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The next Inri^'csl. jiiiioiiiit was losi l"r«)iii llic IJiiion Oil tiUikt'i- Ln I'la- 

 ccntia at I*oi"t Saii Ijiiis on .)ul\- ;5(), IDlil, and was ihn- td 1lic iLMiofarn-<; 

 of one of the ci'cw who failrd to understand oivhi's. Sonir .")()() hari't-Is 

 of fuel oil went overboard. Tlie l)eaelies at I'isino and Ocrano wen; 

 "smeared," with conseiiucnl (lania<i(' to chinis and derided ineonven- 

 ieiiee to l)atliei's. 



Pollution by small amounts due to hi-cakinj;- of h)adinL; hoses -.ly,' ,A' 

 fairly frequent ocenrrence but the damage is probably slitrht. 



This department receives fre(|uent requests from other states for 

 information re.^'ai'din.i;" our laws and llieir enforcement. These letters 

 indicate clearly that California has the reputation of havini; the cleanest 

 waters in the Union in spite of her area. leno;th of coast line, enormous 

 production and use of petroleum and the magnitude of her manufac- 

 turing industries. We are fortunate in that the greatest percentage of 

 our firms and indutrsies are in favor of the enforcement of our pollu- 

 tion laws and endeavor to comply with them no matter at what cost. 

 Two millions of dollars have been expended during the last ten years 

 by corporations to prevent pollution with out recourse to hnr! 

 Very truly, 



A. ^r. F.\niFip:LD, 

 Pollution Expert. 



NORTHERN DISTRICT REPORT. 



The Hanorahle Board of Fish and Game Commissioners 



of the State of California. 



Gentlemen: It would require a volume larger than the biennial to 

 do justice to the fiish and game conditions of the northern or Sacramento 

 District. It contains a larger mileage of streams and lakes populated 

 with many species of fishes, and a greater area of hunting grounds than 

 any other district. A summary of the outstanding features of fish and 

 game conditions is all space will permit. 



CONSERVATION. 



Perhaps the most important outstanding feature of the Sacramento 

 Division during the biennial period is the marvelous growth of senti- 

 ment regarding the enforcement of fish and game laws. A few years 

 ago a person who gave information concerning game law violations 

 was classed as an informer or spy. Today not only sportsmen but those 

 who do not hunt or fish, but who realize the value of California's won- 

 derful wild life asset report violations that come under their observation 

 as fearlessly as though it were a more serious crinu\ This is ]iarticu- 

 larly true of the female sex — made possible perhaps by the family auto, 

 which brings them in direct contact with all things beautiful outdoors. 



So strong is the sentiment of game pi'otection gi'owing that nmny jus- 

 tices of the peace have a standard schedule of penalties to tit the crime. 

 Game law violations are at a minimum in El Dorado County since a 

 well-knoAvn and popular justice of the peace has said to several offen- 

 ders: "My price for violating the deer laws is $300; for killing a doe it 

 is 150 days in jail in addition." This has a very deterrent effect. Jail 



