosia 6:10 a. m.; load of fish for exposition; arrived 

 St. Louis at 5:00 p. m.; 135 miles. 



Oct. 11— Left St. Louis at 7:30; Grafton 11:30 a. m.; laid up; forty-five 

 miles. 



Oct. 12 — Left Grafton 7:00 a. m.; Meredosia 6:00 p. m.; laid up; ninety 

 miles. 



Oct. 13 — Left Meredosia at 6:00 a. m. ; arrived at St. Louis at 5:55 p. m. ; 

 load of fish for exposition; 135 miles. 



Oct. 18 — Left St. Louis 7:45; arrived Quincy 1:30 a. m.; laid up; 165 miles. 



Oct. 19 — Left Quincy, Prison Congress on board, at 2:15 p. m.; Quincy 

 5:30 p. m.; laid up; thirty-four miles. 



Oct. 30 — Left Quincy at 5:18 a. m.; St. Louis 6:05 p. m.; 165 miles. 



Oct. 23— Left St. Louis 9:50; Grafton 2:45 p. m.; Kampsville lock 6:38; 

 locked through; Kampsville 7:05; laid up; ninety-five miles. 



Oct. 24 — Left Kampville at 5:00 p. m. ; LaGrange locks 10:02 a. m.; Beards- 

 town 11:26 a. m.; LaGrange locks 2:30 p. m. ; Meredosia 3:15; laid up; 

 eighty miles. 



Oct. 26 — Left Meredosia 8:40 a. m. ; Kampsville lock 12:25 p. m.; Alton 

 4:50 p. m.; laid up; ninety-eight miles. 



Oct. 27 — Left Alton 6:40 a. m.; St. Louis 8:20 a. m. ; twenty-five miles. 



Nov. 1 — Left St. Louis 8:20 a. m.; Hamburg 6:45 p. m. ; laid up; ninety 

 miles. 



Nov. 2 — Left Hamburg 6:00 a. m.; Louisiana 10:48 a. m. ; Quincy 4:15 

 p. m.; seventy-five miles. 



Nov. 3 — Quincy bay, for winter quarters. 



Boat went out of commission Nov. 15, 1904. 



Boat went into commission April 15, 1905, after a thorough over- 

 hauling, painting, etc. Left Quincy for Illinois river and time devoted 

 ■to calling in at all fishing camps and landings and notifying fishermen, 

 looking over the lakes and river proper for violation of the law. 



Log covering season from April 15th to November 15th, when boat 

 was laid up for the winter at Quincy bay, follows : 



Loo of Steamer Illinois From April 15, 1905, to Nov. 15, 1905. 



April 15 — Boat went into commission April 15, 1905. At stock yards 

 wailing orders. 



April 19 — Left Quincy bay for levee. Coaled up and went back to dock in 

 Quincy bay. 



\p,ii 20 — Left Quincy at 12:55 a. m.; Louisiana, Mo., 4:30 p. m.; laid up; 

 fifty miles. 



April 21 — Left Louisiana. .Mo., at 6:35; Grafton 11:30 a. m.: six mile 

 light, 2:04 p. m.: Otter creek. 2:40 p. 111.: Hardin. 3:45 p. m.; head Diamond 

 Island, 4:40 p. m.; Kampsville locks. 5:20 p. m.: locked through Kampsville, 

 5:40; laid up; 110 miles; stops to notify fishermen. 



