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appears in the markets as “Salmon” or “ Salmon 
Trout.” It is sold at a low price as “ poor man’s 
Salmon.” But to this the anglers object. For 
when it first enters the streams, the Steel-head is a 
noble fish, and worthy of the best efforts of the 
fly-fisher. Besides, the young Steel-heads on their 
way back to the sea are not less attractive to the 
lover of fishes. 
If we follow the Steel-head! northward, we find 
that it has invaded the waters still occupied by 
its grandfather mykiss. It has gone into Fraser 
River, where its landlocked progeny have become 
the great white trout of the Kamloops and Koote- 
nay Lakes, the Stit-tse? of the Indians. This trout 
does not differ much from the Steel-head; but its 
large scales, silvery color, and sleek aspect give it 
an appearance different from its cut-throat ances- 
try, which lives with it inthe same waters. Differ- 
ent species the two are, beyond a doubt, yet they 
belong to the same series. They stand at opposite 
ends of a long chain that still has many links, and 
that haslost many more. For each link in the great 
chain there is a long and an eventful history. 
Allied to the Kamloops trout is another inter- 
esting form, —the Blueback Trout® of Crescent 
Lake and other ponds in the Olympic Mountains. 
This form has been only lately made known to 
1 The Steel-head Trout is Salmo gairdneri Richardson, named 
in 1836 for its discoverer, Dr. Gairdner, an enthusiastic young 
naturalist, stationed at Fort Vancouver, in the employ of the Fur 
Company. 
2 The Stit-tse Trout is Salmo gairdneri kamloops Jordan. 
8 The Blueback or Beardslee Trout of Lake Crescent is Sa/mo 
beardsleei Jordan & Seale, named for its discoverer. 
