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Table sJiowing the movements, condition, etc., of the Sacramento salmon in 

 the McCloud river in each month of the year : 



Montlis. 



Jaimary.. 

 Felirnaiy. 

 March — 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August .. 

 September 

 October . . 

 November 

 December 



Numbers. 



None 



None 



Very few . 

 Abundant 

 Abundant 



Abundant 



Abundant 



Very abundant 



Very abundant but 

 dviug ra]iidly. 



All" dead except fall 

 run. 



None but one or two 

 stragglers. 



None 



Quality. 



Prime 



Prime 



Falling oft' slightly.. 



Falling oft' slightly.. 



Considerably deteri- 



oriited. 

 Large fish, but black 



and poor. 

 Foul, emaciated, and 



nuitilated. 

 Fall run, considered 



]iot bad. 



Remarks. 



Trout now spawning. 



River very high. 

 Do. 



Trout have scarlet bands. 



Young salmon fry abun- 

 dant. 



First appearance of salmon 

 at head-waters of Little 

 Sacramento. 



Begin to spawn at head-wa- 

 ters. 



Begin to spawn on lower 

 McCloud. 



Gone from liead-waters. 



Trout will not bite on Mc- 

 Cloud. 

 First rains. 



Trout ascend small streams 

 in "ireat numbers. 



Table shoicing the condition of the ova of the salmon at tlie head-waters of 

 the Little Sacramento, (Mount Shasta;) at the Lower McCloud; at Tehama; 

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

 lifornia. 



Mouths. 



January . . 

 Feljruary . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August.. . 

 September 



October. . . 



November 



December. 



CONDITION OF OVA AT — 



Mount Shasta. 



McCloud. 



No salmon 



No salmon 



No salmon 



No salmon 



No salmon 



Quite large . . . 



Ripe , . 



Ripe 



Si)awning sea- 

 son over. 

 Spawning sea 

 son over. 



Spawning sea 

 son over. 



Spawning sea 

 sou over. 



No salmon 



No salmon 



Small 



Small 



Larger 



Larger 



j Well developed 



Ripe 



Ripe 



Spawning fin- 

 ished. Salmon 

 dead. 



Spawning fin- 

 ished. Salmon 

 dead. 



Spawning fin- 

 ished. Salmon 

 dead. 



Tehama. 



No salmon . 

 No salmon . 

 No salmon . 



Ripe . 



Ripe . 



Sacramento City 

 and Rio Vista. 



S^i awning 

 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. 



