BEPORT OF STATE BOARD OF FISH COMMISSIONERS. 47 



thanks of our people for their generous actions in assisting us in our 

 work in their localities. 



Our thanks are due to the officers stationed in the Yosemite National 

 Park for courtesies extended, and especially to Col. S. B. M. Young, 

 Capt. Alex. Rodgers, Lieuts. H. C. Benson, J. M. Neall, S. McP. Ruther- 

 ford, Fourth Cavalry, U. S. A., and Lieut. N. F. McClure, Fifth Cavalry, 

 U. S. A., and the men of their commands. 



We desire to thank the Sacramento River Packers Association and the 

 Carquinez Packing Company for the substantial aid given us in the 

 erection of the Battle Creek hatchery. We have also received various 

 statistics from them. 



To Mr. F. R. Lowe we extend thanks for his kindness in furthering 

 the success of the Battle Creek station by giving us the use of such land 

 as was necessary. 



We are indebted to the San Diego Flume Company, the Benicia Water 

 Company, and Mr. James L. Flood for allowing us to take fish for stock- 

 ing purposes from waters controlled by them. 



Our thanks are due Drs. David Starr .Jordan and Charles H. Gilbert, 

 of Stanford University, for their services in the classification of fishes 

 and other matters where they have been called upon to aid us. Dr. 

 Gilbert has about completed an examination of our waters, the result of 

 which we had hoped to be able to include in this report. 



We have received substantial aid from the various clubs interested in 

 furthering the fish and game interests throughout the State, and espe- 

 cially from the Visalia Sportsmen's Association, Humboldt County Fish 

 and Game Club, Gilroy Sportsmen's Association, Tule River Hunting 

 and Fishing Association, the Salinas Gun Club, and the Sierra Nevada 

 Sportsmen's Club. 



We desire to thank the following market dealers for their kindness in 

 allowing our deputies to take various figures of the receipts of fish and 

 "game from their books: American Union Fish Co., A. Paladini, G. 

 Camilloni & Co., J. Kessing & Co., Pacific Coast Fish Co., B. CaitOj 

 Milani & Co., Pioneer Fish Co., S. Tarintino & Co., Fabris & Rivola, 

 Vegilio, A. Parmisano, A. Bellanti, Campodonico-Malcolm Co., A. L. B. 

 Immel & Co., H. Heckman & Co., L. Scatena & Co., C. Nauman & Co., 

 J. Miller & Co., L. Dolheguy & Co., B. G. Ruhl & Co., J. H. Cain & Co., 

 B. Miller, Compagno & Co., S. Levy & Co., L. Dallman & Co., Leon & 

 Co., O'Brien & Sportorno, Lemoine & Co., D. E. Allison & Co., and A. 

 Fodera, of San Francisco; Haniman Fish Co., Morgan Oyster Co., San 

 Pedro Fish Co., Standard Fish Co., Ferraris Bros., and Pacific Coast 

 Fish Co., of Los Angeles. 



We believe that the best interests of the people have been promoted 

 in the matters by law entrusted to us during the last two years, and we 

 trust that the work so well inaugurated will, under the revised laws 



