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OPERATIONS AT M CLOUD RIVER STATION. 



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Table VI. — Memoranda relating to the wcatlier, etc., at MeCloud River Station from 

 September 7, 1SS5, to December 31, 1886. 



Date. 



Condition of weather, etc. 



Weather clear and moderate; caught 



5 small trout; trout biting very 



poorly. 

 Weather clear ; water in river quite 



muddy; caught 7 small and 1 large 



trout. 

 Weather very nice ; 4 small trout. 

 Clear and nice ; 6 small trout. 

 Weather same as usiial ; no trout. 

 Clear and warm ; no trout. 

 Clear and nice ; 1 small trout. 

 Wi at her very nice; no trout. 

 Two very large trout and 2 small ones. 

 Three large trout and 7 small ones. 

 Weather nice ; 1 large and 5 small trout. 

 Weather nice ; 1 large and 15 small tiout. 

 Cool; 2 small trout, bait very scarce; 



very few salmon in river. 

 No trout; have sent to Sacramento for 



salmon eggs for trout bait. 

 Weather very nice ; 7 trout. 

 Weather nice, but rather warm ; 1 large 



tiout: some trout in river looking 



dull aud sick. 

 Weather very nice ; 2 large trout. 

 Raining quite hard. 

 Weather very nice; no moro rain; no 



trout. 

 Two large trout, 9 small ones. 

 Weather nice, but warm ; 4 small trout. 

 Weather nice; 5 small trout, lound 4 



dead trout in river. 

 No trout ; several trout in river lying 



on their sides, but not dead. 

 Two large aud 2 small trout ; trout dying 



quite fast in river. 

 No trout; trout still dying in river. 

 Caught 3 small trout ; 3 dead trout in 



river. 

 Weather nice ; no trout. 

 No trout; more dead trout in river. 

 No trout; trout in ponds acting very 



strangely. 

 Weather very nice; 2 largo trout and 4 



small ones; some in ponds refusing 



food ; some lying on their sides. 

 Five large aud 10 small trout ; some in 



ponds still refusing food. 

 Two large and 2 small trout. 

 Weather cool ; 2 large and G small trout ; 



3 that were lying on their sides are 



dead ; a disease never known before • 



seemingly nice, bright fish. 

 Weather nice : caught 4 large trout. 

 Two large and 5 small trout. 

 Six large trout; more trout in ponds 



lying on their sides and refusing to eat. 

 Fifteen large trout ; 5 trout dead in 



ponds. 

 Two large and 5 small trout. 

 Have no bait; sent after some salmon 



eggs, but got none. 

 Weather nice ; no trout. 

 No trout; some more trout in ponds 



lying on their sides, but not dead. 

 Trout still lying on their sides. 

 Quito windy; 9 large and 3 small trout. 

 Clear; 7 large and one small trout; fish 



in ponds looking quite sickly. 

 Seven large trout ; 10 large' trout in 



ponds died today; all look very fat 



and healthy. 

 Clear: 7 large and one small trout. 

 No trout; those in ponds still looking 



badly. 

 No trout; trout in ponds refusing food. 

 No trout; they bite very badly ; 3 dead 



trout in ponds; all look fat; no known 



cause for the disease. 



1S83. 

 Oct. 2G 

 Oct. 27 



Oct. 28 

 Oct. 29 



Oct, 30 

 Oct, 31 

 Nov. 1 

 Nov. 2 

 Nov. 3 



Nov. 4 



Nov. 5 



Nov. G 



Nov. 7 



Nov. 8 



Nov. 9 

 Nov. 10 

 Nov. 11 

 Nov. 12 



Nov. 13 



Nov. 14 



Nov. 15 

 Nov. 16 



Nov. 17 



Nov. 18 

 Nov. 19 

 Nov. 20 



Nov. 21 

 Nov. 22 



Nov. 23 



Nov. 24 



Nov. 2.3 



Nov. 2G 



Nov. 27 



Nov. 28 



Nov. 29 



Nov. 30 



Dec. 1 



Condition of weather, etc. 



Clear ; caught 1 trout. 



Four large and 2 small trout ; some 

 trout dying in river, but more iu ponds. 



Clear; no trout. 



No trout ; 5 dead ones in ponds ; look 

 fat. 



No trout ; still looking badly in pouds. 



Raining a little ; no trout. 



Kaining quite hard in afternoon. 



Still raining slowly ; no trout. 



Still raining; no trout; they bite very 

 poorly. 



Kaining quite hard; water risen con- 

 siderably. 



Jleavyrain; water still rising. 



Kaining very hard ; water rising. 



Still raining quite hard. 



Raining; trout in ponds looking badly ; 

 4 dead ones. 



Kaining not quite so hard. 



Clear ; 3 more dead trout in ponds. 



Clear; no trout. 



Clear; more trout in ponds looking 

 sick. 



No fishing yet, water too high ; trout 

 still dying. 



Eight dead trout in ponds ; no idoa 

 what ails them. 



Raining all day ; trout still look badly. 



Raining hard; water rising; 3 dead 

 trout in ponds. 



Raining hard; caught 2 largo trout in 

 fish-trap. 



Water rising fast: 1 trout in trap. 



Pleasant; no trout. 



Trout still dying in ponds j took out 8 

 today. 



Raining hard all day ; water rising fast. 



Raining very hard ; water high and still 

 rising; took out of ponds 5 dead trout. 



Water still rising; 15 feet high now; 

 logs running over tops of traps ; 3 dead 

 trout in ponds. 



Water very high and still rising; one 

 boat swept away, aud one trap washed 

 out; water 20 feet high. 



Raining quite hard, but water falling 

 some"; snowing high up on mount- 

 ains; 5 dead trout iu ponds. 



Raining slowly; water high; very 

 dangerous crossing river; traps all 

 filled up with sand and rocks. 



Still raining; water high; 8 dead trout 

 in ponds. 



Raining slowly; water rising; snow 

 melting on mountains. 



Raining slowly; fish still dying; no ap- 

 parent cause. 



Raining a little; water falling; caught 

 2 trout in trap ; took 13 dead trout out 

 of ponds. 



Clear; water rising; snow on mount- 

 ains melting. 



Clear; water'falling. 



Clear; water falling; 10 dead trout in 

 ponds. 



Cloudy, but no rain; water falling; 

 trout dying fast. 



Clear; water falling; 15 dead trout in 

 ponds. 



Morning foggy ; no rain ; fish still 

 dying. 



Water low ; 10 dead trout in ponds ; all 

 look fat. 



Cloudy ; some fish in ponds looking sick. 



Cloudy, but no rain ; shipped 4 speci- 

 mens of diseased trout to Professor 

 Forbes; took 18 dead trout from 

 ponds. 



