Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-03-20
White Fish I'm the Lake,
"HftC I'M TN tnt Like.
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, !
March 10, 1874. !

White Fish In the Lake.
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
[ March 10. 1874.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times:
DEAR SRA year or two ago the U. S.
FISH Commission placed, with several other
species, considerable number of young
white fish in Lake Champlain. These fish,
NOT yet nall grown, are now being caught
py those fishing for smelt, no small number.
as am told, having already been taken
90 not know whether any authority can
prevent the destruction of these fish, but if
possible it should be stopped. There is no
apparent reason why this species, well
known as one of the very choicest of food
fishes. should not thrive in our lake and be-
come important for home use, and even as
an article of export to some small extent.
as 1t now is and long has been in the great
lakes. But this can never be unless the
present stock, or such as may be hereafter
introduced, is allowed to mature and in
crease. The catching of the fish now d.
minishe- the original supply before it has
had time to Increase and the fish themselves
not beng more than half grown are of com
paratlveIy little value. The fish does take !
the hook very fiercely, and if every one that
IS drawn up were Immediately thrown back
II would suffer little damage.
~ those who have shown NE this fish did |
not know it, brief description may be |
useful. Its general shape is not unlike that
OF mackcrel but it is twice as large when
fully grown and the tail is not so sharply |
pointed 1t is dark blush or brownish
above shading to irdescent blush white
on the sides and white on the belly. Just
IN front Of the tail en- the back is very
small fin shaped somewhat like 4 long U |
upside down which Will serve better than
anything else, I think, TO characterize the
species as do not know of any fish common
IN the lake that has such a fn-so small
and rounded at tt top. In front of this is
the quite large fit of the back which is cut
off sluarely at tt top. Two Of the under
fms just back of the head are long and
pointed. think that this rather unscien-
tiic description viii enable any one to dis
tinguish the fish in hand. 1t Is for the in
terest Of all, the fishermen Irith The rest, that
this species be protected for several years
to come GEo. H. PERkINs.
NJ. ra'r rk'> Day In Burlington.
i large audience was present at st.
Mary : Hall, Tuesdays m to witness the en-
tertainment given by the young ladies and
boys Of s.. Ma rvs School and the orphans
Of St. jo~eph's Asylum The programme
embraced songs. declamations, dramatic re-
citations and tab 'eaux, and was carried out
in a manner whie reflected great credit on
the youthful am lteurs-who, by the way,
were as fine IL. king Sc, Of young people
rs Is often seen. Music wa, furnished by the
St. Mary's Band, whose members wore
their ~aperb uniform and were in excellent
play. The evenings programme was as
follows:
RaGRAlvE.
Overture. .-......-.-.--..-..-.st Mays Band.
lr'lH-uc ----------- .---------I ieNley.
Sn- ----.----.--. --.---------"O, f=ddy bear
~ '-.nti "l'------. -------N. laTkt.
''''e"a '--.---------- Abraham
ursic.
Dialogue. ''Mr.. PariIu-.un and Ike.
I'r'i3.n on. ". Mch iatl-
MUSIC.
ra'le.u.--...--.....--...--..'' The Harp q Erin
MISC.
dialogue. Artist :. Daily. " Foley. 81. Goshen,
- Rowe.
rableau... ..'Pcace au Prosperity.
-----.---' Seattle tAe "etls-
The proceedings the day were ought
to 81 close by ~pler lil supper in t..c lower
rooms ofthe hall. 4 large number OF our
citizens, darine the evening. went in and
partook oitho delici 5us oysters, sandwicho 3,
pie, cake. etc, pre- JARED and served by the
c-timahle ladies cor nectei with 81 Mary's
Congregation.
When Aunt Arab ella saw ono OF our little
counter hoppers'' little flushed at I we'd
ding party the other evening, She quietly
remarked "Youth -full-yer
EALgoAD AccpE rz,-The en- inc, tender
and three cars of FREE ght train number eight
were thrown from the track near E~-sz
junction, yesterday afternoon, 10y a mis-
placed switch Fret ght trains over the roae
were detained for 81 or eight hours. The
train from this city, being unable to enter
the depot at the Jun elton. was compelled
to back into Burlingtc H.
Tho Montpelier, [ ariwick and Black
River Railroad has READY got subscribed
over $40, zoo. In tr weeks there viii be
some So, 900 or more north Of the Portland