I'huto by George Sliiras, 3rcl 
A SPLENDID PAIR OF ANTLERS, WITH THE SKULL ATTACHED : FOUND ON THE BANKS 
OF THE UPPER KENAI RIVER 
It is impossible to tell whether the animal died of old age or from wounds. Spread, 
ZVi feet. Note extraordinary brow antlers, which have a spread almost equal to the main 
branches (see page 453). 
the gradually falling river had in many 
cases separated these pools by interven- 
ing bars, SO that the fish, varying from 
two to a dozen, could be watched and 
the individual relations of each easily 
determined. While it was at once seen 
that the salmon were carrying on a con- 
tinual warfare, it was not until the close 
of the first day that I found that the fish 
were paired apparently by hate and not 
by any ties of affection. 
Whether this was a sexual antipathy 
I could not then determine, although as 
a rule only one fish was the aggressor, 
the other spending its time trying to 
elude the attack. Continuously and re- 
lentlessly they struggled in couples, 
rending and tearing the fins and tails, 
scoring with their sharp teeth the some- 
what smoother sides, and occasionally 
seizing, with wide-open mouth, the nose 
or lower jaw of their victim. 
On the four days spent returning up 
the river, and while the men toiled at 
the tracking line, I walked slowly along 
the banks, carr3dng a pack containing 
the more valuable part of our outfit, and 
so there was plenty of time to observe 
the salmon. From my notebook the fol- 
lowing extracts depict what was happen- 
ing much of the day : 
'"In one pool, separated by shallow 
water from the others, there were ten 
salmon and all in a state of fierce con- 
