The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-05-02

Visit 10 Seth Green In Rochester Express.
Tho Mountain Trout (lSdlm5 stomias,) as
seen In the stream at Caledonia prsacsscs the General
characteristics oi the brook trout In shape and con-
tuNf, except that he Is "chunkicr and thicker set
His upper Jaw projects less than thai OF the Sotmo
foptindiis the head Of both male aud female resem-
bling more thai Of tho femaic trout oi dit stca'ha
Perhaps be n9y be heat COMPARED In point OF shape to
the typical we.fed and rapid growing pond trout Of
wild waters. His markings are peculiar and iar
easier portrayed with the brush than described with
the pen. Fresh drawn from the water he possesses
much the appearance Of n frcsh-run salmon, until
closer examination discloses marked difference
The belly Is bright white, extending up the sides to
steel silver which latter are necked twothrds OF the
way to the back with numerous irregularly shaped
dark spots, nicrspersed with equally numerous but
smallet spots of adlanond shape. IN the centre Of
the sides, extending from head to tail distinctly
marked line, the dividing part Of atibbon-like band
M Ns varies snd f1 e. a sos ike ehs
viewed, and calling TO mind, In measure, the mar
velous dorsal Nm Of the gtayng, without It's blue
and the color OF the back, Sides and belly as well as
thu Intensity of the spots, vary according TO the
sometimes his sides win gliscn like those of salmon:
a, Others they assume the purple bloom, Of = trout
taken N %SS ns Mel s t S Ssss
Il bfoNn and dotted similar to that OF his Eastern
cousin, while each eye is discernble small dark
being dainty In his diet his brighter colored rel
| atives When hooked he is instantly conscious OF It
and makes valiant fight for liberty. Now diving
like, high In air, he does not yield without gallant
| struggle, as shaking the water from his FURNISHED
sides be knocks londlS an unwilling captive at the
IL is claimed fol this new acquisition, that he is
hardief and more easily raised than the brook trout;
that he thrives In water nve or six degrees higher In
temperatures grows twice the size, In the same period
and ultimately attains much larger size. or his
an opinion, except that tsose who hatp tasted them,
ms caught last year In the streams about Evansville,
pronounce them equal to the brook trout In decacy of
| flesh flavor Is hDweypr. whte- feShpd fish,
Being later spawner. April will probably have to he
closed month for him. Very few mointain trout
being mostly retained for breeders. Next year s. 500
900 young fry will he ready for distribution. The
hybrids-crOsses between the male California salmon
| and the female brook trout; the female mountain
trout and the male brook trout: and the female salmon
trout and the male brook troutaord an interesting
study. OF these crosses which take more after the
larger parent fish, the most successful appears to he
that between ,hc salmon trout anti the brook trout.
same spoto as tie salmon ttout together with the
vcrmon spots OF the brook trout. III tho cross be-
tween the California salmon and tho brook trout
singular freak Of nature manifested ITSELF all the
progeny seventy In number proving females, of whic
| number unshapey FISH. WHEN these hybrid.
that the spawn cbuld not be passed. small was the
vent without the Use of knife, The experiment Of
the miit Of lie brook trout however, proved unsuc.
cessfu The other hybrds referred to will not be old
| enough until next year to determine whether they
can perpctate their species or not Mr.. Green IL OF
Affirmative opinion. In the meantime the success
or failure of crossing will be looked forward to witt
| much interest.
| Among the members of the extensive fish family al
the State Hatchery 1t may be well to mention thu
| McCoud river trout also native OF California,
distinct variety from, hut similar In many respects Il
the mountain trout. He is larger Ash, suitable fol
rivers and large streams, in the lower portions where
tine brook front will not thrive. As five-year- old
he should weigh in large streams five or six pounds
or this fish there is hand stock of about v,
| thousand young fry. An interesting experiment II
Hsh culture Is being tried that is deserving Of
| mention. Acting OH the principle that fish, lk'
animals, degenerate by too close inbreedng. 100. oo
young brook trout fry have been procured from Yer
| mont, to turn into Caledonia creek and the Stat,
| ponds with view Of improving the breed. singu
lar fact IN connection with pisciculture In that al
efforts to raise the grayling ariRcaly have failed al
| those experimental with never having spawned, Of
| shown any signs OF breeding since taken from the
natural waters. The Californian salmon kept In pond
is also unsatisfactory. They rarely spawn, and wheI
spawn had been taken II turned ont unhealthy.