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Broad Eivei itself, but two of its tributaries were very fully and satisfactorily explored, I 
It is evident that in no essential respect is its fauna different from that of the Bolston. 
Collections were made at the following points : 
1. French Broad River at Long Shoals, about 9 miles southeast of Asheville. | 
August 15 ; temperature 77°. The river at this point is broad, rather swift, and 
sufiQciently shallow to permit fording in low water. The bottom is mostly sandy, with 
numerous bowlders. The water at the time of our visit was warm and not very clear. 
It is a poor locality for collections and not much was obtained, only the common 
minnows, with Etheostoma zonale and AmblopUtes rupestris. From a farmer in the 
vicinity (Mr. Alexander) we obtained information of the occurrence of the following 
species of food-fishes : 
“ River Trout.” Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchill). 
“Jack.” Esox masquinongy (Mitchill). 
“ Drum.” ? Amhloplites rupestris (Rafiuesque). 
“ Sand Sucker.” Catoatomus ieres (Mitchill). 
“Hog Sucker.” Catoatomus nigricans (Le 
Sueur). 
“ White Sucker.” Moxoatoma duqueanei (Le 
Sueur). 
“ Blue Cat.” Ictalurus punctatus (Rafiuesque). 
“Yellow Cat.” Leptops olivaria (Rafiuesque). 
2. French Broad River Hot Springs.’ August 14; temperature 79°. The river 
is here, as elsewhere, deep and swift, with very rocky bottom. In the few quiet places 
the bottom is covered with soft mud. Several hauls with the large seine were made, 
but not many fishes were taken. Streams of the character of the French Broad can 
be worked to advantage only at a time of very low water, when the current is not such 
as to prevent the seining of pools among the rocks. Probably the neighborhood of 
Marshall, some distance above Hot Springs, will prove the better for making collections 
than the place selected by us. Collections were made along the front of the hotel 
property at Hot Springs on both sides of the river and as far down as the mouth of 
Spring Creek. Species taken in the river are marked F. 
3. Spring Creek at Hot Springs, N. C. August 13 and 14; temperature 76^. This 
is a fine clear mountain stream, very swift, with rocky bottom. The water is warm, 
too warm in its lower course for trout. Collections were made all along the stream 
from its mouth at Hot Springs to about a mile above the hotel. Only in the lower 
course of the stream, from the railroad bridge to the mouth, are the rocks covered with 
river-weed {Podostemon). In this region, darters are very numerous and large, but 
among the bare, angular rocks farther up, scarcely any are found. Above the dam 
the stream is full of rock bass {Amhloplites rupestris)^ some being taken in every haul 
of the net. It is stated that a car-load of these fishes sent out by the IJ. S. Fish Com- 
mission were some years ago planted in this stream. If so, the results have been 
striking enough. This stream, with the Swannanoa and the three forks of the Holston, 
are recommended as suitable for the introduction of the rainbow trout. Species from 
Hot Springs are marked H in the following list. Specimens of the “Hellbender” 
( Cryptobranchus alleghaniensis) were taken both in Spring Creek and in the French 
Broad. 
4. North Fork of Swannanoa River, at Burnett’s Mill, near the foot of Mount 
Mitchell. August 20 ; temperature 68°. A clear, cold mountain stream, clearer than 
any other mentioned in this paper ; water swift, with some deep pools ; bottom grav- 
elly or with small bowlders, the rocks mainly granite. 
‘Formerly called Warm Springs. 
