Device used on the lower Mississippi to haul in big nets for the Spoonbills.
By permission of Dr. Louis Hussakoff.
Biggest Fresh-Water Fish in America.
Pulling out the source of domestic caviare, the Spoonbill.
By permission of Dr. Louis Hussakoff.
The neighboring stations at Bellevue, Iowa, and North MacGregor, Iowa, were reported to be preparing for collecting black bass, crappies, sun-fishes, yellow perch, pike, buffalo-fish, and catfish as soon as the water should recede and leave the fish stranded in lakes and pools. One Sunday, Colin took the power-boat up the river and had a chat with the men at Bellevue regarding the nature of the work. He found that the flood dangers were small above the junction of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, and when an opportunity arrived to do some fish collection in the overflows, the boy thanked the superintendent of the station, and said he would rather keep to the mussel work. This, a day or two later, came to the notice of Dr. Edelstein.
"I haf observed," his chief said, "that you haf been taking much more interest lately in your work. Why is it?"
"I have been trying to do a little investigating on my own account," Colin said confusedly, "and there's a lot of fun in working things out all by yourself."