[75] FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 1105 



Minnows. 



It is pretended by the Indian doctor that this fish is a cure for dis- 

 eases. After sucking the affected part a long time he vomits 

 up one of these small fish and assures the patient that he will 

 now recover. Indians of Bear River, Placer County, Califor- 

 nia. 21,423. Collected by Stephen Powers. 



Dried clams (Cheetuk). 



Prepared as food by the Indians of Northwest coast. Washington 

 Territory. 55,396. Collected by J. G. Swan. 



Dried cuttle-fish. 



Prepared as food by the Chinese. California, 1880. 55,400. Col- 

 lected by Prof. D. S. Jordan. 



Pressed sea- weed (Porpliyra vulgaris). 



Used as food by the Indians. Sitka, Alaska. 21,164. Collected 

 by James G. Swan. 



SMOKED PREPARATIONS. 



(See also Canned smoked products.) 

 Smoked salmon. 



The flesh of quinnat salmon (Oncorliynchus cJiouicha), prepared by 

 the McCloud River Indians. Shasta County, California. 11,608. 

 Collected by Livingston Stone. 



Smoked sturgeon. 



The flesh of Lake Erie sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus) as prepared 

 for Western markets. Sandusky, Ohio. 12,122. Schacht & 

 Brothers. 



Smoked halibut. 



The flesh of halibut (Hippoglossus vulgaris) cut into flitches, salted 

 and smoked. Gloucester, Mass. 0". S. Fish Commission. These 

 fish are taken off the Greenland coast and ou the Grand Bank; 

 are Hitched ou the vessel and smoked in Gloucester. Packed 

 in boxes of 40 pounds each. 



Smoked halibut. 



The flesh of halibut (Hippoglossus vulgaris) salted, cut into strips 

 and rolled into one-pound packages, covered with thin paper, 

 and smoked. Gloucester, Mass. IT. S. Fish Commission. 

 Packed in 5-pound boxes. 



Smoked halibut. 



Flesh of halibut (Hippoglossus vulgaris) salted, smoked, and cut 

 into small pieces ; packed in tin cans. Boston, Mass. Potter 

 & Wrightington. 

 2444— Bull. 27 70 



