Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-22
WORK OF DOCTOR EVERMAN.
The Fish Investigation at Lake Maxim
ku,kee.

The Fish Investigation at Lake Maxim
kuokee.
Culver, Ind, Sept. 19, 1899.-The
L. ). Fish Commissioners is calle d
upon by every locality in the United
States to plant fish in the several
waters of their districts, and this is one
great object in maintaining that psrtic-
ular branch of the government. But
oftentimes requests are made which will
be of small or no value, and that the
government may act judiciously a mum
Der of professional specialists are en-
plOyed 20 investigate the condition of
the various waters and decide what fish
best thrive and what species the gov
ernment had best plant.
One of the most efficient of these
specialists is DR.. Barton w. Everman
who has had charge of the WORK at the
lake this year. For number of years
Dr. Evermann was associated with DIR.
David Starr Jordan, the most disting
uished icthyologist of today, and they
are joint editors of The Check List of
the Fishes of North America, the high
est authority upon the fishes of our
country.
For the past few years DIR. Evermsn
has been engaged 10 the study of the
fishes of the Pacific coast, but this year
has been assigned TO an investigation
of the Wabash valley. 1t being i'm
practicable to study all or any great
part Of the waters of this basin some
lake and some river had to be selected
as type.
For the typical lake Maxenkuckee
was chosen because of its position, the
ease with which it's status could be
readily determined, its isolation from
other bodies of water, its few inlets,
and last but not least, the prominence
it enjoys as a health and fishing resort,
and the doctor has fully realized from
it all that could be desired in the num-
Der and quality of specimens and con-
ditiOns met with.
The investigation began July 1st,
since which time the doctor and assist
ants have been very busy, and during
the two visits we made we found them
having but little time to spare
SoundiDgs were made in all directions
and the various depths Of the lake
have been accurately deter mined and
verified: dredging has been done at the
various depths and large, deep beds of
valuable mari have been found. The
mari beds are of such thickness and
quality that they promise to become
valuable in the manufacture of cement
The temperature observations have
been very carefully made and recorded,
the temperature of the air at the sur
face of the water, the water surface,
and all depthe at intervals of five feet
to the deepest POINT in the lake being
taken every day. The average temper
ature at the deepest point found-S6
feet-was 49, while at the surface
it ranged between II and SO. The water
stages have been kept and the water at
presen. is stated to be one foot lower
than when the investigation began
July lst.
The deepest point found-S6 feet
is located east of south from "The
Roost" and east of the ice houses.
The matter here presented is far from
complete, but in his report to the fish
commissioner the doctor will present all
data in full, and to that report we would
cite all readers who wish to be more
fully informed.
In the study of the life of the lake
all forms of animal and plant life have
been investigated even ID microscopic
species, and the plants Oh the lake have
had the especial attention of DIR. Scovell
who has &C Elected nearly 500 species.
A complete list of the fishes of Lake
Maxenkuckee, as found by DIR. Ever
man, as follows:
Scientific Name Common Name
l Lepidosteus Osseus l Long nOsed gar
Lepidosteus platy- Short nosed gar
stomus
| Amia calva Dog fish
| Amurus natalis Yellow eat
Amiurus nebulosus 5 Marbled cat
| 6 AmiuruS melas Bull-head
| Schilbeodes gyrInus Stone cat
ErimyZOn suxcetta Club sucker
CampOstOma anOm- Stone roller
| alum
| 10 PimephaleS nOtatus 10 Blunt nOSed minnOw
Il Notropis heteredon II No common name
II NOtrOpis blennius IL Straw colored min
| 13 NOtropis whpple I3 Silver fin mnnow
| IA NOtrOpis cOrnutus Ia SilverSide
Is SemOtuS astrOma- Is Creek club
| cuatus
l6 Abrams chrysoIeu- I6 Roach
II Fondulus diapha II Gray backed min
| nus now
IS Fundulus dispar is Top minnOw
| 10 Umbra limi 10 Mud fish
20 Lucuis vermicula- 20 Grass pike
| tuS
| 81 Eucalia incOnstans 81 Brook stickleback
% POmOxys cnnularis % Grappie
| % POmOxys spariOdeS % Calico bass
"A AmblOplites RUPEES "a Red eye. google eye
| iris or rock bass
25 Chaenobyttus COLO 25 War mouth or mud
| sus sunfsh
| &c SepOmis megalotis 26 Long cared sunfish
"a Lepoms pallidBs "a Blue gill
% EupOmotis euryorus 2s Sunfish