The Chinook of Monterey 387 
knew of America; Mr. Whitney has been the 
Columbus to proclaim the discovery to the world, 
and to command for it the attention it deserves.” 
As salmon-fishing the world over is in streams, 
from the beautiful pools of Canada and Maine to 
those of Scotland, the fish has come to be known 
as a fresh-water denizen. It is rarely thought of 
as an inhabitant of the ocean, yet the cool water 
of the Kuroshiwo, which sweeps down the north- 
west coast, is doubtless its home, and it goes up the 
streams but to deposit its eggs and die. Salmon- 
fishing par excellence, with the fly, as well as the 
habits of the fish, is fully described in another 
volume of this series, hence I shall merely refer 
to the sport as it is found in salt water. The 
salmon live somewhere offshore all winter, — ex- 
actly where, is not known; but it is the belief of 
anglers that they do not stray to any great dis- 
tance from the shore, probably haunting some 
bank where the herring and anchovies roam in 
winter. In spring they move north, or in, and 
by the last of May,— sometimes sooner, sometimes 
later, and generally about June 15th, — they enter 
the bays of Santa Cruz, Monterey, and Carmel, 
chasing in the great schools of herring, squid, and 
anchovies. For weeks the professional fishermen 
