31 MAY 1902, Page 15

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR." J

Stu,—While reading with great interest your article on "The Empire State's' Game-Book " I noted the explanation sug- gested of the presence of the herring in Lake Erie,—viz., that it had arrived there by passing up the St. Lawrence and through Lake Ontario. It follows naturally that its final run would be up the Niagara River and the Falls of that name. The sight of a large shoal of herring taking the Falls would indeed be interesting, and it seems strange that such a phenomenon has not been hitherto noticed. Perhaps an equally probable explanation would be that the fish alluded to are either vendace, pollen, or powan, known in Scotland and Ireland as fresh-water herring.—I am, Sir, &c.,

Tighnamara, North Berwick. JAME: T. RICHARDSON.