, 1870-09-25
On the Deep-Wnter Fauna OF LnRe
MfchlGan.

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E.,, N. I.,-,,cn x,,,,.,.,
ca' '"e Ane' 'ea" -'a'u'nsn.~
no~iedBe OF inc character OF tne animals
aug Ptsnta 4SlnG " tae bot.on OF tne great
norm Amet1caa Lakes, ne iafgeet oodsea OF
iresh Fater IN the world, has long been
desidetatum; md dredging operations have
this year been initiated bT .he Chicago Acad-
duced Interesting tesultA- The first dredg-
ings were made on Chicago, where
the waters were found TO ba shal-
, iow, md the bottom sandy OF g5avslly. A. Z
was INT fourteen Il f.thoms- ms . The bottom Wa
head5 Daifen en- Of nte. We Obtained, however,
tpec1tnens% % 21 tne 1AEa % Or some nsuIoptezpus
,osees, CxPs.ns, = aesn-Goloteo 4seen pe-
Longing 10 neT genus Lgmn1a, t*o Me
.anlAas, a:.1 anu 1'amteao- m INC pants CON
eshse eis,o ~, a. "o' 1"a'o' 'eostoc ana oae
one1 Ae. ..a.;.....
roa!a ane aets 1n@sesnga.sona @ were mhae ~ N ne
i1o1e -. RI Gs@tA. - ~ GEsEI pass ~ tne LAKE,.
y. - Aos, VI hsclne, aaa oeen 1or some
ti tia1e enaehvoIug 70 asealIAn tne nas4re OF
sas 1909 OF me Nhitehsh, Which bad pre-
sst9usy iemalaeu en9I1iy nnkn9wn. Iness :,
nah being Gaug9t in gtn.nets and pounds"
are generally taken from toe water some hour1
affst being assrally ent1apped, and the food
~ s iee htpnscn necomes tnofpne1ly daseated.
anu - ena1aeter uhuistangushanie, before It
can % ootaineo and examined. Dr. Hoy,
however, Alter topg search, succeeded in OBJ
tslnsng some fab IN which the contents Of the
stomach w.re!n aeompaxAtsely fresh state and
aseestained them 70 eonsast mainly q remains
OF smaA eIoetaeeans. These he submitted to
~! ~ !9l eaam'nauon, and among them bad
s sns pleasure s s .. oesecung inoseanohs OF the
ee'ehse r. .I VI na.ne 1otms ', n Tue axe.
.,.,,,na ros ~. ueme s9,se,,, Igny desirable TO
lioys fishes hid baen ohtsipcd ND Ten ,ccora. ~
incir nn tha % ss,b o1 ~ 1,+a - enu aecoto,
~, ,e. W nc ns - " ouae ase: We started
in-,,;nn - si.nt ~. ~. .uo ~ po1e, ~ wy ne
- r. ~ at tso1S. III Ha1.s conslste4Q q
-, - hais1P iaPoam, -: my, ". nAsch1otu, anu
a..;aaS naSieno' " HmcASo, e1o mysen. we
Sr"heu - eA4Aouo l'otu.6 !lom e"e!ve 70
J.. 5ssa.s-s!a m'!ee rom lanu. the greatest
1en'n 1onnu oe'nS et1ty y,fouE fatAoms, with
oot'om OF olackmhimpalpabie mud. Between
me Instances q twelve and tTsntE-two miles
1tom snose' tne atfIh "as to'esab!y uniform,
| aSe1asluG toFs~Ise fathoms. the bottom,
nauo. W thls plateau re obtsined alive the
| crud1acea lonao oT Dr. Hog in the stomachs OF
the whatehs!i. cons1stirE Of a-.uysis at.a two
species o. taMnarus: smal! white Pic.
.aT.o ano new speaes ot l4s'd.nh also
.Snni.to. a. ai y. .oess auInats wore i9una ~
Ss.,a- snoWos tns pot.ton oi me Lake
% Nun, IL ia a q nsr;na 1 SanNa au'ea. 1asa.' ss =,
nsn st,sa,; S n5 ~ ~ ne M soass parts q tue North
II, d, o,fso "as s,,oesa ouna W LoSsn s IN company
t..a, =, t;.a aoa. aau o.a1a stos.
s w.. ~ ~ VIZ enga.; ,aAes, Mennei
taa Menei, o1 oWeuen, inalGatm8 tnat thess
oas.ns were 1osme1y nAed "1ta SAT-
.n, aha ~ naVe peen ISOLATED iron,
tue seA Dy the eievatoty movement ot
tne oeaaG1hssE I4 n pentnsnia winch 10 stslt 60
NY ~ Ia sne e4 zane tnae naa occurred e
~ W. .Haee = sno"n ~ 1ne occurrence u
thet oept4s Of the genus Mysls, notwith
s.aS FL s,a Sate .aa arosul1ence i Q. marine eheAi
y Eo. .no 4ea.ss1A aepos1!s On uaeM ahorea
.Shsue n. " he ~ sM pao; ts; peneye, n
L'eusss. e e. po'1s ~ sna r4l4ey az Wnieosucn aneil
% nhss tsen " aoInd' i ses5 p.ooan!y, a. me TIM
communication wsA somexh.t narrow an
.ern,n-d;r. n,N ~ s.,,,4-r ~ on u