The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-16

tie Young Naturalists' Club. has been en-
ployed since the first Of October.
1892, and his task is now nearly
completed, Mr.. Hubbsrt was Sc
lected by the Washington Worlds fair
commission to conduct this important
work. and he has been ably assisted BY
Miss Parker, an industrious student OF
the state university. The operating rooms
have been in the basement OF the Young
Naturalists' Club. on the university
grounds, in the rear of tho Armory, where
every appliance necessary Was on hand.
The proximity of the fisheries and the fish
markets have been very advantageous,
and the fishermen engaged in the Sound
and Straits fisheries have aided materially
in securing as fine specimens and a. great
variety as possible.
THE MOUNTED sPHcYMHHA
The mounted specimens number about
ninety and embrace the following varie-
ties:
Ling cod or rock trout, Hezeoro".mss aspe.1:
founder, tPleuronectes stcilotns. Pleuronsetes
bdinea,us. Hippoelossoidcs nse!aaossscas. Pea.
, rns1;u. e0 sSSoo h eod oaas eeSeia.
buffalo or cultus cod. tOphiodon elongotss:
steel head salmon: tSdtmo gasrdnerg:
salmon eoaoopiynena: ssscj: Isuga.eys salmon.
tOncorhyachus KsnnerlyO: sacramento pike,
tPtyehocheilus Orcgonensis,: dog fish; tSquotas
ooanth'as, ou, perch: aDarsma !asero.s.; w nnS
tAHaplopoma fmbrd): white sinrgeon. (Actpens~
trdRsn0ntdnos,: sculpin. (Lept0cotws drm0susl;
tsalmo parparatrs,; Dolly Warden or bull trout.
tSdireticus noimd): rocx cod. tStodsfodes pducis.
pinis. Sebastodes corndtas and Sebastodes raber);
notified sculpin. (Scorpoeatchthys ssosSsoTotssl
The alcoholic specimens are:
shad. tCzupea sapidisstmal: stone sculpin.
(Eaophrys bison: snchovy. Palephrsss vfnoesO;
surf smelt, tHypomesus pretiosxs); scnlpin,
tHsmcIepidotus prachursU; benny. tCniroL
ophus polyoctocepholuD herring. scsupee
Columbia river chub My0chelus eowSin1N:
beuny. tSupenus on0ailorisl: common herring
lC7upeo harcagus ling cod. Hexegrommss ospes};
benny. Hpoclecthy: favtdub: wo.i FISH. tAnos-
hodhys oceliatus,: rainbow trout, tSdlmo tndesO;
white hsh. Gorgeous Wulidmsoni; founder,
(GlvptocephGlus sdchirGs) COD make, (Godus ehdl-
California sardine. iCgupeo sajar): founder.
tCith0ricafhys sordtdusi; pike, (G0dUs sodiD:
tom coi, tGddus pr0xinsws); sculpin, tSeodstofdes
posicol
The alcoholic specimens number about
lbs. and are carefully preserved in her
metically sealed glass jars. and the total
cost Of the mounted and alcoholic speci-
mems 10 fully 81, eco. The fish markets Of
Seattle were visited daily for fresh and de-
secured by fishermen they invariably
notified the taxidermist Of the fact, and
they were added to the collection. The
highest value placed on any single FISH
was $40. and that was paid for the halibut.
The mounted specimens are true to life,
and look as fresh and bright a. though
they had just been taken from their native
| element
BoUSpLKss FIELD
Our field Of operation is practically I'M
limited, embracing deep sea, the numer-
Gus bays. sounds and inlets, extending
| from tho Columbia to the shores Of
Alaska II 10 comparatively An unoccu-
| pied field, and up to the completion Of
| the transcontinental railways, but Q few
| years since. there was only . small local
demand, and freight rates prohibited ship
ments to distant points. Competing lines
| Of railroad now make IL possible to place
| the superior food fish of Washington in
the markets Of the East, in competition
| Atlantic. BY act OF the last legislature Of
| Washington, fishermen have been further
| encouraged by the abolishing of the close
season. which formerly placed an en-
| barge on the business to some extent. The
| open winters Of this section make 1t pos-
sible for fishermen to operate from one
/ years end to the other without interrup.
| ton, and there is no reason why the
| fisheries of Washington should not be-
come only second in importance to tho
| lumber interests of the state. Hundreds OF
vessels and thousands of men can be EN-.
ployed prohsaoiy in this industry.
| PUGET SOUND SALMON.
The Pacific coast fish most familiar to
the people of the East are salmon, and
| these were first introduced to them in
cans. but more recently fresh. packed In
ice or in refrigerator cars. They have been
acceptable either way. By reason Of the
Puget sound fish being taken in salt
water, some have regarded them as better