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Fish transportation cans — Continued. 



shipment to the rivers of the interior. Size, 30 by 40 inches. 

 Enlarged by electric light from an 8 by 10 negative. Wash- 

 ington, D. 0., 1882. (618) 2125. XT. S. Fish Commission. 



c. apparatus for transporting spawning fish. 



Touring car. 



Model. A car employed at the Gloucester hatching station of the 

 U. S. Fish Commission for transporting spawning codfish 

 alive from the fishing-grounds to the hatchery. Length, 9 

 inches; breadth, 3 inches; depth, f inch. 22,221. U. S. Fish 

 Commission. 



Salmon dory-car. 



Model. A fishing-dory, the central portion of which is partitioned 

 off and covered with netting for retaining the fish while in 

 transit to the breeding-pens. Just in front of the partition, 

 which is made of slats, are two large circular openings provided 

 with wooden slides; for admitting fresh water. In the rear of 

 the compartment are other opeuings similarly arranged. De- 

 signed by Charles Gr. Atkins, of Bucksport, Me. 57,162. IT. 

 S. Fish Commission. This live-car is employed at the Penob- 

 scot breeding- station for conducting the salmon from the weirs 

 to the hatchery, a distance of several miles, and is frequently 

 used as a pen for the salmon for several days or weeks. 



Salmon car. 



Model, scale 4 inches to the foot (£). A water-tight box provided 

 with a sliding-eover and handles for carrying fish overland from 

 the fishing shores to the hatchery. Designed by C. G. Atkins, 

 Bucksport, Me. 26,932. Presented by C. G. Atkins. This 

 box is filled with water and the salmon placed in it, alter which 

 it is carted a distance of several miles, the salmon usually 

 arriving in good condition. 



Fish cars. 



Photograph showing a group of dories made into live-cars for trans, 

 porting spawning salmon and for retaining them for a few days 

 during the hatching season until the eggs are in condition to be 

 taken. Size, 8 by 10 inches. Bucksport, Me., 1882. (757) 2,218. 

 U. S. Fish Commission. 



Salmon cae. 



Photograph of a towing-car used by the employes of the Bucksport 

 hatching station for transporting unripe salmon from the fish- 

 ing weirs in the Penobscot River to the inclosures at the 



