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Eock Island and Peoria Pt. Pi. Co. 

 Ohio and Mississippi Ry. Co. 

 Jacksonville Southeastern R. R. Co. 

 Lake Erie and Western R. R. Co. 

 Indianapolis and St. Lonis R. R. Co. 

 Louisville and Nashville R. R. C6. 

 Indiana, Illinois and Iowa R. R. Co. 

 Cairo, Yincennes and Chicago R. R. Co. 

 Chicago and St. Louis R. R. Co. 

 *St. Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern Ry. 

 St. Louis Bridge Co. 



INCREASE OF NATIVE FISH. 



The practical results obtained by our mode of saving and dis- 

 tributing native fish are evident in almost every jjortion of the 

 State. 



At several points in the Mississippi river, above and below 

 Quincy, have been taken, in large numbers, fine specimens of the 

 wall-eyed pike, the product of our planting four, five and six 

 years ago. The spawn was obtained at Green Lake, Wis., and 

 after it was hatched, the fry was distributed at various points 

 throughout the State and in the Mississippi river at a number of 

 points. 



During the seasons of 1887 and 1888, wall-eyed pike were taken 

 from the river at Quincy in greater numbers than ever known 

 before, and of a variety not common to the river, being unques- 

 tionably the product of the plants of 1880, 1881 and 1882. Some 

 specimens taken weighed 5^ pounds, and two were taken which 

 weighed 6J and and 6| pounds, respectively. In taking the young 

 fish from the drying pools, thousands of young pike, one and two 

 years old, were gathered, and with the rest of the products of 

 such ponds, distributed through the State. 



At Rockford, on Rock river, the catch of this fish has been re- 

 markable this season (1888.) These were two and three years old, 

 and are undoubtedly the product of the plant by the commission 

 in that river, and give evidence of a very great increase since they 

 were put in the river. 



From Charleston, on the Embarras river, Mr. Weiss, Secretary 

 of the Charleston Protective Fish Association, writes that there 

 has been a great increase in the game fish in that stream, and 

 that the catch of black bass, croppie, etc., has been remarkable. 

 In Fox river, we are assured by those interested, that the increase 

 of the finer qualities of fish, is noticeable. This is also true of 



♦Although out of the State, they generously tendered the use of their trains when the car was 

 sent to points south of East St. l.ouis, tluis avoiding lay overs and saving time. 



