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whuif in tbis city 220,721 sliad, while in 18C8 Mr. John Gibson sent 

 wloiie from Stony Point and High Point 210,205, nearly as many shad as 

 all the fishermen on the Potomac sent to the wharf the ])resent season. 



At that time all the following shores were fished : On the Maryland 

 side: Tent Landing", Moxley's Point, Bryan's Point, Green way. Gut Land 

 ing, Pamnnkey Point, Chapman's Point, Stump !N"eck, Budd's Ferry, and 

 Goose Bay. On the Virginia side: Ferry Landing, White House, Stony 

 Point, High Point, Marshall Hall, Freestone Point, Cock Pit Point, 

 Opossum Xose, Mr. Hoes', The Clifton, Arkendale, The Gums, Tumps, 

 Windmill Point, and Caywood's, besides a host of smaller shores not 

 jieutioned. Some of the large fisheries were leased and rented for large 

 .<ums annually, as the following will show. The shores on the Maryland 

 ^ide, ranged in price per annum from $500 to $1,000, while those on 

 the Virginia side ranged still higher. Stony Point renting annually for a 

 number of years for $2,500, Freestone Point from $1..300 to $3,500, White 

 House from $1,000 to $2,000, and other shores in proportion. At present 

 but few of the large shores are fished, owing to the scarcity of fish. 



^o one cares to assume the risk incurred, while those which are fished 

 are at very low rents, and many of them conditionally, the owners not 

 caring to have their shores remain idle. 



Nanticoke Eiver.— E. L. Martin writes : 



"We are just feeling the beneficial effects of the shad deposited by 

 you in the i!^anticoke. I am informed by old fishermen that notwith- 

 standing the backward and unfavorable spring, there have been more 

 shad taken from the Nanticoke than for many years. I have never 

 seen larger or better ones. 



Seaford, Del., May 1, 1884. 



Sacramento River.— The Havre de Grace Eepublican says: 

 "We learn from Commander Frederick Rodgers, U. S. IST., now sta- 

 tioned at Mare Lsland, California, that shad are now being cau'ght in 

 large quantities in San Francisco Bay and other waters of California. 

 There were no shad there until they were introduced bj' the United 

 States Fish Commission several years ago, thus proving beyond a 

 doubt the good results of their labors." 



iro.— MEiTIORANDA OIV £,AIVDI^OCKE]> SAffilU OIV. 



By CHARLES G. ATKIIVS. 



A. — Systematic position. — There have been thought to be several 

 distinct species, or at least several naturalists fiiiding landlocked 

 salmon in this or that district have thought them new species and 

 have called them iSalmo sehago, S. gloveri, &c. Within a few years Dr. 

 Bean and oth'ers in Washington have carefully compared them with 

 S. salar, and fiind no specific difference. 



The difference in g'ze is commonly very great, landlocked salmon in 



