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The Salmon 



from fish caught in the Fusta River, Norway. The scale from a 

 35-lb. fish had one hundred and one lines, twenty-seven of which were 

 parr lines. I make this fish out to be 6^ years old. Another scale 

 from a grilse showed fifty-three lines, and was quite like one of our 

 own from a Tay fish. Mr. Roberts was also kind enough to get his 

 ghillie to send me a few parr from that river. Those I examined had 

 all nineteen lines on their scales, and were caught in August. No 



FIG. 125. 35-lb. Tyee Salmon (Campbell River). 2Oth August 1910. 



doubt, if caught in May of the following year, the usual number of 

 lines would be found. 



SCALES FROM KING OR TYEE SALMON, CAMPBELL RIVER, VANCOUVER 



The illustration shown (Fig. 124) is from a scale kindly sent me 

 by R. P. Page, Esq. This scale has one hundred and twenty-eight 

 lines, and estimating its age as we do the salmon, I would say it was 



