The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-12
THE Wars OF FISHES.
Some Interesting Peculinrities OF tho Sal.
mon, the Cod and the Blueish.


From he Los angeles TIM.
II ia not too much to say that in some wnvs
the love OF salmon passeth that Of women.
To reach the objects of their atfcrti'u th"y
perform feats and undergo hardship- great r
than any man could do or bear. and To- ua,u-
tain II they fight with q courage aud fury which,
might make many a soldier enviouS.
The salmon trials begin when they first l"nvN
the sea on their long upriver journey To- mrot
their sweethearts. Presently. porhapS 'l"r
away as lar as possible. makes lncomutye-
like rush, and leaps for the ter. lie Ar'na y
iiehtning, his scales shine like silver cnnn,...
Perhaps he fails to reach the top 10y ZOOS, hy:
he catches the water hangs suspemd.I i"r s..
forces his way up and reaches the quiet wat
beyond.
and the salmon leaps in vain. Then. iuluG
the feat impossible. he actually climbs 'N,
ing in little pools until the river is rcnrh
Then he goes on pushing through raptde
tloundering over shadows until the spawl ID:
rivers Of this continent tho salmon an" Too. "
when he reaches his Journey END Ills 500
body is n mass OF bruises. But nevertheless 10,
fights his rivals Hereby. and wins his br!,
Another startling story told bv fishermen is,
! TINT in heavy weather Goldfish eat stonr, D.,
ballast them. but it is more likely that th.,'
nnemones, OF which the Goldfish arc very fond.
1t may he inferred that goldfish 90 not "hlG'' .
nibble the fingers or hands OF human hctr L-.
because the wedding ring oil adrownrd won a
was once found in a Gods stomach. and ths
finder got 500 reward for its return.
Oysters and clans In the shell are very rutu.
lar with the goldfish. and there are vast h"nI
like strawberry boxes. winch are believed %
have once been in the stomachs Of goldfish.
hsy Hn9e their G sG%sS fri hq
and I'll their mouths with food. and still try .
If people knew more about fish they cat it j.,
possible that n slice of baked blue" might 4 |
many n man with shuddcrtng horror, Tor tn,
blneilsh j. perhaps the most terrible and llood-
| sweet and cheerful DISPOSITION compared -
tn" bY"nsh the shark lens n3,S phleGmatG aud
| isIpositiv"ly mild The bluetlsh max" m"nhadvn
their especial prey. When ascnnol OF the,r Nm
! such terrific haste that the ocean toams under
| them, bnt the bluefsh cannot DO distance
| They rush among the hclpIesS m"nha,l"n, h'-
| ing. tearing. thrashing. aud even Throwing
| thnm into the air.
ii, They do not stop 10 swallow tm@ir iTIy nnt
| is Redeemed with blood and dotted with dead
| fish. but bluciish kin on until exhaustion -tor1
| shallow water that the hlueflsh do not care -
follow. Sometimes thesc hclnless tlTh are :,
blind with terror that they swi II ashore and
are piled up in windows a foot deep.
| The bluefsh do not eat One-tenth Of the FISH
they Eli athnuGh whEn Subjected , ,ngy arr
in order to take in another meal Il j. ,r-ii-
| mated that during a fair season .OOO. 600 blue.
| fish are caught between New Jersey and Mou-
| omoy. and that about EttOOOOW remain uu.
| caught. Thirty or forty fish are sometimes
| found in the stomach Of one hlu"ti-h. iu,
! placing bluesh's kill at only ten per day lt
| will lie seen that during their four months
yearly stay on the New England coast they
| destroy about 1.2uO,OOOOOubo,uu fish, aul
| that is excluding the vast numbers 81 minute
| fish eaten by little bueteh which are not in
| cluded in tho estimate. Carried into ayoir,lu-
| pois. ii is calculated TINT 2.JOOOOD,OuO pounds
| OF fish nre eaten daily by hluersh. N"v"rthe-
| lasS they are handsome and graceful fish.
| Very little is known of their other habits but
| they are so nervous Will" in captivity thar they
| develop cOrns ON their noses hy irving To- push
| the latter through the glass sides OF tholr
| tanks