REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. XXXIX 
The facilities of the navy-yard at Esquimalt, British Columbia, were 
furnished the Commission’s steamer Albatross through the courtesy of 
Mr. James H. limes, storekeeper. 
Acknowledgments are also due to the Alaska Commercial Company, 
San Francisco, Cal., for assistance rendered agents of the Commission 
in the investigation of the salmon rivers of Alaska in 1889. 
The work of the Commission in stocking with desirable food -fishes 
the various waters of the country has been greatly aided by the rail- 
roads, many of which have given instructions to their employes that 
messengers of the Commission be allowed access to the baggage cars, 
and that space be provided for cans and other accessories. In addition 
to these facilities, many of the roads have furnished free transportation 
for the cars and employes of the Commission. The following table 
gives the names of these roads and the number of miles for which free 
transportation was furnished: 
Name of railroad. 
No. of 
miles. 
Name of railroad. 
No. of 
miles. 
Burlington and Missouri River 
413 
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern . 
1,262 
Chicago and Alton 
88 
Michigan Central 
2, 586 
1,043 
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 
4, 490 
Missouri Pacific 
Chicago and Grand Trunk 
l 538 
Mobile and Ohio 
46 
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul . . . 
532 
Northern Pacific 
4,223 
Chicago and Northwestern 
1,247 
Oregon and California 
1,024 
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton.. . 
284 
Oregon Railway and Navigation 
Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cl^re- 
Company 
856. 
land 
10 
St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute. . . 
62 
Central Pacific 
290 
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and South- 
Detroit, Bay City and Alpena 
210 
ern 
872 
Duluth and Iron Range 
12 
St. Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern 
1, 133 
Flint and Pere Marquette 
2, 113 
Texas Pacific 
2, 077 
560 
Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri 
Utah Central 
River 
1, 362 
909 
| Wabash 
4, 337 
882 
Grand Rapids and Indiana 
Wisconsin Central 
Hannibal and St. Joe 
Illinois Central 
1,104 
580 
Total 
35, 439 
Indianapolis and St. Louis 
294 
To various fishing firms of the country acknowledgment is also due 
for courtesies rendered to agents of the Commission in the collection of 
statistical and other data pertaining to the fisheries and their methods. 
Marshall McDonald, 
Commissioner. 
