Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-04


GOLDEN CATnsH.-A citizen who Is en-
gagged in the fishing business on the river near
Snodgrass slough, yesterday exhibited at this
ofice some singular catfish. The catfish
known here Is, in its normal condition, very
dark, almost black, about the head, and as
opaque in most parts as piece of coal its
belly only is white. Those exhibited here
yesterday are six of lot of twenty seven
taken at one haul of the seine, and the
whole Of which are of rich, bright yellow
or golden color in every part The fish were
taken at a point about fifteen miles below
Freeport. The only catfish planted in Cali
fornia streams were those brought here by
the State Fish Commissioner and the United
States Fish Commissioners, and they were all
of the usual very dark brown hue. The fish
shown yesterday would each weigh nearly
one pound. They are nearly as rich in hue
as the goldfish, and are quite translucent.
How came these fish to be changed in color?
Some hold that the catfish has chameleon
qualities others that!natuTe adapts the cat
fish to the color OF the bed of the stream in
which it lives; and others go SO far
as to charge the Transformation di-
rectly to the yellow mining deposit
held in solution by our river water.
AZ iiIoslDAc lIl5 SUGGESTION NetlIe3g
correct, and that the third has its influence
also, If the fish in dark caves have no eyes,
! and are colorless because Of the absence OF
/ Eight ii those hidden waters, it may be within
reason 70 assume that the catfish takes on, in
| time, the color of the waters of the bed Of the
stream where he is spawned. 1t should be
mentioned, however, that a yellow catfish is
known at the East in clear waters with muck
or dark beds, but none of that kind are
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color which distingui hes those referred to as
caught here, and which makes them very
snowy and attractive fish. 1t is known that
there are about fifty varieties OF catfish in the
world The species we have here except a
| few lake catfish of the West, is more
commonly known as the horned pout, and
/ seldom grows longer than ten inches. 1t
! especially prefers muddy bottoms. The cat
FISH of the Delaware is larger and is of a
whitish ash color; the Louisiana catfish
grows from two to three feet long, and is
! brown, spotted with black. A large species
is found Ia the Ohio river and its tributaries,
and attains the size Of four feet sometimes.
| The great lakes catfish is deep olive-brown,
and weighs all the way from six to thirty
! pounds.
Social NoTEs. Miss Dora Need was the
recipient of surprise party given by large
number of her friends Tuesday evening At
her residence, Eighth street, between R and
s.. Friends of Miss Nellie Frazer gave her
a surprise party Tuesday evening at the resi-
dence OF William Mclaughlin, Second and Q
streets. The affair was arranged under the
management of Mrs. j. Z. Farnsworth and
Mrs VIM. Mclaughlin. The ladies made it a
leap year party by taking all control ind
making every gentleman assume lady-like
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/ d. SERVER and wife gave them leap-year
surprise party Tuesday evening at their resi-
dence, on Fifth street, between | and j. The
company brought a band with them and dane
ing was INDUCED in. The hosts spread for
the guests fine collation..
INcoRPoRATIoNs.-A of incorpora-
ton were yesterday fled in the office of the
Secretary of State by the Nelson Gold and
Silver Mining Company. to operate in the
Homer Mining District, Mono county, with
principal office in San Francisco. Capital
stock, Sc, 900, 000 divided into Sl00 shares.
Directors-A. J. Leavy, John Henderson,
r. H. Owens, j. w. Nelson and William
Granger .. Also, articles of incorporation
of the Painters Cooperative League of San
Francisco Directors-James Casey, J. O.
Ralston, Il. Barrett, W. 3. Bridgeford and
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yided into shares of 800 each.
LOOK OUT FOR BoGus.-From good at.
thority it is learned that bogus gold So piece:
are being circulated here. The coin has the
right sound, exact in weight and size, very
finely executed, gold plated, of the dates,
1874, 1917, 1873. These pieces are the pro
duct OF q company which executes its WORK
in ships at sea, originally off the Spanish
coast. The composition OF the pieces is an
alloy of platinum and silver heavily gilded
French and English coin is also initiated BY
the same parties.
| UNIVERSITY REGENTs.-The Governor ap.
pointed yesterday the following as Regents Of
the University of California john Bid
we'll OF Chico, vice Archer, term expired
William Ashburner, of San Francisco, vict
Bowie, term expired-both for sixteen years
also. L. B. Redding, of San Francisco, yict
Pixley, resigned, for term prescribed by law
A Fresh ARRIVAL of very handsome Pinl
and Blue Marseilles Spreads, 81 80 and IS so
very cheap, on Domestic Counter at the Re,
House. Also, % doz Spanish Colored Fringe,
Spreads, 81 80. 81 and 81 %. and some
thing new in Reversible Honeycomb Quilt
very large sizes). Bates, Lewiston and Mar
settles, etc., from 90 cents to So.