NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE ON THE SALMON AND TROUT. 375 



The number of fresh salmon shipped from Eio Vista to San Francisco 

 in the year 1872 is as follows: 



January 792 



February , 1, 581 



March -"- 1, 945 



April 3, 354 



May 4, 408 



June 1, 201 



July 1, 145 



August c 1, 49G 



September 2, 335 



October '. 583 



]l:ToYember . - , 441 



December.: 390 



Total... 1 9 , G 7 1 



On one day in February, when I came down the river, there were put 

 on board the steamer, at Courtland, 7 fresh salmon ; at Uio Vista, 32 

 fresh salm.on; at Sherman Island, 32 fresh salmon; at Collinsville, 123 

 fresh salmon. 



The daily number of fresh fish (salmon and sturgeon) brought down 

 the Sacramento Elver to San Francisco in 1872 by the steamers of the 

 Central Pacific Eailroad Company, is as follows : 



