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Show A STRANGE FISH. On Saturday last the fishermen at the Sequel beach whilo hauling their seine caught a very strange fisn. A gentleman who saw it informs us that it was about four or five feet long, with a head somewhat resembling an alligator. alliga-tor. The mouth was open very wide, and a sort of hissing noise proceeded from it. It had two fiery-like eyes of a green-yellowish color, with two horns of a hard bony substance protruding from each side of the head. The body was slim and long, and it had four web feet, the legs being stout and short. Just below the two hind feet tho body separated in two tails, and on the ends of each were two bunches or tassels, somewhat resembling sea weed or coarse hair. It was very spry and lively and the men wore at first afraid to touch it, but finally ono of the men approached it, and struck it over the head with an oar and killed it. It was then taken in possession by one of them, and we understand it was his intention in-tention to take it to San Francisco, and place it on exhibition either at Woodward's Wood-ward's Gardens or the Museum. Doubtless tho San Francisco papers will give us a more detailed account of it when they have examined the curiosity. curi-osity. Santa Cruz Timet. |
