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was a loss of but two fishes, and these lost their lives by jumping out of 
the cans while in transit. 
*• This tender to the Mexican Government was made in exchange for 
the wild turkeys that we have procured from that country, and which 
are now flourishing at the State Game Farm. Every courtesy and 
extreme hospitality was shown to Mr. Kequa, in charge of the car, and 
his four assistants by the Mexican officials. 
Another long distance shipment of more than ordinary interest was 
made at the request of the United States Bureau of Fisheries at Wash¬ 
ington, D. C., when 140 large-mouth black bass, ranging from 5 to 8 
inches long, were sent to the Philippine Islands. The fish were taken 
with hook and line by Deputy M. L. Cross from the Daly reservoir near 
Folsom, Sacramento County, and delivered to Alvin Seale, represent¬ 
ing the Washington authorities, on board the United States army trans¬ 
port Sherman. Careful preparation had been made, a circulating pump 
arranged to keep the fish supplied with fresh water at all stages of the 
long journey, and ice supplied when necessary. Thirty-four days were 
occupied in making the trip, during which time but 22 fish were lost;, 
the remaining 118 were planted in good condition in a lake of consid¬ 
erable size, which in the judgment of Mr. Seale is well adapted to their 
requirements. Our State, in addition to furnishing out of its abund¬ 
ance a new and valuable fish to the Philippine Islands, has also given 
to New Zealand the quinnat salmon and rainbow trout. 
During the past three years many black bass, also striped bass, have 
been rescued from overflowed islands in the San Joaquin delta and in 
the vicinity of Sacramento. In the San Joaquin district thousands of 
these fine food fishes were taken either by our own men or by trust¬ 
worthy fishermen acting under written permission and returned to liv¬ 
ing waters. In return for the work which involved damage to nets and 
gear, as well as time, the fishermen were allowed to retain all striped 
bass weighing 3 pounds and upward, all under 3 pounds and all black 
bass being placed alive in waters connecting with the main river. The 
* black bass taken around Sacramento were captured by Deputy George 
Neale, and enough retained to fill applications throughout the State, the 
remainder being placed in small lakes and other suitable bodies of 
water in Sacramento County. In the Fresno-Kings section of the San 
Joaquin Valley, where black bass were first planted in 1895 and 1897, 
they have shown remarkable increase. Some conception of the num¬ 
bers to be found in that region may be formed when it is shown that 
this Commission, through its branch office at Fresno in 1909, took out 
and returned to living waters some half million live bass of all sizes, 
mostly small, which had been stranded or cut off from the main rivers 
by receding floodwaters. Experienced and careful observers report a 
remarkable decrease in the numbers of carp, proportionate with the 
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