THE GOLDEN TROUT. 

 Table VII. — South Fork of Kaweah tnnperalures. 



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The only records of the temperature of the air taken along thi.s stream are those 

 of Camp No. 3, South Fork Meadows, near the source of tlie stream. Abundant 

 frost occurred at night followed by plea.santly warm day temperature, the temper- 

 ature of the air sinking con.siderably below tlitit of the water at night and rising far 

 above it in the da\'time. 



Table VIII.— South Fork of Kaweah air temperatures. 



Marble Fork is a brancli of the Middle Fork of the Kaweah. It is a stream of 

 considerable size. It flows north of the Giant Foi-est, then turns to the south and, 

 pa.ssing through Deep Canyon, empties into the Middle Fork of the Kaweah. The 

 records of temperature were taken near the bridge on the government road into the 

 forest. This point is about 4 miles from Broder <.^ Hopping's camp. August 3, 7 

 p. m., 6-5-: Augu.st 4, s a. m., 59 \ 



THE FOOD OF THE TROUT OF THE KERN RIVER REGION. 



The trout investigations that were made in the vicinity of Mount Whitney, 

 California, during July, 1904, included a brief study of the food of some of the trout 

 found in the waters of that region. This study consisted of a careful examination 

 of the stomach contents of 85 trout, these 85 fish belonging to five different .species 

 which were obtained from six different streams and one lake.' They were caught 

 \\ itii hook and line ;ind were taken at different times of the day, chiefly earlj' in the 



