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ISO. 3G. Grilse. McCloud Eiver, September 25, 1872. 



E"o. 36. Head of male salmon. McCloud Eiver, September 25, 1872. 



No. 37. Head of male salmon. McCloud River, September 25, 1872. 



No. 38. Head of male salmon. McCloud Eiver, September, 25, 1872. 

 Probably an old fish. 



No. 39. Head of female salmon. September 25, 1872. 



No. 40. Trout. The common mountain-trout of California. Indian 

 name sijoolott McCloud Eiver, September 27, 1872. This is a beau- 

 tiful specimen of the species. 



No. 41. Mountain-trout. McCloud Eiver, September 26, 1872. (See 

 note.) 



No. 41. The commou mouutain-trout is easily caught at most seasons of the year, 

 witli almost any seasonable bait, and also, and quite as successfully, with the artificial 

 fly. The Indians also spear them. It is, however, hard to catch them on the Lower 

 McCloud after the 1st of October. (See report on salmon-breeding.) 



No. 42. Same as 41. 



No. 43. Female salmon. McCloud Eiver, September 28, 1872. This 

 fish had spawned; was foul, emaciated, and with tail almost worn off. 

 A fair specimen of the fish which are now floating down the river, dead 

 or exhausted. Weight 10 pounds. (See drawing.) 



No. 44. Female salmon. McCloud Eiver, September 27, 1872. Weight, 

 7 pounds. This fish had not spawned when caught. The drawing was 

 taken after spawning the fish. She had 4,500 eggs. (See note.) (See 

 drawing.) 



No. 44. The less number of ova in the McCloud salmon, compared with the eastern 

 salmon, was very noticeable. I never found over 700 eggs to the pound in the McCloud 

 salmon. On the other hand, the eggs were larger than those of the Atlantic salmon. 



No. 45. Male grilse. McCloud Eiver, September 27, 1872. Foul, but 

 a fair specimen. Abundant, though not so much so as the full-grown 

 salmon. (See note.) 



No. 45. I did not find a single female grilse among the great Jiumbers of grilse which 

 I examined and saw on the McCloud ; nor have I ever seen a female grilse elsewhere, 

 although I have seen jjersous who said they had seen them. 



No. 46. Young trout. Indian Ti^iVHQ Moootct syo-lott=-^ iiuiAYL trout." 

 McCloud Eiver, September 29, 1872. 



No. 47. Yellow sucker. McCloud Eiver, September 29, 1872. Abund- 

 ant. (See note.) 



No. 47. The other fish of the McCloud Eiver besides the (1) salmon are the (2) com- 

 mon mountain-trout, (3) tvije-dar-deeket, (see No. 48,) (4) white-fish, (cyprinoid?) 

 (5) common sucker, (6) yellow sucker, (see No. 72,) (7) mud-fish, (8) ^ver-trout ? Head- 

 waters of McCloud. 



The above are all the fish that are found in the McCloud Kiver in September, Octo- 

 ber, and November. 



