470 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



August 23. — Our poultry has been nearly all killed by niinks aud wild- 

 cats. 



August 25. — A thunder- shower at night. 



August 26. — First ripe pair of salmon. About two hundred salmon 

 caught at one haul of the seine. 



August 27. — Water below the bridge is black with salmon, trying to 

 pass it. 



August 29. — Wild plutns ripe and abundant. 



August 30. — Another rattlesnake killed. 



September 1. — A wiud-storui blew down the large tent. 



September 3. — Indians hold a large council in an immense underground 

 council-house. 



September 4. — The seine was caught on a rock in the rapids, and torn 

 in pieces. 



September 5. — A large salmon, fresh from the sea, was caught. 



September 10. — Expedition for moss left today for Mount Shasta. 



September 13. — A party of Indians, on a pilgrimage to the graves of 

 their ancestors, arrived to-day, and presented a petition, requesting us 

 not to disturb the bones of the buried forefathers. 



September 15. — Large trout very abundant in the river, where the 

 white salmon-eggs had been thrown. 



September 19. — Water in the river getting too cold to bathe in, its 

 temperature being at 50° in the morning. 



September 20. — The eye-spots of the eggs taken the first part of this 

 month are now very distinctly seen. 



September 25. — The first shipment of the eggs was made to-day. 



September 28. — Grand festival of the McCloud Indians at their under- 

 ground council-house. 



October 1. — Very violent and copious rain ; the McCloud River rose a 

 foot, and carried away a section of the bridge. Sent a second expedi- 

 tion after moss. 



October 5. — Packed 750,000 eggs to-day. 



October 6. — Sent second lot of salmon-eggs. 



October 7. — Hear coyotes howling at night. Found some excellent 

 raisins to-day, formed from grapes which had been accidentally left in 

 the sun. 



October 9. — Sent third lot of eggs by express. 



October 10. — Another violent rain last night. 



October 11. — Fourth lot of salmon-eggs sent off to-day. 



October 12. — Very violent wind-storm this afternoon. The rainy sea- 

 sou seems to have set in, although it is not expected till three weeks 

 later. 



October 13.— Fifth lot of eggs sent off. 



