736 HISTORY AND METHODS OF ‘THE FISHERIES. 
regulating the matter, but public opinion is so strong-in relation to it, and there is such a preju- 
dice against the Chinamen, that any attempt on their part to engage in salmon fishing would meet 
with a summary and probably fatal retaliation. 
‘The number of fresh salmon shipped from Rio Vista to San Francisco in the year 1872 is as 
follows: 
September® ie: sj sais iarnreiniess sore:e:eie/susrsceicisis ssiajeieialovewisinsisin'eie sin Gh/s\Sia| Sisto, iavalolets fale to siciaces ero careis)-e:6ye)av‘arsiasarerstetalsloreinic}aisievslovepersioistere 2,335 
QO CbO DOR io sisi cjsicis ares iarsqaietate’e 1d winig nin) de'cia 5 apejeleinisvointe'a-sip eiere wieiay ateisislv afeteieuclateler ata etate miewianwis miersichs aiapejane sicaieeteemencleres 583 
NOVOM DOP scisctcin-wiesininis Side Meson sierstersioimeieis siste'ere 75 [a telal (6 Sie Simtel cataleeislenie Uinik vate iotaisial ia tele wereres te wh See melee Sonicare eee 441 
19, 671 
“On one day in February, when I came down the river, there were put on board the steamer, 
at Courtland, 7 fresh salmon; at Rio Vista, 32 fresh salmon; at Sherman Island, 32 fresh salmon ; 
at Collinsville, 123 fresh salmon. 
“The daily number of fresh fish (salmon and sturgeon) brought down the Sacramento River to 
San Francisco in 1872 by the steamers of the Central Pacific Railroad Company is as follows: 
Date. Fish. Date. Fish. Date. Fish. Date. Fish. Date. Fish. Date. Fish. 
January 1..... 87 || February 1... 326 || March 1....--. 247 || April 1..... 243 
e Dect Stee 97 DF ae 174 De aaasy 199 Disease 57 
3 teas 105 Bisce 287 Bisensen 402 Beste 198 
Mesto. 182 4...) 157 orn 402 , aren 439 
5..... 111 5... 324 Biivin'ainine 404 Bivcene . 4,711 
Casans 115 6... 250 Cxeces: 401 (ee 114 
y ie 133 Micas 337 sess 1, 030 (Priel prices 
8..... 125 8... 393 Biansene 344 Bicone 428 
Deze: 113 Vers 334 eae 139 Reeee a2 
10. ccax: 199 10... 282 10 - 334 p  erereseec 418 
a} ieee 211 11... 415 pS eee 272 a ee 599 
12 2a. 224 V2 -ses 296 12 sete. 356 by ere 578 
AB ecctes 243 13... 280 18 sivwaee 316 18 occ. 310 
14..... 112 14... 228 Ifseeca: 135 BS. sea ips] roere gisicie 
18..... 166 15... 253 15 ...... 447 AG aes 589 
16..... 234 16... 432 WG. assea 283 | eee 960 
Weskcccu 308 Wace 247 ib ones 419 Wess 863 
18..... 214 18... 259 18) sim ones 255 18.... 879 
a UES 172 1D ss 348 19 sens 501 19..... 643 
20..... 302 20... 408 20 ae ceee 425 20. scaee 581 
QL sect 73 21... 285 eee 452 A cscte via |letsisitratseas 
Ye 294 22 exe 389 Cy ee 106 22 iaracine 693 
c); ae 210 23... 249 28 ames 516 28 weve 905 
24..... 221 24... 223 24 wenase 396 24 cca 827 
BO sex sacbre 210 25... 334 25.2220. 192 25.2... 1,123 
be. 2 267 26... 276 DG xicsieiss 253 BB rsccigss 835 
) eee 112 Peer 292 BWiscasee 244 OT asaew 435 
28 cases 46 28... 395 QBicicimcwe 242 OB scissisisleisestaisin ge 
20 sav 76 29... 272 29 essn 384 29...../ 1,014 
30..... 301 BO sisaie-s% 344 30 ..... 990 
31... 14] eee 378 
Total ....) 5,514 Total ... | 5,779 Total ....| 11,394 Total ..} 15, 613 Total ..| 27, 895 Total ..| 5, 561 
