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Milwaukee March 21 1873

Dear Sir

According to your request I
have given attention to the salmon
eggs sent by the government for our state. The
last lot has now been received & placed
in the boxes - the first are hatching
nicely. The last 13,000 did not
arrive in as good condition as the
others there being about 1000 of them ^being^
dead. -

I send my account for money
paid for express charges &c- which
please adjust.

I see by the papers that 5000 "salmon
trout" about an inch ^& a half long^ presented by Seth Green
were put into the upper (Fourth) Lake at
Madison on the 4th instant.

Yours truly

J. W. Milner
Deputy Com of Fisheries