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Table slwwing the movements, condition, etc., of tlie Sacramento salmon in 

 the 2IcCloud river in each month of the year : 



Mouths. 



January.. 

 February. 

 March ... 



April 



May 



Juue 



July 



August .. 

 September 

 October . . 

 November 

 December 



Numbers. 



None 



Noue 



Very few . 



Abundant 

 Abundant 



Abundant 



Abundant 



Very abundant 



Very abundant but 

 dying rapidly. 



All dead except fall 

 run. 



None but one or two 

 stragglers. 



None 



Quality. 



Prime 



Prime 



Falling off slightly.. 



Falling off slightly.. 



Considerably deteri- 

 orated. 



Large fish, but black 

 and poor. 



Foul, emaciated, and 

 nmtilated. 



Fall run, considered 

 not bad. 



Eemarks. 



Trout BOW spawning. 



River A-ery high. 

 Do. 



Trout have scarlet bauds. 



Young salmon fry abun- 

 dant. 



First appearance of salmou 

 at head-waters of Little 

 Sacramento. 



Begin to spawn at head- wa- 

 ters. 



Begin to spawn on lower 

 ]McClou<l. 



Gone from head-waters. 



Trout will not bite ou Mc- 



Cbmd. 

 Fir-st rains. 



Trout ascend small streams 

 in great numbers. 



Table showing the condition of the ova of the salmon at the head-waters of 

 the Little Sacramento, f Mount Shasta; J at the Lower McCloud; at Tehama; 

 at Rio Vista and Sacramento City, and at Eel Biver, Humboldt County, 

 California. 



Months. 



Januarj^ . . 

 February . 

 March.... 



April 



May 



Juue 



July 



August.. . 

 September 



October. . . 



November. 

 December 



COXDITION OF OVA AT- 



Mouut Shasta. 



McCloud. 



No salmon 



No salmon 



No salmon 



No salmon 



No salmon 



Quite large... 



liipe 



Ripe 



Spawning sea- 

 son over. 

 Spawning sea- 

 son over. 



Spawning sea- 

 sou over. 



Spawning sea- 

 son over. 



No salmou 



No salmou 



Small 



Small 



Larger 



Larger 



Well developed, 



Ripe 



Ripe 



Spawning fin- 

 ished. Salmon 

 dead. 



Spawning fin- 

 ished. Salmon 

 dead. 



Spawning fin- 

 ished. Salmou 

 dead. 



Tehama. 



Sacramento City 

 and Rio Vista. 



No salmou . . 

 No salmon . . 

 No salmon.. 



Ripe. 



Ripe. 



Spawning 

 season over, 



Very small 



Very small 



Very small 



Larger 



Larger 



Larger 



Quite advanced 



Very large 



Very large 



Very large 

 Very small. 

 Very small. 



Eel River. 



Ripe. 



Ripe. 



