to the sporting fraternity; thrilling conflicts with this monster 
are recorded. The fishermen capture them in considerable 
nnmbers ; they command high prices and are held in high esteem 
among the epicures in San Francisco. 
Cod are taken in very limited numbers off the Farralones, 
they are lean and very poor, and resemble the jaundiced cod on 
the grand bank. On the Heceta bank, N.N.W. from Cape Or- 
ford, Oregon, cod are found. The Indians residing on that 
coast report this fish as quite abundant in the summer months, 
and are said to be large, solid and delicious. During the winter 
season shoals of cod are found in Puget Sound, they are small, 
resembling the Labrador cod, solid and sweet. The Indians 
take considerable quantities in seines ; when salted and properly 
cured this fish commands a premium over all other cod in the 
market of San Francisco. 
Halibut are found on Cape Flattery in certain seasons, they 
are small and sweet; the Indians take them in numbers for food. 
Bank of Cape Flattery. — “ At the entrance to the Strait 
of Juan de Fuca, fifteen miles by estimation W.N.W. from Cape 
Ilattery, it is reported that a bank exists having eighteen 
fathoms upon it. The Indians frequently go out upon some 
bank off the strait to fish for cod each season. In July, 1865, 
the schooner ‘ Brant ’ of Victoria, discovered codfishing banks 
off Cape Flattery, and caught five barrels of cod after two 
hours’ fishing. The fish are known as red cod, and weigh from 
five to fifteen pounds each. The bank has soundings in twenty- 
five fathoms, and is sixteen miles nearly due west from Cape 
Flattery. . . . This is an Indian fishing ground. Canoes 
go out on the ebb current, catch an average of fifty fish of forty 
pounds weight each, and return with flood current and westerly 
wind.” — Davidson . 
Dogfish are abundant in the waters of Puget Sound. This 
fish is large and solid, and yield plump, healthy livers, rich in 
oil. The great rise and fall of the ocean tide in these regions 
enable fishermen to trap large numbers of this fish in wiers. 
Dogfish oil is held in high esteem by our lumbermen, and sells 
rapidly for sixty to seventy cents, in coin, per gallon. 
Salmon are found along the north-west coast in countless 
numbers. Early in April they enter the Sacramento river and 
are taken in seines ; they are large, and are packed in ice and 
sent to the eastern markets. This fish, though very large, is 
