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readiness, and such astonishing rapidity, as strongly 

 evince his powers. 



Salmon grow to a great size, sometimes reaching to 

 upwards of 70 pounds in weight \ but such are very, un- 

 common : their average, in great rivers, may be from 1 (> 

 to 3D pounds ; in the lesser streams, firom 8 to 20 pounds, 

 constitute the general run. 



They are not considered as salmon until after the fifth- 

 year, till which time they are known in different countries. 

 by various names, some of which are applicable to their 

 annual growth. Thus, during the first season they are 

 called <f salmon-fry," r ff smelte j" in the second year,. 

 sprods" or " spurts ;." then <f moris;" t( fork- tails ;" 

 " half-Jish -," according as they appear to be advancing 

 towards their final designation.. 1 consider it, however,. 

 SL difficult matter to fix the age of a salmon thus exactly* 

 find rather approve of the Scotch mode of classing them. 



In that quarter, all marketable fishes,, that is, such as 

 cannot pass the cruives, or salmon-trap?, are called 

 " salmon j" while such as can make their way past them, 

 are known by the general name of " gritts" 



Cr nivcs are made in the rivers throughout Scotland,, 

 of those large pebbles every where abundant. They con- 

 sist of a short, but immensely substantial, barrier, raised 

 in the middle of the stream, by placing the stones loosely 

 to the thickness of many yards,, with a considerable 

 slope, especially within. At the ends of this barrier, are 

 two railed cages covered over with plank, and. firmly fas- 

 tened, by piles and by arms,, to both the bottom and the 

 rampart. 



From the exterior of the cages, or traps, two very sub- 

 stantial buttresses of loose stones diverge, so as to ga 



abuut. 



