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referred to, are practically annihilated, and it will probably 
be many years before it is possible to reap another harvest. 
I know of nothing which bears upon the fisheries of our 
interior States, which could be of more service to those in- 
terested in this industry, than the widespread publication 
of the paper that Mr. Kunz has favored us with. W hat- 
ever tends to improve the knowledge of our fishermen, and 
enables them to conserve the supply of those animals which 
constitute objects of fishery, while seeking aquatic wealth, 
adds materially to the welfare and prosperity of our coun- 
try and the comfort of our people. 
Among the fishery subjects that demand the intelligent 
consideration of State legislators, none, perhaps, should 
receive more prompt attention than this matter of gather- 
ing pearls. No State can afford to neglect legislation on 
a subject so important. Unless there is legislative restric- 
tion, we may look for a repetition of what has been done 
in the States referred to by Mr. Kunz. 

THE SUNAPEE ‘SAIBLING: A FOURTH (NEW 
ENGLAND VARIETY OF SALVELINUS. 
BY JOHN D. QUACKENBOS, A.M., M.D. 
Member of the American Fisheries Society, New York Academy of Sciences, New York 
Academy of Medicine. 
The sudden and unaccountable appearance, in large 
numbers, of a valuable food and game fish in any of our 
inland waters would be hailed as a most important event 
both in the angling and the ichthyological world. As- 
sume that fish to be a prolific and rapidly growing sal- 
monoid,surpassing all congeners in symmetry and brilliancy 
of coloration, equalling the most delicate in table merits, 
and excelled in game qualities by the land-locked salmon 
alone—and you may readily comprehend the enthusiasm 
which, some seven or eight years ago, greeted the discov- 
