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whitefish also. Strangers visiting our waters and unacquainted 

 with the species may know the whitefish by the following traits. 

 It is silvery, with a brownish tint, rounder bodied and rather 

 longer than a trout of the same weight, fins placed as in the sal- 

 mon family, but larger, the tail being deeply forked. Its head is 

 smaller than that of the trout, and its very small mouth, which 

 is set below the center of the head, is a characteristic mark. Its 

 mouth will hardly admit the little finger, in a fish of a pound 

 weight. 



The whitefish is far more particular in his choice of habitat 

 than the cutthroat trout. None are found in any of our "West 

 Side" or coast streams. He inhabits only the clearest and cold- 

 est streams of the Cascades. This fish belongs to the salmonidae, 

 but partakes of the characteristics of some cyprinoid fishes. Its 

 mouth is not armed with teeth, and its food is largely soft-bodied 

 insects. 



Another fine trout stream tributary to Sandy River is Gor- 

 don Creek, which rises on the south side of the high mountains 

 behind Bridal Veil, and enters Sandy River about half way be- 

 tween Bull Run and Troutdale. 



The streams flowing into Sandy River (Gordon, Bull Run, 

 Little Sandy and Cedar Creek) are most conveniently accessible 

 by the Mount Hood Electric Railway from Portland, though all 

 are too much fished in their lower waters, and one should go 

 some miles above the easy reach of the Sunday picnics. Sandy 

 P. 0. is a pretty good starting point for many of these streams 

 of the nearer Cascades, good hotel accommodations there, livery 

 and men acquainted with the country to act as guides or drivers. 

 The scenery of the region is magnificent, Mount Hood and the 

 great range of the Cascades being near at hand. 



QUALIFY FOR SALMON CLUB. 



Although it is not an easy matter to qualify in the Salmon Club, yet, 

 during the past two months, sixteen different anglers have landed the much 

 prized fish according to the rules. All of the fish were chinook salmon, and 

 were taken as follows: 



Fag-e fourteen 



