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the Louisiana coast it becomes the grand écaille, 
and along the Texan shore tarpon and savanilla. 
The tarpon is a migratory fish, moving north 
over the vast area of the Gulf. One pronounced 
migration is along the coast from Mexico, so 
reaching Louisiana; the other possibly passing 
up the Windward Islands, so reaching Key West 
or vicinity, following up the keys to the Cape, 
some following the west and others the east 
coast. I infer this from the fact that if the vast 
schools moved north in the centre of the Gulf, 
they would have been noticed at the Tortugas 
group, where, as stated, the fish is rare. Around 
Cuba and other islands some tarpon are found all 
the time, but they are more plentiful in summer 
at the Florida points; schools have been seen all 
winter between Key West and Cape Florida, par- 
ticularly at Caesar’s Inlet. They appear in Feb- 
ruary, increasing rapidly in numbers in March, 
April, and May, entering rivers and streams as the 
Apalachicola, being seen, according to Stearns, 
eight miles from the mouth. I am indebted to 
W. S. Jenkins, chief engineer of the Aransas 
Pass Water Company, for much interesting data 
relating to the arrival of the tarpon in Texas. 
He writes: “ The tarpon makes its appearance in 
