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Mr. Hul)l)arcl: 1 am v.rv ])oor to rcnK'iiil)rr lii^urcs aiul 

 statements, but the first year that those marked sahiKjii were 

 caiio-ht the cannerymen were re(|uested to keep a reeord of those 

 taken, and some thirty odd were re])oretd. with tlie date of 

 capture and weight. Since then many more liavc Ix'en captured 

 but they have kept no accurate reeord. J think over loo were 

 reported the first year they were cauo-ht, a Httle less than tliree 

 years after they were marked and the years following J don't 

 know the number, but some were reported. 



Mr. Bryant: Whereabouts, Mr. Ravenel, do they go to in 

 the ocean? Do they work alnog the shore when they get to the 

 ocean, after being up in the fresh water, and where do thev in- 

 habit the ocean? 



Mr. Ravenel: 1 will have to refer you to better authority. 



Mr. Bryant: They are not caught in the ocean. 



Mr. Ravenel : They are caught not a great distance ofif, 

 very niucli like our shad. 



Mr. Davis : Is it true that the salmon die upon their first 

 spawning, that thev never spawn but once? 



Mr. Ravenel: We have only to conclude that, we don't 

 know it, but since we assert that all the salmon that enter the 

 rivers never return, we have got to conclude also that they never 

 spawn but once. 



Mr. Davis : What weight are the salmon when they spawn ? 



Mr. Hubbard : The average weight is 20 to 30 pounds. 



Mr. Bryant: How long does it take them to reach that 

 age? 



Mr. Hubbard: Well, as I say, in from 3 to 4 years their 

 weight is from 20 to 30 pounds. 



The President: -Ve there any further remarks on the sal- 

 mon, or inquiries? 



Mr. Thompson : I would like to state that according to the 

 report of the State Commissioners, the fish that were weighed 

 ran from 12 or 15 up to 49 pounds. We are almost compelled to 

 conclude that those fish were all the same age. 



