EEPORT OF STATE FISH COMMISSIONERS, ETC. 933 



long, at the outlet of the hatching-house brook, which must have re- 

 sulted from last year's run of salmon in this riverj as there has been no 

 plant since 1876, which, as before stated, have grown to the length of 7 

 inches, {p. 19.) 



Quinnat salmon. — The California salmon -fry turned into the Merrimack 

 Eiver in 1878 were very numerous up to the last of July, and had grown 

 to the length of about 3 inches. On the 20th of June they were so plenty 

 as to be seen in numbers in any locality near the hatching-house, (p. 

 19.) 



Condensed report of Thomas S, Holmes, of fish found in the Lawrence fish- 

 ic ay from May 1 to August 1, 1877. 



May 31. Two salmon, 12 to 18 pounds each. 

 June 2. Two large shad. 



3. Three large shad. 



4. Oue salmon, 12 to 18 pounds. 



10. Two 12-pound salmon. 



11. One 8-pound salmon. 



12. Two 6 to 8 pound salmon. 



13. One 10-pound salmon, 



14. One 8-pound salmon. 



15. One 8-pound salmon. 



16. One 10-pound salmon. 



19. One 18-pound salmon. 



20. Oue salmon. 



22. One 8-pouud salmon. 



23. Three 12-i)onnd salmon. 



25. One 10-pound salmon. 



26. One 12-pound salmon, 



28. Two 8-pound salmon. 



29. One 10-pound salmon. 

 July ]. One 12-pound salmon. 



2. Two 10 or 12 pound salmon. 



3. Two 10 or 12 pound salmon. 



4. Four 10 to 15 pound salmon. 



6. Five 8 to 18 pound salmon. 



7. One salmon. 



9. One 12-pound salmon. 

 12. One 8-pound salmon. 



From this to the 23d no salmon. 

 23. Three 8 to 12 pound salmon. 



30. Two large salmon. 



(Extract from the twelfth report of the fish commissioners of the State 

 of Connecticut, 1878, pp. 10, 11.) 



