SALMON INVESTIGATIONS IN IDAHO IN 1895, 
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Mr. McCall’s statement regarding this large ran is rather astonishing, but seems perfectly trust- 
worthy and is corroborated by Mr. C. R. White, postmaster at Meadows. Mr. White says: 
“ The run of whitelish was very remarkable last fall at Fisher Creek, above the Big Lake. Such 
a sight was never seen before. People went there, caught them, and loaded their wagons in a few 
hours’ time. The people threw them out onto the bank with shovels, they were so thick, and their 
numbers did not seem to be decreased. The fish were vei’y fat and plump and almost fried themselves. 
I am not prepared to say but that a similar run occurs every year, Imt it has not been noticed so much 
before this year. The mail carrier was building a cabin near where the fish came to sx»awn, and the 
men working npon the cabin were the first to notice the great numbers of fish.” 
Timothy Cooper, Stanley Basin : “ Whiteflsh come up Stanley Lake Inlet l.iy the thousands about 
October 15, and are seen for about a month, during which time they are spawning. People catch them 
by the hundred in diji nets.” 
H. H. Marshall, Stanley Basin: “The whitefish are very abundant in Stanley Lake and run up 
the inlet in November to spawn.” 
At the time of our arrival at Sawtooth, in July, whitefish were not uncommon in Salmon River 
and Alturas Creek, and were occasionally taken in the gill net in Alturas Outlet. At that time they 
took the hook freely, and several very fine catches were made by Mr. Scofield, Mr. Parks, and others. 
Those taken on the hook weighed about a pound each, though one was estimated at 4 pounds. The 
average length was about a foot. The young, still showing the parr marks, were common everywhere 
in shallow, quiet water, but after July the adults apx>eared to have gone into the deeiier water of the 
lakes. While seining at the ux^per end of Alturas Lake September 9 and 10, in 20 to GO feet of water, 
large numbers of whitefish were obtained. They averaged about 7 inches in length, were very fat, 
and when fried were most delicious, far surx^assing the trout in sweetness and delicacy of fiavor. 
In the following table are given comparative measurements of a number of sxiecimens of this 
species, all from Alturas Lake excex^t the last two: 
Gillrakerfl. 
No. 
Head. 
Depth. 
Eye. 
Snout. 
Dorsal. 
Anal. 
Scales. 
Eight. 
Left. 
95 
5 
4 
5 
34 
10 
10 
10-85-8 
14+8 
13+8 
9C 
5 
44 
44 
34 
12 
10 
10-78-8 
12+7 
11 + 6 1 
97 
44 
44 
34 
12 
10 
10-86-8 
15+10 
13+8 
98 
5 
44 
44 
3| 
12 
11 
10-89-8 
13 + 8 
12+8 
103 
5 
44 
4 
11 
10 
10-85-8 
12 + 6 
11 + 8 
127 
4j 
54 
4 
4 
12 
11 
10-90-8 
13 + 9 
13+9 
128 
ii 
54 
4 
4 
12 
11 
10-86-8 
10 + 8 
15 + 9 
129 
5 
5 
4 
34 
12 
11 
10-78-8 
14 + 10 
13+9 
130 
4J 
5 
34 
3s 
12 
11 
10-78-8 
13+8 
12+8 
131 
44 
54 
4 
3i 
13 
12 
10-84-8 
10+8 
11+8 
132 
44 
44 
34 
4 
12 
11 
10-87-8 
12+8 
11+8 
133 
4J 
5 
4 
4 
11 
10 
10-92-8 
12+9 
1547 
134 
44 
44 
4 
4 
12 
12 
10-85-8 
14+8 
15+10 
135 
54 
4 
34 
11 
10 
10-82-8 
14-]- 9 
14 + 8 
136 
4£- 
5 
44 
4 
12 
10 
10-82-8 
15-19 
15 -1-8 
137 
44 
5 
34 
34 
11 
10 
9-82-8 
13+7 
13-1-7 
153 
5 
44 
4 
4 
12 
11 
10-80-8 
11 + 8 
12+8 
154 
5 
4i 
4 
4 
11 
11 
10-79-8 
12 + 7 
14 X- 8 
155 
5 
44 
44 
44 
12 
11 
10-88- 8 
13+8 
12+8 
150 
5i 
4J 
4 
3f 
13 
11 
10-83-8 
12 -h 9 
12 + 10 
157 
4i 
44 
44 
3-4 
12 
12 
10-81-8 
12 + 9 
12-1-9 
158 
51 
4| 
44 
4 
12 
11 
9-84-7 
12+8 
13 + 7 
159 
5 
4| 
4i 
4 
12 
11 
9-89-8 
14+8 
15 + 9 
160 
5 
44 
4* 
3J 
10 
9 
9-83-8 
12+9 
14 + 8 
161 
5 
4} 
5 
34 
13 
12 
'9-81-7 
13 + 8 
14--H8 
162 
5 
5 
4| 
3* 
12 
11 
9-85-7 
14 + 9 
13+8 
182 
4f 
4f 
4-1 
44 - 
11 
11 
9-84-7 
14+7 
13+6 
183 
5 
44 
4| 
4 
12 
11 
9-85-7 
12+7 
14X-7 
184 
5 
44 
4 
3-4 
12 
11 
9-82-8 
12 + 8 
12 + 8 
(b 
4i 
5 
34 
4 
12 
11 
9-80-8 
12+7 
13+7 
(') 
44 
44 
3i 
44 
12 
11 
9-82-7 
13+8 
12+7 
' These two specimens obtained at Upper Salmon Falls October 2, 1894. 
