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intelligent gentleman of New-York, has assured 

 tne, that at certain seasons the Indians collect in 

 vast multitudes at these falls to catch Cnh. Be- 

 sides the white lish, there are the salmon trout, 

 and several kinds of sturgeon and pike, and fresh 

 water herring, and a number of other kinds. 

 Whether these fishes were originally marine ani- 

 mals, I cannot say. Fresh water fish will some- 

 limes live in salt water, and vice versa. The 

 lake of Lentini in Italy, is stocked with a sea fish 

 called the cefalo, a species of mullet caught in the 

 Mediterranean, and thrown into the fresh water of 

 the lake, where they not only live, but increase 

 greatly in size, and improve in ilavor, and are a 

 considerable article of luxurv in the island. The 

 lake has no communication with the sea, and is 

 chiefly filled with rain water. Many fish run up 

 from the ocean into fresh waters to spawn, and 

 perhaps some fresh water fish go to the ocean for 

 ihe same purpose. The fishes of the lakes can 

 however have the benefit of the salt water if they 

 see fit, as those waters abound with salt springs. 

 Ives informs us that at certain places in the Red 

 Sea, divers go down several fathoms, and bring 

 up fresh water, which is found in holes or little 

 natural wells. In this case the fresh water fish 

 may live in the ocean. I have no doubt but that 

 fishes can generally accommodate themselves to 



