The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
Brook and Lake Trout.

Brook and Lake Trout.
OF trout we have great variety in all the
mountain streams, but the most impor-
tant Is the Malma trout, Salyeiinus NAL
ma II is known as lake trout. bull trout
and red spotted trout. In thu ocean.
where Il Is found in large numbers. it ia
the salmon trout This beautiful species
ranks high as a food fish. and in some OF
our lakes. as for instance Lake Crescent.
in Clallam county It attains large size.
On the sSth OF October, 1928. Rear Ad-
miral r A Beardslee. Of the United
States ship PhiIadslphig. and Mr. NJ. J.
CGrrigan. OF Port Angeles trolled in Lake
Crescent with spoon hooks IN thirty 10
ifty feet OF water and caught large
quantity of bluebaok trout. four OF which
weighed g. ili4. l1is and Il pounds, and
speckled trout from one 10 three pounds
each. In Lake Cushman, Lake Quin!ult
and others Of the lakes Of Western Wash
ington these big trout abound, and the
same may be said OF every fresh water
lake IN the state.
The Sturgeon.
Another valuable food FISH OF our state
is thu sturgeon, which is found OF large
size and In quantities IN the Columbia
river and It's tributaries. This variety Is
known as the white sturgeon Acipenser
trarsmontanis). and is the finest sturgeon
taken on the Pacific coast. The Acipenser
sturio, another variety. are among the
largest fish known. Their muscles, how
ever. are less firmly knlt their flesh more
delicate end their muscular strength
mitch less chan would be supposed from
their great size. They are not voracious
and their habits are not at all fsroclous.
The surgeons are sea fishes. periodically
ascending rivers for me purpose OF
spawning Tho sturgeon has a great
quantity OF spawn. which IN Europe =
converted into eaviare, OF which enormous
quantities are consumed IN Russia The
quantity % eggs in s single FISH varies
from Ave 70 flg cen gallons. The assumed
average may be about ten gallons. and
the eggs in a single large fish number
500 on. IssDglass Is also 4 valuable prod
uc. % tae sturgeon and s. plAde fren the
air had5er % the FISH. whsh is carefully
washed ia fresh water ana hung Up in
the air day or two 90 st.Teu. The outer
membrane IS then peeled OF and The re-
malndev cut up iuto strips OF greater or
less length. technically called staples. the
long staples being 81 The most value. This
81 bstance aHord5 50 large quantity ~
Felaiinous matter that che rart o. ISM
glass dissolved IN a hundred parts OF boil
ing water vii form a stlH Jelly when cod
The high price OF genuine is.nE'8sz has
esrsed It's Use 70 De greatly superseded
by the various ferns OF ge.atine found
ia grocery stores. which ara not always
prepared from the prime parts az an ami
nal, bat from 'hs parirEs - hides. hooss
AMI hnrus 81 hcef cattle refined ana uurt-
fed but never as wholesome o. delicate as
IRE tsre'ass from The sturgeon. and which
bear the sane relation 60 * as oteaana r.
ear3na dos 20 the purest OK dairy butter.
Resides isiaEisSs a deal Of fish glue car
- extracted from cha sturgeon. and The
resicuurn a converted tnto gusno.
Cavfare.
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