The New International Encyclopædia/Sacramento Pike

2022270The New International Encyclopædia — Sacramento Pike

SACRAMENTO PIKE. A large, greenish chub, two to four feet in length (Ptychocheilus Oregonensis), which abounds in the rivers of the Pacific Coast, and is used as food. Other names are ‘squaw-fish’ and ‘chappaul.’ See Plate of Dace and Minnows.