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REPORT OF CAPTAIN GEO. T. WILLIAMS, SIEAMER ILLINOIS. 



Jo S. P. Bartlett, Secretary State Fish Commission: 



Steamer Illinois. — Mileage from Oct. 1 to Not. 5, 1901, was 1,613 miles, ct)l- 

 lecting 18,000 young fish for distribution, covering territory from Keokuk, 

 la., on the Mississippi river, to Peru, 111., on the Illinois river; laid up at 

 Quincy, 111., on Nov. 5, 1901; boat went in commission April 1, 1902; leaving 

 winter anchorage at 10:30 a. m. April 5, and, coaling up, left Qaincy oa 

 April 3 for Illinois river; from that date until July 1 patrolled the lilinois 

 river, making a mileage of 2,955 miles. The log shows the work of season 

 of 1902 as follows: 3d, run from Quincy to Grafton; 4th, Grafton to Beards- 

 town; 6th, Beardstown to Peoria, waiting orders; 8th. Peoria to Peru; 9th, 

 Peru to Chillicothe; 10th, Chillicothe to Peoria, taking up four nets, warning 

 ten fishermen; 11th, Peoria to Beardstown, taking up 41 nets, warning 14 

 fishermen; 13th, Beardstown to Meredosia. taking up 31 nets; 14th, Mere- 

 dosia 10 Kampsville, removed 61 nets; 16th Kampsville to Grafton, removed 

 31 nets, warning all fishermen to remove nets or would take them on return 

 trip; laid up at Grafton 17th and 18th; left Grafton 19th for Kampsville; 20th, 

 Kampsville to up creek and removed 14 nets; same at Barlow ditch, remov- 

 ing four nets; laid up at Beardstown; 21st, Beardstown to Peoria, stopped at 

 Sugar creek and removed ten nets, awaiting orders at Peoria; April 23, left 

 Peoria, stopping at Chillicothe, Lacon and Henry, returning to Peoria; 26th, 

 ran to Kingston, river free from nets; 28th, returned to Peoria; May 1, 

 Peoria to Havana, taking down 64 nets; 4th, Havana to Valley City, removed 

 31 nets, seven baskets; 6th, left Valley City, run to Beardstown and went up 

 to Sangamon bay, removing eight nets; 8th, returned to Peoria, waiting 

 orders; 9th to 18th, made short trips in and out Peoria, removing 136 nets; 

 18th, Peoria to Meredosia; 19th, Meredosia to Clarksville, Mo.; 20th, Clarks- 

 ville. Mo., to Quincy, 111.; 22d, Hannibal to Quincy; 23d, Quincy to Keokuk, 

 la,; 24th, Keokuk to Quincy; 25th and 26th, Jaid over at Quincy; 27th, left 

 Quincy for Illinois river, arriving at Grafton at 12:00 p. m., 120 miles, 

 Beardstown at 10;00 p. m., day's run 240 miles; May 28, Beardstown to 

 Peoria, river high, practically free from nets; May 29, Peoria to Henry; 

 30th, Henry to Peoria; June 1 to 4, laid at Peoria; 5th, P oria to Kingston 

 and return; 6th, Peoria to Valley City; 7th, Valley Citv to Beardstown; 8th, 

 Beardstown to Havana; 9th, Havana to Peoria; 11th, Peoria to Chillicothe; 

 13th, Chillicothe to Peoria; 15tb. Peoria to Kingston; 17th, Kingston to 

 Beardstown; 18th, Beardstown to Kingston; 19th. Kingston to Naples; 20th, 

 Naples to St. Louis; 23d, St. Louis to Grafton; 24th, Grafton to Meredosia; 

 26th, Meredosia to Peoria; 27th to July 3, laid at Peoria; July 3, Peoria to 

 Beardstown; 4th, Beardstown; 5th, Beardstown to Meredosia and return to 

 Beardstown; 6th to 10th, worked about Beardstown, Sangamon bay and 

 creek, river very high and but four nets; 11th, run to Peoria; 12th, Peoria 

 to Peru; 13th, Peru to Peoria; 14th, Peoria to Chillicothe and return to 

 Peoria; 17fh, Peona to Pekiu and return to Peoria; 20th, eonamenced work- 

 ing or collecting fish, taking 6,000 small black bass; 22d, worked about 

 Peoria, 5,500 black bass; 23d, worked back to Peoria and down to Havana 

 Park. 1,500 bass; 24th, Havana tn Copperas creek dam, river rising fast, no 

 nets, water out into the woods; 25th, Copperas creek to Peoria; 25th to 30th, 

 laid at Peoria, water too high for work; 30th, Peoria to Peoria lake, back to 

 Peoria; 31st, Peoria lake, 600 bass; Aug. 1 to 5, laid at Peoria; 5th, Peoria to 

 Naples; 6th, Naples tn Peoria; 7th, Peoria to Henry; 8th, Henry to Peoria; 

 9th and 10th, laid at Peoria; Uth, Peoria to Pekin; 12th, Pekin to Peoria; 

 13th, laid at Peoria; 14th, Peoria to Pekin; 15th, Pekin to Peoria; 16th, 

 Peoria to Meredosia; 17th, Meredosia to Beardstown; 18th to 23d, working 

 from Beardstown to Kingston; 24th, Kingston to Pekin; 26th, Pokin to 

 Peoria; 27th, run to Kingston; 29th, Kingston to Beardstown; Aug. 30, 

 Beardstown to Meredosia; Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, worked from Meredosia to 

 Beardstown; Sept. 4, Beardstown, Brovvning, Frederick and return to 

 Beardstown; 5th to 10th, working Beardstown to Meredosia; 11th, 12th and 

 13th, workine- Beardstown to Clear lake; 14th, Clear lake to Peoria; 15th, 

 Peoria to Chillicothe ; 16th, Chillicothe to Pekin; 17th-20th, Pekin to King- 

 ston and return to Pekin; 2l8t, Pekin to Meredosia, where I delivered my 



