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Show NEW PLAGUE KILLS LAKE ERIE PIKE i BUFFALO. N. Y- July 14. Bin pike, which form a Urge part of th catch ia Lake Kris, ar threatened with extinction. A mysterious plaru whisk baffle expert on fish is killing thou-aaads thou-aaads of thsoi, aad dsad fish ara being washed aahoro ia great namber. H. C. (roosley, epeeial lake warden for Lk Eri, it makiag aa investigation. investiga-tion. H found that th amall fish ara dying from a fungua growth on the gills. The iargs fish ar not affected. The unusually low tsmperatnr of the water I believed to b on of th ctuse. |