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FLESH. 



Light lemon color before cooking; devoid of the oily 

 salmon flavor, and very excellent; whitening by cooking. 



OVA. 



October 28 — The egg's in the large fish were in indi- 

 vidua/ size, and in size of cluster much smaller than those 

 of a salmon of the same size. 



The following extracts from a letter from Mr. Carrigan,. 

 dated Port Angeles, April 30th, are of much interest: 



* * * Answering your direct inquiries: The Beards- 

 lees and Crescents are readily distinguishable, and can 

 always be told apart. 



There are no red spots at the points indicated on the 

 Crescent trout — no markings to suggest the Cut-throat 

 trout. 



There are no Cut-throat trout in Lake Crescent. 



The Beardslees (Bluebacks) are taken in deep water. 

 Those caught by the Admiral and myself were taken in 

 from 25 to 35 feet of water. 



The known varieties of trout in the lake are: 



(a) "Beardslees." 



(b) " Crescents." 



(c) "Silvers" (the local name for a very beautiful 

 trout, that measure, as a rule, from 12 to 18 inches in 

 length; but I have seen specimens 22 inches long, and 

 there are doubtless much longer ones in the lake). 



(d) " Half-breeds" (the local name for a long, slen- 

 der, graceful trout, that seems to be a cross between the 

 Beardslees and Crescents. The markings of the fish, as 

 I recall them after last season's fishing, are a rather pale 

 olive-green back and silver sides; the head and back 

 being dotted with rather faint small black spots. The 

 shape of the fish is one of its distinctive features. The 

 flesh is pale lemon colored). 



