THE SALMON FISHERIES OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER. 735 
Of course when the work is done in this secret manner, no very close estimate can be made. 
The estimate given here is furnished by Mr. Silvestri, who has, to that end, corresponded with 
the principal salters on the river. The quantity of salmon salted during the fall of 1880 was 
33,000 fish, averaging 12 pounds each. 
STATISTICS OF SALMON INDUSTRY FOR CONTRA COSTA AND MARIN COUNTIES. 
Fishermen: 
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CRINCGG wise ecins weisines Sa se ee dene weewiws ces ee eenosmosied seus enemies sakseecadweneeeeeaweeen week ae see's 25 
WGA aD <xniessrescaipeerans secane dacicw vee Susie ce oesieteis tdielislen Spesisw Sass wees eeesees ee Saieieeed aceon wesc 345 
Greek eiscc oseciecsiescioe acu sinactilscececeses sees ee scien wet escebe secie uciees. ceeweeestoes stssiccaeasas ces 25 
GOR MN AI oo. is iss os Sees lo aide qa secs dooce ceeein wots netete aad autibesisio widens cisaia-cs ue salwatsenacetince sia 100 
Motel sss ascce ad ciwasic dks ccpacesine asec cae dec mea news aues seiewenimnesecancesis es esiciee sles Seacumcicce 500 
Number Of Dats ioc iseeiese occre cee cuir scedeeeiinie osiee elu kerk aueiis weiew eisdiaeince s seietew ae eeleaceecs sciemeeeds 230 
Amount of capital invested in boats...... 2.22... 22 ee cee e cee eee cece cece ee cone ee cece cone ee cece cee $60, 000 
Number of pounds of fish taken, including those canned and salted ..........---2. -000 cece ee cee e ee eee ees 10, 000, 000 
Valueiof fish takensocceudc ces. abveencedued.acachuraquics cle miotale ants sins eee awiaes eemratseute Biaaieesaeeed aeieiedeee $170, 000 
STATISTIOS OF TOTAL CATCH OF SALMON FROM 1875 To 1880, 
The following figures have been obtained by the State commission of California, as the total 
number of pounds of salmon taken in the Sacramento River for the six years ending August 1, 
1880: 
1875 (August 1, 1874, to August 1, 1875) .... 2.222. cen ne cece ee oe cece ence ee cane cone cone meee cans peewee cons 5, 098, 781 
1876 2 sas oepimeincicne ascicion encmidetraecee wee sobs ed cache See eames doe selee soles oes sce pateinion gps pier serieaer 5, 331, 423 
VOU Face atiniasincive scien were wicvtmcs eins secs bk ec mains Acme enceieciow eacelonreigbavecigeis eee ccigeicisiod suicietiy sees caste 6, 493, 563 
PBIB soe odsenccduanemacsusetessude te ieeneesese selolsaatiosed soceue cyaaiens these acccavtocsdas dlc Sncen 6, 520, 768 
IBTO oes seas acting obec stee Shine ette ee seme tesa sbcie sieicisih vee emeity veces Sur ee Heme neeee steed eelesimecicteeces 4, 432, 250 
VSBO cose avasinctesesces tere ainieraicintalernsinitlss cjeieisiars ine ssbig sisce'a sisiuicinicl aso Sisigis' e nin'eloleeiseuiecis gs saves eisiecis seis sels ssicuigint 10, 837, 400 
The increase in the run of 1880 over that of previous years is ascribed by the commissioners 
to the planting of young salmon in the river. 
SALMON FISHJNG IN THE SACRAMENTO RIVER IN 1872~73. 
The following description of the salmon fisheries of the Sacramento River was prepared by 
Mr. Livingstone Stone in 1872: 
“The fishing on the Sacramento is done in three ways: (1) By drift-nets ; (2) by fyke-nets ; 
(3) by sweep-seines. 
‘‘ DRIFT-NET FISHING.—The drift-nets are used exclusively for catching salmon. They have an 
84-inch mesh, are usually 40 meshes deep, and from 150 to 200 fathoms long. As nearly as I could 
learn, there were not far from a hundred salmon nets in operation on the Sacramento River in 
1872. At the meeting of the salmon fishermen of the Sacramento that year, there were 95 boats 
represented. 
“These nets are worked by simply drifting them with the tide. The salmon, which of course 
are heading against the tide, are gilled in the meshes. The turn of the tide is the most favorable 
time for this sort of fishing. 
“The nets are frequently drifted a mile before being hauled in. The salmon-fishing is con- 
ducted entirely by white men, no Chinamen being allowed to participate in it. There is no law 
