HOW THE TROUT CAME TO CALIFORNIA. 28 1 



appears in the markets as " Salmon " or " Salmon 

 Trout." It is sold at a low price as " poor man's 

 Salmon." But to this the anglers object. For 

 when it first enters the streams, the Steel-head is a 

 noble fish, and worthy of the best efforts of the 

 fly-fisher. Besides, the young Steel-heads on their 

 way back to the sea are not less attractive to the 

 lover of fishes. 



If we follow the Steel-head l northward, we find 

 that it has invaded the waters still occupied by 

 its grandfather my kiss. It has gone into Eraser 

 River, where its landlocked progeny have become 

 the great white trout of the Kamloops and Koote- 

 nay Lakes, the Stit-tse 2 of the Indians. This trout 

 does not differ much from the Steel-head ; but its 

 large scales, silvery color, and sleek aspect give it 

 an appearance different from its cut-throat ances- 

 try, which lives with it in the same waters. Differ- 

 ent species the two are, beyond a doubt, yet they 

 belong to the same series. They stand at opposite 

 ends of a long chain that still has many links, and 

 that has lost many more. For each link in the great 

 chain there is a long and an eventful history. 



Allied to the Kamloops trout is another inter- 

 esting form, the Blueback Trout 3 of Crescent 

 Lake and other ponds in the Olympic Mountains. 

 This form has been only lately made known to 



1 The Steel-head Trout is Salmo gairdncri Richardson, named 

 in 1836 for its discoverer, Dr. Gairdner, an enthusiastic young 

 naturalist, stationed at Fort Vancouver, in the employ of the Fur 

 Company. 



2 The Stit-tse Trout is Salmo gairdneri kamloops Jordan. 



8 The Blueback or Beardslee Trout of Lake Crescent is Salmo 

 beardsleei Jordan & Scale, named for its discoverer. 



