FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 195 



EESULTS OF WORK. 



1. Publications of the Coinniissiou— Continued. 



Page. 



22 

 22 



5. Actual work of propagation of food-fishes, &c— Continued. 

 The California salniou— Continued. 



TheMcCloud River Station in 1875 



Previous history 



At first occupied part of year only 23 



Object and need of permanent occupation 23 



Established as a government reservation 23 



Commencement of operations in 1875 23 



Distribution of eggs to States 23 



Distributi(m of eggs to foreign countries 23 



Hatching of fish on account of the United States 



generally 23 



Supply of fish to the Sacramento 24 



Co-operation of California 24 



The McCloud Itiver Station in 1876 24 



Results of the season 24 



Use of refrigerator car for shipping the egga 24 



Distribution of eggs 24 



To tlie States 24 



To foreign countries 24 



Supply of fish to the Sacramento 24 



The Atlantic salmon 25 



Season of 1876. 25 



Temporiiry suspension of work 25 



The land-locked salmon 25 



General nature and geographical distribution of the 



fish 25 



Union with Massachusetts and Connecticut in prosecut- 

 ing the work 25 



History of previous operations 25 



Sebec Lake in 1873 25 



Sebec Lake in 1874 25 



Grand Lake stream in 1875 25 



Grand Lake stream in 1876 26 



TheTThitefish 26 



Season of 1876 26 



Distribution to States 27 



Distribution to foreign countries 27 



The carp 27 



n.— Tables. 



Table 7.— Hatching and distribution of fish by the United 

 States Fish Commission, from the 

 beginning of its work in 1872 to the 



summer of 1876 28 



L Shad 28 



n. California salmon, distribution reported 32 



Hi. California salmon, distribution not reported 



rv. Penobscot salmim 



Y. Rhine salmon 



VI. Land-lo<;ked salmon 



"VTE. Whitefish, total 



Vm. "Whitensh, speci.al distribution in 1876 



H.— Appendix to Repout of Commissioner. 



Appendix A. — The sea fisheries. 



1. History of the American whale fishery from its 

 earliest inception to the year 1876. 

 By Alexander Starbuck 1 



A. Introduction 1 



B. From IGOO to 1700, Cape Cod; Connecticut; 



Long Island; Nantucket; Martha's 



Vineyard ; Salem 4 



