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amine tish. as a great luany ripe ones were 

 reported. 



May 25. — Clear and warm. Sent dispatcli to Maj. Fer- 

 guson in regard to action of gillers. Mr. Ret- 

 tig left at 7 P. M. liaving arranged machinery 

 of Barge No. 2. Sent to Havre de Grace for 

 shipment, 1,750,000 young fish, which were 

 turned over to Mr. Simmons. Also sent three 

 men to assist in taking care of them. There 

 were 41 cans and 5 large cylinders. Receiv- 

 ed dispatch from Maj. Ferguson in regard to 

 gillers, offering as an inducement to allow us 

 to examine their fish, the following prizes : 

 5^50.00 to giller furnishing greatest number of 

 ripe lish, ^2o.00 to second and slO.OOto third. 

 Also ordered A. Hamlen and Jones to Wash- 

 ton. This left me with a small force mostly 

 new men and they only obtained 240.000 eggs 

 at night. 



May 26. — Clear and warm. Sent A. Hamlin and Jones 

 to Washington, furnishing them with trans- 

 portation order. Transferred cones and lish 

 to new Machinery Baree. Obtained only 

 80.000 eggs at night. Men reported great 

 scarcity of male tish. 



May 27. — Clear and very warm. Had men at work 

 cleaning up and arranging Barge Xo. 2. — 

 Turned 1,070,000 young fish in Narrows, not 

 having cans in which to transport them above 

 Havre de Grace. Obtained only 100,000 eggs 

 from same cause as before stated. Do not 

 think the prize system will work well, as the 

 gillers seem averse to allowing spawn &c. 

 taken, to be used save in their own boats. 



May 28. — Clear and warm. Strong wind from S. E. 

 about 1, P. M. Simmons returned with 



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