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place in the family of fishes, but 

 ichthyologists on investigation de- 

 clared it to be a true type of this spe- 

 cies, and the rush of eager anglers 

 followed; but the real reason for its 

 rapid disappearance is doubtless the 

 work of sawmills in filling the streams 

 with sawdust and other refuse fatal 

 to fish of such delicate organism. It 

 is stated, too, that the brook trout, in- 

 habiting the same streams, preyed on 

 the grayling as it became weakened 

 by conditions mentioned, and thus 

 hastened the destruction, so that 

 many believe grayling fishing in 

 Michigan is practically a thing of the 

 past, so far as finding any considera- 

 ble number is concerned. 



In form the grayling is more slen- 

 der than the trout, and in weight it 

 rarely exceeds one and a half pounds, 

 the distinguishing feature, however, 

 being particularly its magnificent dor- 

 sal fin, extending nearly one-fourth 

 the length of the fish, and of tri-color, 

 dotted with purple spots, giving it the 

 appearance of a waving banner when 

 the grayling darts through the water 



