DT Data Page #: 453

Newspaper: Humboldt Times

Newspaper Date: 3/11/1951

Page #: 5

Item Type: Whole page

Place: Klamath River

Text: Whole page with photos devoted to the annual run of candle fish that come up the Klamath River to spawn. It always occurs around the first of March. The sign of them is when whales are seen at the mouth of the Klamath. They spawn in freshwater in March , April & May. They occur from the Klamath River - north to Alaska Rivers. The eggs hatch in 2-3 weeks. Candle fish are rich in grease and can be burned as a candle when dead. The Indians prized he grease and traded it to inland tribes. Alexander Mackenzie followed the "grease trail" to Bella Coola to reach the sea in 1793, the first white man to cross the American continent north of Mexico.

Key Words: Annual Run, Candlefish, Grease

Microfilm Call # : MF 10