NOTES AND CORRESPONDENCE ON THE SALMON AND TROUT. 377 



The i)roportion of sturgeon and salmon in tlie shipments of the va- 

 rious mouths is estimated by the Sau Traucisco market-men as follows : 



January, 10 per cent, salmon, 90 



per cent, sturgeon. 

 February, 10 per ceut. salmon, 90 



per cent, sturgeon. 

 March, 50 per cent, salmon, 50 per 



ceut. sturgeon. 

 April, mostly salmon. 

 May, all salmon. 

 June, all salmon. 



July, all salmon. 

 August, all salmon. 

 September, all salmon. 

 October, 50 per cent, salmon, 50 per 



cent, sturgeon. 

 Kovember, 50 per ceut. salmon, 50 



per cent, sturgeon. 

 December, 10 per ceut. salmon, 90 



X^er cent, sturgeou. 



Besides the salmon above mentioned, a large number are taken by 

 sailing-vessels, and by the opposition line of steamers and other cou- 

 Tcyances, to Sau Francisco and the larger towns. 



The points from which salmon are shipped on the river-steamers are, 

 Sacramento City, Courtland, Emmatowu, Eio Yista, Collinsville, Auti- 

 och, Benicia, Martinez. 



In the spring of 1872 about 25,000 salted salmon came from the Sac- 

 ramento Eiver to San Francisco, and in the fall of the same year about 

 9,000. Tiie Eio Vista salmon fishermen recommend the prohibition of 

 fishing from June 1 to October 1, or from June 15 to October 15. 



