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tory. These waters are in poor condition for about a quarter mile 

 below their confluence, though richly supplied with aquatic plants 

 and not devoid of such fish as sucker and carp. Farther on the 

 stream continues to improve, and aided by oxygen forming plants 

 attains an oxygen content far beyond its normal saturation limit. 



Great brook, tributary No. 43 of Ganargua, was found badly pol- 

 luted by wastes from insulator works and cannery at Victor. 



Naples creek, the scene of serious cannery pollution in past years 

 was found free of such when visited on two separate occasions. 

 Wastes in the cannery ditch were found highly putrescent, but 

 there had been this season insufficient volume to reach the stream. 



West river was found to be in very poor condition as the result 

 of cannery wastes at Rushville. 



Burrell creek has received attention in the past because of pol- 

 lution from kraut wastes at Halls Corners. This stream con- 

 sisted only of isolated pools when investigated during the sum- 

 mer. Analysis during the fall cabbage season showed oxygen 

 content of only 1.6 per cent of saturation, though the stream flow 

 was slight. 1 It would appear that the greatest cause for concern 

 here lies in the possibility of heavy accumulation of decomposable 

 waste being swept by rains or flood waters into valuable fishing 

 waters below, where especially during the spawning season serious 

 consequences might result. 



Ninemile creek (Otisco outlet) serves woolen and paper factories, 

 which at time of investigation were operating at but a fraction of 

 capacity, and though pollution was very evident it was not of 

 alarming proportions. Free carbon dioxide in appreciable quan- 

 tities further indicated that the possibilities for far more serious 

 conditions are imminent. 



Chittenango creek was found polluted by cheese factory wastes 

 at Nelson. Appearances indicated that the effect of such were far 

 more serious at times, when the plant was operated more nearly 

 to its capacity, and good fishing possibilities seriously endangered. 

 Effect of sewage from Cazenovia was appreciable, but the volume of 

 water sufficient to assimilate such without serious result. Condi- 

 tions apparent below Chittenango Falls, a few miles downstream, 

 indicate that the stream has been enriched in a not very appealing 

 manner. 



Dairy wastes entering Sconondoa creek at Vernon were found 

 to have been rendered partially inactive by factory disposal efforts. 

 Myriads of small fish just above the sewage entrance indicated that 

 here they had found a source of sustenance. 



Oneida creek carries off the effluent from Oneida 's partial sewage 

 disposal plant. Oxygen content was reduced about 30 per cent. 

 Wastes from gas works were found to have coated the bed of the 

 stream with tarry sludge. 



Spring Studies. — Numerous springs are found at various points 

 throughout the Oswego watershed, and certain ones of prominence 



i Observations by N, L, Cutler, See table of pollution studies, p. 138. 



