Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-05-15
To Receive Visitors.
FISHES OF MONTANA.
Or. J. A. HenshaiI's Contribution to
the Biological Series.

Or. J. A. HenshaiI's Contribution to
the Biological Series.
The Argus has received from the
University of Montana bulletin No. II
of the biological series, "A List of the
Fishes of Montana" by DR.. j. A. Hen
shall, a noted authority, and now sup
erintendent of the Bozeman fishery
station, in which is given some notes
on our game fishes. 1t is an inter.
esting pamphlet, giving list of game
and other fishes to be found in Mon
tana waters.
The grayling fish comes in for spec
ial mention at the hands of DR.. Hen
SMALL and justly so, for it was he that
discovered several years ago that it
was the grayling which Lewis and
Clark caught here and described in the
journal OF their trip of more than 100
years ago. He says:
The grayling, the lady of the
streams is as trim and graceful, and
withal as beautiful as damsel dress
ed for her first ball. Her lovely iri-
descent colors and tall gaily-decorated
dorsal fin, which might be compared
to a gracefully waving plume, must be
seen fresh from the water to be prop
erly appreciated. The grayling is not
only a clean and handsome fish, but
; is as game as the trout, and in my
opinion much better for the table. It
was taken in the Jefferson river cen
fury ago by Lewis and Clark, and
though they gave fair description OF
it in the history of their wonderful ex.
petition, it remained unidentified until
it became my good fortune few years
ago to recognize it as the grayling
from the description Of Captain Lewis
1.-The grayling is supposed by some
to be a cross between the red-throa
= trout and the whitefsh, in other word:
hybrid; but l have never seen {
; hybrid fish in wild waters. Hybrid!
= can be produced by the fish culturis
= between closely allied species, but thu
y progeny is infertile. The grayling il
! distinct species. allied to the salmon
family, more distinct in fact than a.
= between the rainbow and steelhea,
. trouts. It is a different species from
the Michigan or Arctic graylings
= though closely resembling both. l
became my good fortune, also, to be tn
: first to propagate the grayling art
> ficially, under the auspices Of the Unit
cd States Bureau Of Fisheries, it ha,
ing time and again resulted in failur
T. with the Michigan grayling.
T. ''The grayling is found only in Ala:
ka. Michigan and Montana. In MOI
tana it exists only in the tributarie
y Of the Missouri river above the fall!
Its ideal home is in the upper reache
> Of the Madison and Jefferson. TIL
upper canyon Of the Madison and tn
= basin west of the Yellowstone par
= are especially adapted to the graylinl
There the water is swift, bun unbro
y en-, the bottom being composed of dar
. obsidian sand. In this region graylin
Of two pounds are not uncommon"
~ About the Rocky Mountain whitefs
n DR.. Henshall says:
For some inexplicable reason tn
~ ine game fish is not properly appre'
ated by many anglers in Montana. TIL
~ is probably mere prejudice, but
seems unaccountable when it is consi
st cred that there are only two 9th
game fishes in the eastern portion
the state-the red throat trout and L
'e' grayling. consider the whitefi
equal to the native trout in gamene!
es' as eager in rising to the artificial
81 as ready to respond to bait, and
Co. good. If not better. as food fish.
IT. flesh is firm and flaky. of a sweet fla
20 or. and never has that muddy or cart
taste as in trout from weedy waters
.et american Peeress" Wins Castle.
London, May 14.-Helen, Lady 4
yet niger, nee McGruder, the first Am,
6 lean peeress," has scored a great t
umph. Ever since the death in 10