XXVI II 



i'5o(),00(). Great scarcity of ripe male fish, 

 causing- bad inipre^iriiatioii of eggs. Had in- 

 ventory of scoAv taken. Colored boy (acting as 

 cook) left. 



May 9 . — Clear and warm . Sent n i en to Batteries, gillers 

 not being able to cast on account of heavy 

 wind . Ill ej r etn rned with about 250, 000 eggs . 

 Wind S., S^. W. 



May 10. — Clear with wind strong from S. W. Eggs 



hatching out rapidly. No instructions as to 

 distribution of tisli. Received box containing 

 the following articles : Small wrench, tallow 

 pot, two h inch round files, piece of packing 

 and boat hook. Men returned about 9. P. M. 

 witli about 250,000 eggs. AVind strong from 

 S. W. 

 May 11. — Clear and pleasant. Received orders to turn 

 out all young fish in river above Havre do 

 Grace. 'I'urned out at 5 P. M. al)ove Havre 

 de Grace 150,000 fish, and about 250,000 off 

 iSTarrows. not having cans with Avhich to trans- 

 port them above Havre de Grace. Sent Mr. 

 Davenport to Washington as ordered. Re- 

 ceived bundle containing pillows. Visited 

 Batteries. Large catch of shad (new run) but 

 none ripe. Obtained about 180, 000 eggs from 

 gillers. Great quantities of x^ei't'h taken in 

 'haul seines. xVttempted to get eggs but was 



unsuccessful. 

 May 12. — Clear and pleasant. Wind strong during day 



from N. W. Sent 145,000 young fish above 

 Havre de Grace, and also turned out 100,000 

 off Narrows. Launch returned 1)ringing Mr. 

 Davenport and colored boy, S. Robinson, also 

 11 U. S. cans, one bucket, one dipjier, two tin 

 syphons and two pieces hose. Men went out 

 about 6 P. M. returning about 11 P. M. with 

 250,000. 



