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the same, and would have made the number of fry about 31,000,000, as I reported 

 to you in a monthly report. 



As to the tomcod eggs, the foreman at Cold Spring Harbor reported that he had 

 planted but 32,000,000 of fry, and he gives the plants in detail. 



Another report of the then Superintendent of Hatcheries of the output of fish 

 for the month of February, states : 



" The distribution of tomcod fry for the year, from Cold Spring Harbor 

 Hatchery, closed on February 17th: total plant, 42,000,000; gain over last year 

 4,000,000." "Last year " would be 1899, when the total plant was recorded as 

 38,000,000. The detailed distribution appended, taken from the application book, 

 apparently records a distribution of 10,000,000 more tomcods than were hatched, 

 and nearly 9,000,000 more whitefish than there were eggs. 



During the last session of the Legislature there was an appropriation of $1,500 

 for building fishways in the Salmon River, near Pulaski. This matter was referred 

 to me with power. My report to the Board, in September, in regard to the fishways, 

 may very properly be quoted here : 



" Upon visiting the dams in Salmon River at Pulaski, I made rough sketches 

 and measurements, and submitted them to Mr. H. von Bayer, the engineer and 

 architect of the United States Fish Commission. Mr. von Bayer is the engineer 

 who improved the Call system of fishways, recommended by the United States Fish 

 Commission, and in use in several European countries. None of these fishways has 

 been erected in this country, and as they are the cheapest fishway that can be con- 

 structed, I was very anxious to have at least one of them built under the appropri- 

 ation for fishways in the Salmon River. United States Fish Commissioner Bowers 

 kindly granted a leave of absence to Mr. von Bayer, who visited the river with me, 

 and is now preparing plans for the fish passes over the four dams. We had an inter- 

 view with a builder residing at Pulaski, and I am satisfied that the four dams can 

 have suitable passes built in them, the cost to come within the amount appropriated. 

 The lowermost dam of the four will have a Call fishway; the others will have fish 

 chutes covered and protected from ice, the insides having arms to retard the flow of 

 water. I expect there will be a sufificient amount of money left to pay Mr. von 

 Bayer for his expenses, and possibly a small sum for his services. If not, however, 

 the United States Fish Commissioner will donate his services." 



Mr. von Bayer prepared plans and specifications, the State Engineer's Depart- 

 ment prepared estimates of materials, and the contract was let for the fishway on the 

 lowermost dam for $588.33 to G. W. White, of Pulaski. Mr. White's bid for the 

 fish chutes in dams 2, 3 and 4 was above the estimate and was rejected. Material 



