INDEX 
1. OBSERVATIONS ON THE AQUARIA AT CENTRAL STATION. 
Alum used in filtering water. 
Boleosoma olmstedi 
Chromatophagus parasiticus. 
Construction, system of 
Darters, spawning liabits of . . 
Filtering, methods of 
Eish infested with fungus 
Eish infested with parasites . 
Eish transferred from fresh to salt water . . 
Eresh- water aquaria at Central Station 
Gambusia patruelis, spawning in aquarium. 
Gasterosteus aculeatus . 
Habits of fishes in the aquaria 9-12 
Hoffmann, R. S 4 
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Holothurian, peculiar habit of 12 
Horse-shoe crab eggs, hatching in station 5 
Howell, E. S 5 
Lloyd, W. A 1,2 
Maiine aquaria at Central Station 1-7 
McDonald, Marshall 2 
Roccus americanus 5 
Ryder, Prof. John A 5 
Sea-cucumber, peculiar habit of 12 
Sea watei , artificial 4 
Smith , Dr. Hugh M 5 
Top-minnows, spawning in aquarium 12 
Yellowperch (Percaflavescens), spawning in aquarium. 9 
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9 
6,7 
2,3 
9-11 
5.6 
6.7 
5,6 
7-9 
12 
5 
2. EISHING VESSELS AND BOATS OE THE PACIFIC COAST. 
Alaskan schooners 16 
Aleutian bidarkas 27-30 
Barkentine Jane Ealkenburg 34 
Barkentine Tremont 34 
Bark Mary and Helen I 5 
Bean, Dr. T. H 30 
Bidarka or kaiak of Alaska 24-26 
Bidarrah, dimensions of 33 
Bidarrah or oomiak .31-34 
Brown, J. T., remarks on first steam whaler 14 
Burling, William 29 
Canoes of Kadiak , , 26 
Chinese fishing canoe 47 
Chinese fishing craft .46-48 
Chinese fishing junks 46-47 
Chinese fishing skiffs 47-48 
Cod vessels 34 
Cod and halibut fleets 34-35 
Dimensions of Alaskan dugouts 23,24 
Dimensions of Aleutian bidarkas 29, 30 
Dimensions of Columbia River salmon boat 39 
Dimensions of fishing felucca 43, 44 
Dimensions of modern steam whalers 16 
Dimensions of steam fishing schooners 38 
Dories and sharpies 45-46 
Dugout canoes of Alaska 21-24 
Dugout canoes of Washington 18-21 
Elliott, Henry W 21, 22, 28, 33-34 
Engines of steam whalers 16 
First steam whaler 15 
Fishing felucca 41-44 
Fur-seal and sea-otter vessels and boats , 16-24 
Goss, Sawyer & Packard 14 
Griffin, J.J 38 
Hall, Henry 41 
Harvey, Rev. M 14 
Higgins & Gifford 18 
Hume, George and Robert 38 
Jacobs, Capt. Solomon 18 
Kaiak of Point Barrow 30-31 
Kaiak or bidarka of Alaska 24-26 
List of Alaskan salmon vessels 36 
Makah canoe 18-20 
Market fleet 40-44 
Oomiak or bidarrah 31-34 
Oyster bateaux 44 
Oyster scows 45 
Oyster sloops 44 
Oyster vessels and boats 44-45 
Petroff, Ivan 25, 26, 28 
Propeller Haytien Republic 35 
Salmon fleet of Alaska 35-36 
Salmon gill-net boat 38-39 
Salmon seine boats and scows 40 
Salmon vessels and boats 35-40 
San Francisco eatboats 44 
Scammon, Charles M., remarks on the oomiak 31-32 
Schooner Hero 34 
Schooner John Hancock 34 
Sealing boats 17-18 
Sharpies and dories 45-46 
Skin boats 24-34 
Steam bark Belvidere 15 
Steamer Jeannette 15 
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