The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-14

Tue following is from the report Of &
recent meeting Of the California Acad.
emy Of Sciences:
WN Lockington then read 90 inter-
ssting paper % sharks. prefscing II
With some general remarks on some
specimens of stargeon that bad teen
donated. He said that there we're four
species OF sturgeon distributed on
this coast. DR. W o Ayres bed foand
three on this coast; the ssort, tho msdi
um and the long nosed. IL was dcubt-
fol whether there we're three. the rnedi-
um.nosed stsrgsou. il 10 bsissvsd, being
tbs young Of the other species The
msdiGm.sossd sturgeon - OF green
color. and u not essss. although there
10 no reasou at ell Why IL should not be.
Surgeons attain . Length Of nine feet
and weight Of 200 pounda They are
found ell along the coast. Last year
there vsre known only sigh. species ct
sharks, but sines shs Investigations OF
Professor Jordan on this coast the
number Of species has been increased
70 10 or 20. The number of ray dshes
has increased equally 10 proportion.
Almost al Of the sharks are spread
oyer Ill paris Of the oceanic waste, few
Of them being peculiar TO this western
locality, thoagh many Of the fsys are
iudigssous. Oil 10 expressed ont OF tbs
liver Of eli Of than, generally from
three. quarters to . gallon frem each
.asii, While their fms srs sold for i2n
cents . pound to Chinese. who make
soup Of thsm. Some Of the smsilsr
species are eaten, but seldom by whites.
There II the sbgei or monk specie.
called perhsps angel on account Of IL
unparalleled ugliness. All the ray
Rs6 have their gills at the bottom and
the sharks ct the side, the former bsing
cylindrical 10 shape. the lsttsr asttensd
out. The leopard shark Is VOL known
- the Port Jackson shark. He 10 pecu.
lisg 70 the western coast Of America
and y eUond 10 Lower California aud
xsxieo. bat only lately In Upper Cali.
fosnia The shark popularity known -
the thrssher 10 fosni IN the Mediterra-
mean Hsa and In the Atlantic. He is
reputsd TO help IN killing the whale, ~
he hes . very strong tail, often a. long
- bis body. The long tail has perhaps
given rise 10 the notion He u found
In Monterey bay. Then there ~ the
pufisr shark. which has the faculty Of
putting itself ont like globe fish and
ipnsting the stomach With Cir. IL
which condition II floats on the water
wrong side up. He Is not TO DO found
north OF Point CUneepcion. and In the
winter keeps himself in the kelp in
the santa Barbara bay. He 10 often
caught In lobster pots, being very fond
Of salt fsh and thus falls . prey to his
ewn rspacity. Az thsss lobster pots
ere oftsn bAitsd with sharks fssh. IL Il
believed the puder eats his own kind.
Ths female lays its eggs in February.
st which season IL goes 10 tho shore.
Some species only OF sharks are ovipa-
rous. The square looking objects.
some with aud some without tentacles,
and saase again spiral, found on ssa-
beaches. are the eggs Of sharks. Tho
bAsking shark Is white. and oss Of The
LATEST Of the species. lie 10 fosnd ia
the Atlantic, on the cosss ct fnsisad.
and oil along the Pssi2e- He - M u
be feared, having vsTy saasli teeth
and will not attack isrge ksh. Hi
liver IL productive Of much oil. Tbs
hammer head was unknown prior /.
1915, He is to be found about Magds
lena Bay. and also on the coast Of Csii
fornis south Of San Pedro. He 10 name.
after his hammer shaped heal. HE ~,
syss being at the esd Of loag psduncls
at the side Of the head.
Thsse ere. two species known ~ thu
dog-shaskss .fhs leopard shark 10 REQ
ognissd by bis Traverse bands oil blscl
snd whits. Ths species are sbnndan
on the west ooasg Of Anesica. The oi
shark u found In May and Angus
south OF San Francisco, IN ell lagoon
aud bsys where Il Coca 70 spAws. The
shers are tbs blue sharks. kuo Of th
spsciss having blunt noses. The ma
sstsl spsGiss. . white Dab. Il hese. IN
one vas captured at sequel that In
swallowed . sea lion Weighing 10
pouads II attains length OF 36 fee
The pike dor ksh. called by Itaiis
fshernAsn xpinArAgA. h found in bot
seas. Il 10 peculiar In having . spin
In front Of each dorsal in. IL chi,
fosd Il herring. but u eats its on
young. The 'sting ray. or 'sAsis ray
Ut Eusope. 10 noted fus it, Arbsd spss
ON the tail. which Il uses - "a cffeu
sivs and defensive weapon. Il 10
great destroyer Of oysters, for which
"a peculiarly tilted. cruoching the she
with the hard substance In iss mou,l
which takes the place Of teeth. RI
ray Weighs Is pounds snd 10 new,
sAlsn. The devil 6ah OF 49, vaapi
10 especially abundant 10 the Gulf
Nsxiso, snd = twsnty fssl In diamste
Il often Waits the sarfaoe. nnd. with 4
psotossl On often strikes the sailor tn
.cbaucss 70 b u The water. The hlo
stuns the hsnap bsing, and - ,shl
% rise no more. TIE nsh q = 40,
formidable enc. and within its mous
hes ovss . huadred tsetA IN lonsitadi
nal rows. Some ave other specisI I
sting rsya ono of them beinR rounds
hks disk aud found In every bAy Ga
laaooa south of Pniae C0ncDoojnu
T6ey are extreansly daaeslceg AAsin
bssn known to impAls another Of The
spscies IN ths attempt - sesike A ol
jeel with their tail. There are d,
other spscio a rays ee skatss. ~
only having been knovn before che
disDovsry b. Psofsssor Josdaa.
Tso vsqasros. George Cornell "a
Gus Richsrdssu. who were dxivia
cattle 10 Nohave County. ArisonA. q