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hatched by me at the Sandwich, Ontario, fish hatchery, 

 during the spring of 1877. On the first day of April 

 of that year I went to West Bay City, at the mouth of 

 Saginaw Bay, which was the fishermen's headquar- 

 ters, and where, I was informed, a large number of 

 wall-eyed pike were caught. On the second day of 

 April I went out on a fishing smack, and from four 

 pound nets there were lifted five tons of as fine fish as 

 man ever looked on. I secured about ten quarts of 

 eggs, which, I believe, were the first wall-eyed pike 

 eggs taken in American waters. I continued to work 

 here, going out on the boat from day to day, until I 

 had seven boxes of eggs, which I shipped to Detroit. 

 The Sandwich hatchery is located across the river 

 from Detroit. I had left a Frenchman named Daniel 

 Semande in charge of the hatchery. Semande was a 

 man who could turn his hand to any kind of work, and 

 he was possessed of the idea that he could hatch fish 

 as well, and possibly better, than any other man in the 

 country. He had been a fisherman all his life. Se- 

 mande was desirous of trying his hand at hatching 

 these eggs, and said if I would send the eggs to him 

 he would take as good care of them as if I were there 

 to look after them. The eggs were placed in hatch- 

 ing cans. Semande wrote me every day, assuring me 

 that the eggs were "doing fine." Later, however, I 

 received a telegram from Mrs. Nevin, advising me to 

 come home, as there was not a live egg in the batch. 

 I took the first train home, and on arrival found that 

 the eggs were all dead. I had these thrown out, and 

 returned to West Bay City to get another batch. I 

 succeeded in obtaining some ten millions eggs, which 

 I took home with me. From this lot we hatched one 

 million fry. However, I did not feel satisfied with the 



