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thirty or forty miles from fhore, tke 

 whole length of this coaft; they are 

 likewife almoft all of them deftitute of 

 fcales. The largefl: of thefe Fifh is 

 called Lowkw, and is about fix feet 

 in length and near three in circumfe- 

 rence, covered with a blueifh, filver-ca- 

 loured fkin : the head is long and boney, 

 and the mouth wide ; it has a pair of 

 fins a little below the head, and another 

 on the belly y there is alfo a fingle fin 

 on the back, and a large one on the end 

 ©f the tail. This is a falt-water Fifh, 



The Fi£h called, by the Indians, Bar«r 

 roketa, is the largefl of the frefli-water 

 kind, being about; three fe$t in. length 

 and two in circumference, and ajmoft 

 round. Its fhape is pretty much like 

 that of a Salmon, but its fcales are 

 larger, and its body thicker in propor- 

 tion. Its flefih is white, and very fat 

 and delicate. They are found chiefly in 



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