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APPENDIX TO SALMON-HATCHING REPORT, 1880. 
NEWCASTLE, March 4, 1880. 
LIVINGSTON STONE, Esq., 
Deputy Commissioner United States Fisheries : 
My DEAR MR. Stone: In addition to the information asked in your 
note and blank form, sent to be filled up in regard to the California 
eggs, I beg to send you the following statement, in detail, so that you 
may draw your own conclusions from it: 
In October, 1874, first lot of 20,000 eggs received; May, 1875, turned 
out as fry. 
In October, 1875, second lot of 80,000 eggs received; April, 1876, 
turned out as fry. 
In October,*1876, a small California salmon, about 15 inches long, 
came up the stream and into the house, full of milt. 
in October, 1876, third lot of 8,000 eggs were received; in April, 1877, 
turned out as fry. 
In July, 1877, a beautiful 5-pound California salmon was taken in my 
nets along with our salmon in Lake Ontario, and during my absence 
two other smaller ones were taken in like manner. 
In October, 1877, three California salmon came up the stream into our 
reception house, all males; the largest one was 23 inches long, very 
slim, and very dirty looking. 
In October, 1877, fourth lot of 40,000 eggs were received; April, 1878, 
put out as fry. 
In July, 1878, J. J. Robson, esq., had charge of the nets in my ab- 
sence, and he reported a Gaievnin salmon of 15 pounds being taken in 
the nets; also two or three small ones. 
In Oooh, 1878, fifth lot of 500,000 eggs received; all turned bad but 
2,000. 
In April, 1879, put out 1,700 fry. 
The above is the history of the California eggs got by me from Pro- 
fessor Baird. The salmon taken in July, 1877, of 5 pounds’ weight, was 
as beautiful, fat,and finely-developed a fish as I ever saw of the salmon 
family. I skinned and mounted the fish, and have him now in my pos- 
session. This fish must have come from the first lot of eggs got by me 
in the fall of 1874 and turned out as fry in April, 1875; therefore it was 
only two years and three months old from the hatching out from the 
egg, or rather from the time of turning out as fry, as the eggs hatched 
out during the winter were retained in the hatching-troughs till April. 
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