3 68  0.  Tli.  v.  Siebold, 
»Am  13.  Marz  wurde  an  einer  anderen  Stelle  unfern  des’  Mündung 
des  Plentyflusses  in  den  Derwenslrom  abermals  ein  Laclis  gesehen. 
Am  18.  Marz  darauf  bemerkte  man  ebendort  sieben  Mal  Lachse  aus 
dem  Wasser  springen.  Ein  Mitglied  der  Commission  selbst  beobachtete 
am  \ . April  einige  Stunden  lang  das  Treiben  mehrerer  Lachse  etwas 
unterhalb  der  Pientymiindung  im  Derwentstrome  l) .« 
»Auch  am  3.  und  5.  April  wurden  an  den  gleichen  Stellen  des 
Derwent  deutlich  Lachse  wahrgenommen2).« 
»Aus  der  Beschreibung  jener  Stellen,  wo  diese  Lachse  im  Derwent 
am  häufigsten  beobachtet  wurden,  geht  hervor,  dass  jene  Stellen  aus- 
ser rasch  fliessendes  Wasser  zugleich  einen  feinkiesigen  Grund  darbie- 
ten,  was  die  Lachse  gewiss  veranlassen  wird,  diese  Stellen  als  passende 
fish  was  seen  leaping  hy  a respectable  tradesman,  while  driving  along  the  road,  which 
raus  dose  to  the  bank  of  the  river .« 
»On  the  28.  Febr  at  a spot  a mile  still  further  up  the  stream  a gentleman passing 
along  on  horseback,  and  one  of  the  Water  Bailiffs  attached  to  the  establishnient , siniul- 
taneously,  and  from  opposüe  Banks  of  the  river,  saw  a large  fish  leaping,  which  the 
latter,  an  old  Salmon  Fisher  from  Scotland,  al  once  iderdified  as  a Salmon  or  Grilse .« 
1)  »On  the  15.  March  Mr.  Ramsbottom,  the  Superintendent  of  the  Ponds  and  a S ni- 
mm Fisher  from  his  earlist  years,  having  been  informed  by  the  Water  Bailiff  ihat  at  a 
place  a short  way  below  the  mouth  of  the  Plenty  he  had  seen  a great  commotiov  in  the 
Derwent  apparently  caused  by  great  numbers  of  small  native  fry  puvsued  by  sorne  largo 
fish,  stationed  himself  on  the  Bank  of  the  Stream  al  the  spot  indicated,  and  soon  after 
distinctly  saun  a Salmon  or  Grilse  rise  from  the  water.  On  the  18,  March  the  saw e 
Gentleman , his  Assistant,  and  a friend  from  New  Norfolk  visited  the  same  pari  of  (he 
river,  and  in  the  course  of  a few  hours  in  the  afternoon  were  rewarded  by  wilnessing 
1 distinct  rises .« 
»On  the  i April  one  of  the  Commissioners  accompanied  by  two  friends  took  his  Sta- 
tion on  hour  before  sunset,  near  the  same  spot,  but  on  the  bank  of  the  stream  opposüe  io 
ihat  from  which  Mr.  Ramsbottom  and  others  had  rnade  their  obscrvations.  — Scarceiy 
had  he  and  his  Companions  directed  their  eyes  to  the  surface  of  the  stream,  when  they 
perceived  that  it  was  in  a state  of  unusual  agUation,  which  they  quickly  discovered  was 
caused  by  shoals  of  small  fry  skimming  along  the  surface  in  their  eadeavour  to  escape 
from  some  large  fish  by  which  they  were  closely  pursued,  and  u 'hose  track  dose  behind 
them  was  plainly  seen.  — The  character  of  the  pursuers  was  soou.  revealed  to  the  be- 
holders  by  2 great  fish  which  in  rapid  succession  rose  from  the  water,  fully  exposiug 
their  gliUering  bodies  to  view,  and  proclaiming  themselves  to  be  real  Salmon.  — This 
scene  of  flight  and  pursuü  continued  to  be  enacted  for  upwards  of  an  hour,  not  in  one 
spot  only,  but  in  several  places  simultan eously  over  a considerable  extent  of  the  river, 
and  terminating  only  with  the  setting  of  the  sun.  — Düring  there  Observation s the  large 
dorsal  fin  of  one  of  the  pursuing  fish  was  distinctly  seen  rapidly  Clearing  the  water, 
while  another  was  observed  for  a few  moments  reposing  dose  ander  the  surface .« 
2)  Ebenda : »Ägain  on  the  3.  and  5.  April  Salmon  were  distinctly  seen  in  the  same 
pari  of  the  river  by  Mr.  Ramsbottom  and  one  of  the  Commissioners  and  another  Gentle- 
man.« 
