Pronunciation of "eulachon"

[Alan H. Hartley]

 From OED (Second Edition) s.v. OOLAKAN on line:

1834 W. F. TOLMIE Jrnl. 16 Apr. (1963) 275 The canoes were laden 
with..dried herring spawn which they are to barter for Oolaghans.

1836 SIR J. RICHARDSON Fauna Boreali-Amer. III. 226 The Indian name of 
this fish is Oulachan... The oulachan spawns in the different small 
streams which fall into the lower part of the Columbia.

1849 A. ROSS Adventures First Settlers Oregon River vi. 97 There is a 
small fish resembling the smelt or herring, known by the name of 
ulichan, which enters the river in immense shoals, in the spring of the 
year.

1881 Nature XXIV. 39/2 A new medicinal oil..known as Oolachan 
Oil..Obtained from a fish called by the North American Indians Oolachan, 
or candle fish..from the fact that when dried the fish..can be used 
as..a candle.

1911 J. G. FRAZER Golden Bough: Magic Art (ed. 3) I. v. 262 The 
Tsimshian Indians of British Columbia believe that twins..can..call the 
salmon and the olachen or candle-fish.

1926 B. A. MCKELVIE Huldowget 2 They came today for the oolichan 
fishing. 1953 Beaver Mar. 40/2 Oolikan, olachan, eulachon, uthlecan, 
hollikan and hoolican{em}spell it as you wish. Ibid. 43/1 Exchange value 
of a large box of olachen grease equalled one caribou skin..or $1.50 in 
cash, a century ago.

1972 Evening Telegram (St. Johns, Newfoundland) 15 July 34/4 Fried and 
steamed clams, oysters, halibut and oolichans.

1975 H. WHITE Raincoast Chron. (1976) 176/2 There were oolachen oil 
street lamps on cross beams in front of each house.

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Alan

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