6 GAME AND FISH RESORTS. 



baited hook. The pike, {esox estor), is very abundant in the ponds 

 and lakes of the almost arctic regions of Alaska. The burhot, eel 

 pout, or losh, {lota viacidaia), swarms in the lakes and rivers. 

 Of the white-fish, there are several varieties or species, the larger 

 portion being allied to the southern prototypes, the greater differ- 

 ence being in their numbers. The nulato — tiulatoski of the 

 Russians, the inorskoi, or white-fish of the Russians, the hump- 

 backed species, \.\\& corabaii oi'Ci\& Russians and Ko-lak-ah of the 

 Yukons, is quite abundant but bony and insipid, the coregonus 

 nasiis, or round fish — the Russian krug, and Yukon hiiiuen, is a 

 denizen of several streams, and is often caught for food ; the cor- 

 egonus viuksiitt, or broad white-fish, the tel-ih-yuh of the Yukons, 

 weight of thirty pounds. The largest of this genus is the great 

 white-fish, {luciotruita leiicicthys), which excels its congeners not 

 only in size but flavor. It is very abundant in the Stikine and 

 Yukon Rivers — and is found in all the streams throughout the 

 year. The grayling, {thyniallics), is very abundant, and with the 

 brook trout completes the list. The salt water fishing is for cod, 

 torn cod, halibut, five species of clupea, two species of flounders, 

 euchalon and smelts. 



ARIZONA. 



The surface of the State, which has an area of 113,916 square 

 miles, may be described as a series of wide and elevated plateaus 

 sloping gradually southward and interspersed with desert wastes 

 and arid plains on which no vegetation grows, excepting the arte- 

 misia or sage bush. These plateaus are broken up by numerous 

 mountain chains and spurs and diversified by many lofty buttes. 

 A noticeable feature of the country is the number and depth of its 

 canons. The mountain regions are densely wooded and are the 

 haunts of many kinds of wild animals. The plateaus, prairie and 

 sandy plains, are, especially in the southern portions, good shoot- 

 ing grounds for wild fowl and other game birds. The game of 

 the country includes elk, deer, antelope, mountain sheep, pumas, 

 jaguars, ocelots, black and grizzly bears, wild cat, red and grey 

 wolves, fox, peccary, raccoon, opossum, sage-rabbit, several vari- 

 eties of squirrel, wild turkeys, ducks and geese in great variety 

 and abundance, swans, cranes, curlew, snipe, plover, etc., in count- 

 less multitudes. The streams contain several varieties of gamey 

 and finely flavored fish. 



Arizona is thinly settled, there being few towns, with a limited 

 number of military posts. The population is in great part of 

 Spanish and half-breed descent. The lines of communicadon 

 through the country are few, and confined to the stage routes. 



