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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1886)
80 THE WEST SHORE. hum. Tim number that annually visit the Fraser is mar velous. Dolow Ynlo they occasionally run in such num bers as to seriously intrf;re with navigation by the steamers, and wlmn these vast shoals nre crowded into tlio narrow gorge above tlio river is literally choked with tlmir struggling 1kh1i'b. Along the river banks for miles the liidiaim capture tlimn with dip nets of primitive con- . . . ... . i i mi Mtrui'tion, and dry them in tlio huh lor winter ioou. xue rontniht of the bruised and battered fish I saw iu the Thompson witli the leaping and plunging masses which liiul Ii.ii rrojl mv fulinmitinii nH T ttivArul down from the platform of the car n few days before, while threading A 1 1 . 1 1 I I ll 11 f mo rocky ciiim ami luuneis oi mo rrasor uorge, gave me i .. n.: :..i. i i: ..;tt'A n mii) oi rejjna iu win ijuiua mi iiiiiiuiiuu ui a mo giituu with HiK-h jHiwer, grace and energy. V iiilhhisI ill) the South ThoinnHon a ditunce of thirty-six miles and then entered the first of theShuswap lakes, i.uuii nnuswap is lour miles long and nearly half iim wide, its crystal waters teemiiig with trout of from one to eight h)uih1s weight Little ltiver, a shal low and rapid stri'iim four miles long, connects it with llig ShiiHwap, from tlm lower end of which to Eaglo Fuss is an expanse of water forty miles long, deep and clear. Hero, 11X1 miles from the sea, is a body of water that would float the tonnage of tho world. Tho scenery along urn iiioiiiiHiii Had 1,0011 lM'autirul, but as wo entered the KliiiHwaiiH its iM-auty and grandeur intoimifiixl. fl, tlm llig ShiiHwap being the most entrancing of the whole rouui i nrni rmvona to taglo 1'ass. As tho JWfrsg loft Little lliver and entered the great lake I swept my eye nroiind the horizon in one comprehonsivo glanco of ad miration. Forty miles to tho eastward the Biiow-capped H'nks of the (lold Itangowere a beautiful and refreshinc inlil wl.il.i ........... il... b , " lorest-covered hM8 rose abruptly from the beach, in marked contrast with tho snowy pal. as well as with the ghlHsy and shining sur face of tlm water which relied their graceful forms and sylvan adornments. Tho run up the lake was most delightful and ex ..landing, and in due time wo wore hmded at Kaglo l'ass, ot many miles from tho point here . ew w.-eks later, the lost spike connecting the jn s o ,)0Kr, lt c, I Pacific Railway was driv lleyoiid tins iNiiut the .toiimer.. ,,. ... n. ' . . c ii i . mo iiioum of t in JS1" "7 "t Hlream to tho flourish MtloiniMitji flirt ...r "oiling ... .... , vwiit.ll, InxiUtlful, VomoioiiH. ennmv I...., ,.. . W" Wllu mouth of Eagle Biver, where young salmon from six to eighteen inches in length will give the angler all th sport he can wish for. A tramp of a few hours into U mountains will introduce the hunter to game worthynf his rifle-game, too, which has been often known to tori hunter itself, and add excitement if tint. . sportsman's adventuresome quest E. G. Jonf wl"H mouuUin sheep d amI. .1 KWf? bohr. MILES UNDER THE SEA. MANY curious forms of fishes have recently been found iu the deep sea. One fish. UraAA depth of nearly three miles from the surface, shows t complete modification of structure. It is estimated that this fish has to contend against a pressure equal to two and one-half tons to every square inch of surface. A sealed glass tube; inclosed in a perforated nnnnar m. i WTCI nig, has at two miles been reduced to fine powder, while the metal was twisted out of shape. Yet the fishes are so constructed that they withstand the Dreamim Tu:. X- U(U bony and muscular system is not fully developed; the bones are permeated with pores and fissures. The cal careous matter is at a minimum, and the bones of the vertebra are joined together so looselw that in lift, inn flia larger fish out of the water thev often fall aimrt Th musolos are all thin, and yet the connecting tissue seems almost wanting. let these hshes are able to dart about and capture prey. Sunlight penetrates about 1,200 feet below the surface of the sea. At 3,000 feet the temperature lowers to 40 deg. Fahrenheit, about the same the world over. How do the hsues and other forms here see? Their eyes are modified as well as their other parts. The fishes that live 500 feet from the surface have larger eyes than those in tho zone above them, so that thev can absorb the faint rays that reach them. In a zone below this many forms with small eyes begin to have tentacles, feelers or oreaiis of touch. Manv of these deer sea fishes have SDecial A -7 organs on their sides and heads that are known to possess a luminous qunlity. Other organs are considered acces sory eves, so that the fishes havn rows nf nvna nn their - - ' -v ventral surfaces looking downward, while near are lumin ous spots that provide them with light One oi tie largest oi these deep sea torch-bearers is a fish six fe long, with a tail, dorsal fin extending nearly the entire length of the body. The tips of this fin are luminous, and also a broad patch on its head Along the side of the body is a double row of luminous spots. One at tlm rrmat fntviimia r9 4-liAaa Aaan ana fnrmi M the chauliodus. Its mouth is fairly overflowing wits teeth, that protrude in a forbidding manner. The Jm are all tipped with flaming spots, while along the dorsJ surface extends a row of spots that appear like sonunj windows in tlm i. ,i.:..i. i:i, : -l.mlnrr The little fishes, Bombay ducks, are luminous over thr entire surface, and when numbers are collected togeli tlm I . sill. present an astonishing spectacle. One oi w interesting of the light givers is the chiasmodus, W attuning a length of only thirteen inches. The top " j,i,njiuoroUt llgllt