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tail perch if they can be secured for us. We are also in need of a supply of 

 giant moss. Would it be asking too mvich for you to secure for us some when 

 the moss has made its appearance in the river? We shall continue to look 

 after the fish in a very Ctareful manner and will see that the lake is not 

 depleted. 1 have every reason to believe that the coming .season will show a 

 few bass have attained to the weiglit of four and one-half to five pounds, and 

 our pike seven and one-half to eight pounds. Thanking you in advance in 

 behalf of the citizens of this community for what you can do for us in the 

 way of supplj'ing our lake with fish and giant moss, I beg to remain 



Yours truly, 



Fhaxk Adkisson. 



Gko. S. Sr.oAN S: Son, 



Wholesale Poultry, (iame. Fish and Oj^sters, 



124 South Water Street. 



Chicaoo, Ii-i-., Feb. 6, 190.5. 



Mr. S. P. Banictt, Qulncy. llUnoij^: 



Deak Sik — We cannot do justice to your wish. We fail to get any outside 

 information. We would make an estimate on lake and river fish average 

 daily through the year at 80.000 to 100.000 pounds a day. Then comes the 

 sea fish of a rough guess at 8.000 to 10,000 pounds daily. This does not in- 

 clude any salted or cured fish which cuts quite a figure and a large figure, 

 but the wholesale dealers, grocei-s. etc.. buy direct fro:n the fishei-man so we 

 could not say how much. We do not feel as though we were able to give a 

 close estimate on this question. Wish we could as ^vish very much to do 

 you a favor. With our best wishes, we are 



Yours truly, 



G. S. Sloan & Sox. 



MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WHOLLY OR PARTLY WITHIX 

 THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 



Ohio river. 

 Big Muddy river. 

 Kaskaskia river. 

 Mary's river. 

 Illinois river. 

 Fox river. 

 Henderson river. 

 Edwards river. 

 Rock river. 

 Plum river. 

 Apple river. 

 Sny Ecarte river. 



Creeks tributary to Mississippi river- 

 Clear creek. 

 Fountain creek. 

 Cahiokia creek. 

 Piasa creek. 

 Kiset creek. 

 Mill creek. 

 Rock creek. 

 Bear creek. 

 Honey creek. 

 Dug-out creek. 

 Cedar creek. 

 Ursa creek. 

 Pope creek. 

 Eliza creek. 

 Copper creek. 

 Johnson creek. 

 Big Rush creek. 

 Small Fox creek. 



Tributaries to Ohio river- 

 Saline river. 



North Fork of Saline river. 



South Fork of Saline river. 

 Embarras river. 



Tributaries to Big Muddy river — 

 Kingkaid creek. 

 Beaucoup creek. 



Pipe Stone creek, 

 (jahim creek. 



Little Beaucoup creek. 



Swanwick creek. 



Locust creek. 



Painter creek. 

 Big Crab (orchard creek. 



Crab Orchard creek. 

 Litttle Muddy river. 



Carson creek. 

 Middle Fork of Big ^luddy river. 



Ewings creek. 

 Gum creek. 

 Casey fork. 



Atchinson's fork. 



Ray's creek. 



Tributaries tc) Kaskaskia river- 

 Nine Mile creek. 

 Plumb creek. 

 Silver creek. 



East fork. 

 Big Muddy creek. 

 Elk Horn creek. 

 Sugar creek, 

 ."^hoal creek. 

 Beaver creek. 



Flat branch. 

 East Fork of Shoal creek. 



Dry creek. 

 Middle fork of .Shoal creek. 

 West fork of Siioal creek. 

 Crooked creek. 

 Lost creek. 

 Great Point creek. 



