52 



Report of Harry Hardin, Ripley, Brown County, 

 for year ending September 30, 1897. 



Number of arrests — None. 



No particular streams in county. 



Number of dams in county — On Crooked creek, unprovided with fishways, 

 four. 



Report of M. L. Taylor, Noble, Richland County, 

 For year ending September 30, 1897. 



Number of arrests 9 



' ' convictions 9 



Streams in County — Big Muddy, Richland county; Montery slough, Wayne 

 county. 

 Dam in county — One near Olney, on Fox river. 

 Dam unprovided with fishways — 1. 



Report of D. B. O'Hair, Paris, Edgar County, 

 For year ending September 30, 1897. 



Number of arrests — None. 



Stream in county — Bruette creek. 



Dam in county — One at Paris. 



Dams unprovided with fishways — 1. 



Report of J. W. Shaffer, Charleston, Coles County, 

 For year ending Sep'^ember 30, 1897. 



Number of arrests — Noue. 



Streams in County — Embarrass river, Oakland river, Kickapoo creek. Whet- 

 stone ci'eek. 

 Number of dams in county — Two, one at Oakland, one at Charleston. 

 Number of dams provided with fishwaj's — 2. 



Report of John Kelly, Alvan, Vermilion County, 

 For year ending September 30, 1897. 



Number of arrests 6 



discharged 5 



Streams in county — North fork, East fork, Jordan creek. 



Number of dams in county — One at Danville, one at Woods' Mill, one at 

 Marysville, one at Alvan (Lake Front mill.) 



One fishway in process of construction. 



