212 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Ko. 124. Flounders. Three specimens. Bay of San Francisco, Decem- 

 ber 4, 1872. 



Ko. 125. Soles. Three specimens. Bay of San Francisco, Decem- 

 ber 4, 1872. 



No. 126. Drmcing. A fine specimen of a Sacramento Eiver salmon, 

 in i)rime condition. This was a fresh-run fish, bright, plump, and silvery. 

 Spawn very small. Caught at llio Vista. Weight, 14 pounds. No- 

 vember 11, 1872. Winter run. These fish have just begun to ascend 

 the Sacramento, this one being among the first that were caught this 

 season, of the " winter run." Only a very few are taken as early as this ; 

 they are consequently r^re in the markets and command a high price, 

 (for California,) viz, 25 cents a pound, retail, and 18 cents a pound, whole- 

 sale. This is the beginning of a run of prime fish which does not slacken, 

 nor much depreciate in quality, till June. (See Eeport on Sacramento 

 Salmon.) 



No. 127. Drawing. Male salmon. McCloud Eiver, October, 1872. 

 Foul, emaciated, and tail partly worn oft". Compare with last drawing. 

 No. 126. 



No. 128. Drawing of grilse frequently seen in San Francisco market 

 in November. This fish is taken at Point Arena, (a point on the coast 

 of California, in Mendocino County,) and is sent to the San Francisco 

 market when the Sacramento salmon are scarce. It is a beautiful fish, 

 in form and general appearance, and commands a high price. They are 

 all about the size of this specimen. They are bright and silvery. The 

 scales are small and brush oft" very easily, as in salmon smolt. November 

 20, 1872. 



No. 129. Drawing. Sacramento salmon, in prime condition. Female. 

 Eio Vista, November 11, 1872. AVeight, 18 pounds. "Winter run." 

 Compare No. 126. 



No. 130. Snake. Menlo Park station. Southern Pacific Eailroad, San 

 Mateo County. October, 1872. Contributed by Mr. Williamson. 



No. 131. Salmon eggs. Dried by Indians for food. Esteemed a 

 luxury. Presented by Indian chief. McCloud Eiver, California, Octo- 

 ber, 1872. 



No. 132. Arrows without points. Six specimens. McCloud Indians, 

 McCloud Eiver, California, October, 1872. 



No. 133. Arrows, with stone points. McCloud Indians, McCloud Eiver, 

 California. Six specimens. October, 1872. 



No. 134. Arrows, with steel points. Two specimens. Sacramento 

 Eiver Indians, (Upper Sacramento,) October, 1872. 



No. 135. Arrows, with glass points. McCloud Indians, rilcCloud Eiver, 

 California, October, 1872. Six specimens. 



No. 136. Arrows. Pitt Eiver Indians. Pitt Eiver, California, Octo- 

 ber, 1872. 



No. 137. Indian bow, made by Con-choo-loo-la, chief of McCloud Indi- 

 ans, McCloud Eiver, California. The bow is made of yew, and is cov- 



