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ered on the back with sahuon skin, which is prepared by a secret which 

 the Indians will not disclose. The salmon skin imparts a Monderfnl 

 elasticity to the bow, which will bend back, w^hen it is unstrung, several 

 years after it is made. Gon-choo-loo-la is probably the last of the great 

 chiefs of the McCloud Indians. 



No. 138. Sprig of yew, from the wood of w^hich the Indians make their 

 bows. October 12, 1872. Upper Sacramento Eiver. 



ISTo. 139. Sahnon-eggs. McCloud River, California, September, 1873. 



JSCo. 140. Salmon-eggs, showing eye-spots. McCloud Eiver, California, 

 October, 1872. 



No. 111. Young salmon, just hatched and hatching. McCloud Eiver, 

 California, October, 1872. 



No. 142. Shapanlle, (Indian name.) Clear Lake, Lake County, Cali- 

 fornia, February 5, 1873. Four specimens. 



No. 143. Trout. Clear Lake, Lake County, California, February 5, 

 1873. Twenty-one specimens. 



No. 144. Chyf (Indian name.) Clear Lake, Lake County, California, 

 February 7, 1873. 



No. 145. Male trout. Supposed to be two yep.rs old. Milt flowing. 

 Cold Creek, Clear Lake, Lake County, California, February 8, 1873. 



No. 146. Perch. Soda Bay, Clear Lake, California, January 25, 1873 • 



No. 147. ? Clear Lake, California, February 8, 1873. 



No. 148. Shy, (Indian name.) Clear Lake, California, Februarj' 10, 

 1873. 



No. 149. Indian cake, made of the nuts of the iieij;per4rec. Used 

 as food by the Clear Lake Indians. February 10, i873. 



No. 150. Spawn of mountain-trout, showing its stage of develop- 

 ment in this variet3\ Cold Creek, Clear Lake, California, February 10, 

 1873. 



No. 151 Salmon-trout. Kelsey Creek, Clear Lake, California. Girth, 

 just in front of dorsal fin, 9 inches. Milt ripe. Formerlj^ abundant, 

 now becoming scarce. 



Color. — Dark gray on back, shading off to lighter gray and pink, to- 

 ward the lateral line. Gill-covers bright vermilion-red. Band of same 

 color, about f iucli wide from gills to tail ; brightest and broadest near 

 the middle. Grayish-j^ink below red band. Abdomen white underneath, 

 with blotches of grajish-pink. The fishermen say that this is the only 

 variety of trout caught in or about the lake, besides the common moun- 

 tain-trout. The body of the fish was deep and thin ; and very thickly 

 dotted above the lateral line and on the caudal, dorsal, and adipose fins 

 with black spots. There were a very few black spots below the lateral 

 line, chiefly near the head and tail. The pectoral, ventral, and anal fins 

 were of a dark-gray color, and without spots. 



No. 152. Sucker. Male. Clear Lake, California. Milt ripe. February 

 10, 1873. Mem. — Suckers and trout in this locality spawn at the same 



