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largest plants were made in Fresli-water Lake, Humboldt County (2,000) ; San Joaquin 
River, near Herndon, Fresno County (1,000); Lake Yosemite, Merced County (1,000); 
Stony Lake, Humboldt County (500); Keweali River, Tulare County (500); Garvey 
Lake, San Gabriel, Los Angeles County (500); Irvine Lake, Orang’e County (500). 
Small waters in Alameda, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, and Tulare 
counties also received fish. 
The distribution of small-mouthed black bass by the California commission was 
further extended in 1895. Mr. Babcock furnishes the information that from the 
landlocked overflow ponds of the Russian River 25,000 fry were collected by the 
commission’s agents, and that the fish was given a much wider distribution in the 
State, applications from almost all counties being filled. 
The United States Fish Commission in December, 1891, placed 1,990 yearling 
large-mouth bass in Lake Cuyamaca .near San Diego, and 620 in the Feather River 
near Gridley. In June, 1895, a carload lot of 2,500 large mouth bass was sent to the 
California fish commission. The fish were retained in ponds at Sisson. In the same 
month 50 fish were put in each of the following California waters: Buena Yista Lake 
near Bakersfield; reservoir near San Diego, and Elsinore Lake near Elsinore. 
The plants of black bass in Oregon have not been numerous, although consider- 
able interest has been manifested by anglers in securing the acclimatization of the 
fish in the State. In October, 1892, 500 yearling large-mouth fish were placed in the 
upper part of the Willamette River near Salem, and in July, 1895, 75 yearlings were 
deposited in Doves Lake near Salem; 25 in Mill Ci'eek, a tributary of the Willamette 
River, and 75 in Big Creek, a branch of the Powder River. 
Comparatively numerous plants of yearling large-mouth bass have been made by 
the United States Fish Commission in Washington during the past few years. In 
1890 Washington, Loon, and Colville lakes received 1,220 fish; in 1891, 125 fish were 
sent to Loon and Liberty lakes; the following year 3,547 fish were planted in Clear, 
McDonald, Loon, Deer, American, Liberty, and Gravelly lakes. Clear, Padden, and 
Shepherd lakes, a private lake in Spokane County, and a public lake in Skagit County 
were supplied with 400 fish in 1893. The shipments in 1895 consisted of 625 fish, 
deposited in Loon, Cavauaugh, Silver, St. Clair, Welty, and Clear lakes, the aggregate 
plants in Washington being 5,442. 
In the Boise River, near Boise, Idaho, 1,597 yearling large-mouth bass were 
planted by the United States Fish Commission in November, 1892. 
In 1888 the Nevada fish commission exchanged 30,000 young eastern brook trout 
for small-mouth black bass, the other party to the transaction being the Spring Yalley 
Water Company of San Francisco. The number of bass received is not stated in the 
official report, but it probably amounted to several thousand. Some were planted in 
Carson River and Washoe Lake, and about 1,000 were placed in a private reservoir 
near Carson. 
The noteworthy results attending the planting of black bass in Utah warrant 
reference, although the general discussion of fish acclimatization in that State is not 
considered in this paper. In September, 1890, the United States Fish Commission 
delivered 300 yearling large-mouth bass to Mr. A. M. Musser, the State fish commis- 
sioner, by whom they were placed in Weber River, near Ogden. At the same time 
1,418 yearlings were planted in Utah Lake, at Battle Creek. In 1893 two lots of 25 
fish each were supplied to applicants in Salt Lake City. 
