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Was unsuccessful in getting any, but brought 

 specimen of cat-fisli caught at Osborne's bat- 

 tery. The Agent of the Pennsylvania Fish 

 Commission arrived about 3 P. M. for young 

 hsh. Delivered to him 200,000 which we sent 

 in steam launch to Pt. Deposit. Mr. Wright 

 visited barges to see worlving of his new hsh- 

 hatching boxes. Found wire too coarse and 

 had to carry them back. Men were very suc- 

 cessful in obtaining eggs, i:)rocuring 780,000, 

 This caused us to place a large number in 

 cylinders, cones being full. 

 May 18. — Clear and pleasant. Sent the cat-fish obtained 

 the day previous to Prof. Baird, at the Smith- 

 sonian Institution. It was pronounced an 

 Albino. Mr. Hey wood left at 8 P. M., having 

 received a dispatch calling him home. Turned 

 250,000 fish in Narrows at 6 P. M. Obtained 

 420,000 eggs at night. 



May 19.— Overcast, with wind from N. E. Sent 250,000 

 fish above Havre de Grace at 9 A. M. Ob- 

 tained 600,000 eggs at night. Prof. Ryder 

 busily engaged over the development of young 

 fish. ' 



May 20. — Clear and Avarm. Sent 275,000 young fish 

 above Havre de Grace at 9 A. M., and 200,000 

 at 3 P. M. Eggs coming out rapidly. No 

 room for them in cones, so had to use cylin- 

 ders. Placed 200,000 young fish, from eggs 

 obtained on 15th, off mouth of Swan Creek, at 

 6.30 P. M. Obtained about 640. 0(X) eggs at 

 night. 



May 21. — Clear and heavy wind from S. E. Sent 350,- 

 000 young fish, from eggs taken on 15th, above 

 Havre de Grace, at 10 A. M. Delivered to 

 Pennsylvania Fish Commission 250,000 young 

 fish at 3 P. M. Placed 50,000 in river near 



