■. which :ir<' nil of .1 large :ui«l 



! i ! bj the Italians, smelt being the principal 



i nncho\ • I nothing bat cr 



irritate the men bo thai they are inclined to 



i i" die; but i bad, in all ca . everything thai was 



back into the water. In are the only li-h that are 



left upon tl taken out o£ the aeta with tin pans, the 



All thai pari of 1 1 » . - catch thai 



ad thrown into the h".'it without coming in contact with the sand 



aiiii mitted to remain in the water; neverthi arge 



I i ring from the fad 

 that they fa I as it were among so many thousand into the con- 



. and are anable in their m< to rel< 



. their peril 

 "T be found it. tantities, floating upon the water, complete 



droi number revive and swim off again. Whereas, heretofore, 



the- :i to dump the whole catch upon the beach and. after 



all they wanted, the young were invariably left upon the beach, becoming, 

 in i intolerable nui as residing in the vicinity. A 



of things lias been inaugurated this year, which is found to work to tib- 

 ial benefit of all parties concerned. Five boats are generally to be found in 

 different parts of this bay; and fish are taken at all times of tide, both day and 

 night. Two boats are generally employed between the bay and the Golden Gate. 

 They cast on both shores, north and south, for the same kind of fish; and also in 



:.'- Harbor, two and sometimes three boats are found both night and day, 

 all i the tide. During the night fires are made upon the beach, and frequently 



• fires tan be seen, not only on all the different beaches in Saucelito Bay and 

 aw's Harbor, but also on both sides of Raccoon Straits, giving a most pictur- 

 le and cheerful aspect during the long and gloomy nights which prevail in n 

 parts of our harbor at this season of the y< 



"These Italians are a singular and peculiar people, always sober and indus- 

 trious, and. like the Chinese, they pursue their avocations in silence. During the 

 silent and tedious hours of the night some are found sleeping in close proximity to the 

 fire, with their harness on, face down, which appears to be the universal practice 

 among all classes of the different races of people who are accustomed to sleep upon 

 the ground in the open air. From Raccoon Straits to the Chinese fishing station, 

 on the north shore, are several favorite places where the nets of the Italians are 

 . with various success. The same class of fish being taken from the 'Sisters' 

 up to Petaluma, nothing but sturgeons are found until we come to Vallejo, where 

 there is a mackerel trap fishery. 



"Down on the south shore we find two (2) Italian boats on the San Pablo 

 flats, and two more at a favorite point to the north of Sheep Island, where there is 

 another mackerel trap fishery. 



"Two boats are employed at Sheep Island. They not only cast upon the bet 

 but generally fish at night under sail only, pulling round and towing the nets. The 

 same fish, smelts, flounders, sardines, anchovies, and soles, are taken here. 



"Two boats are frequently employed around Goat Island, two at Oakland 

 Wharf, and two at Alameda Wharf. Large quantities are taken all along the 

 Alameda Flats, some ten miles to the southward of Alameda, and on the west coast 

 from Redwood Slough, all along until we come to Baybien where there is a favorite 

 resort to repair and dry their nets and take out their boats. From there to Long 

 Bridge boats are generally engaged, and I have in all cases, at each of these points, 

 impressed upon the minds of these men the consequences that will attend any 

 infringement on their part of the laws in regard to the fish interest, and especially 

 of section number six. I have also, in most of these places, made arrangements with 

 those who live near the beach to inform me of the first infringement, by taking the 

 name or number of the boat. 



