, 1877-10-26

upper waters, they become thin and
lose sheir finest asv0r They are in
their best condition when they 6rst
come in from the ocean.
The most delicious variety ! have
tasted in the Territory are taken ia
the QuiunAiult river and are known
as QuinnA.ult salmon m distinction
from any other vsnety. They rare
ly attain 10 pounds weight, but they
are very faS and Of the most delicate
flavor imaginable.
The names aud varieties of sal
mon and salmon.trout in Washington
Territory as given by DR.. George
Suckley, L. 5. A. in his geological
report to Gov, Stevens are as fol-
lows:
/. "Salmo Quinna;," Spring Sill.
yer salmon, May and June.
2. "Salmo Quinnaiult," April and
May.
3. "Sslmo pancidens" weak tooth
salmon, May and June.
A. "Salmo Tsuppitch," white sal
mon, September.
5. " Salmo Truncstus," silvery
winter salmon, or squaretsiled salmon,
midwinter.
6. " Salmo Gairdnsri," spring sal
mon, May and June.
Z. "Salmo Conhue entus," Nisqual-
ly salmon, June.
s. "Sslmo Sconlin," hook nose
salmon, September and Octocer.
9. "Salmo Protens," hump back
salmon, September and October in
alternate years.
10. "Salmo Canis," dog salmon,
or spotted salmon, October and No.
vember.
IL. "Salmo Gibbsii," black-spot-
ted salmon-trout, May.
IL. "Sa!mo Spectablis," red spot
ted salmon-trout, Mid Summer and
Autumn. p'n
13. "Salmo (Fario) Aurora" or
ange spotted trout.
IA. "Salmo Clarkii," brook trout
or Clark's salmon.
There are several other varieties
of trout, but, as yet they have not
been properly defined, and in some
instances are known to be the young
of other fish. .',.
Young salmon called by the Eng
lish "Grilse," or yearlings, are often
takeE on the waters of Puget Sound
and called trout by inexperienced
persons, and of the trout proper, there
is but little doubt that the young of
some species have been classed as
new varieties, from being different
marked than the adults.
AS an almost invariable rule, the
best varieties of salmon frequent the
large rivers, while the inferior kinds
like the hook nose and dog salmon
frequent the smaller streams. Those
two last named varieties enter the
rivers of Puget Sound in immense
numbers in the fall, particularly the
dog salmon or spotted salmon which
run up the smallest streams in
vast shoals, even running out of the
water upon the shores in their blind
eagerness to surrnount impossible
ties and reach the head waters of the
stream to deposit their spawn.
1t is not my intention at the pres
ent time, nor will the limits of
newspaper article give space to a
description of all these varieties and
the rivers they frequent, but 1 would
suggest to those engaged in the bust
ness of canning, and particularly
those persons who think that "sal-
mon is salmon" to examine into
this matter, and they will fad full
descriptions of all varieties in the
geological works of Suckley and
Cooper, and in part 2of vol. IL Pa
cihc railroad reports. There is quite
as much difference in the quality OF
of our salmon as between the fat
eulachon and the dry smelt, or be-
tween extra number one mackerel
and "tinkers," and those establish
ments who pay the most attention
to the selection of the best varieties
will find that the market demand will
give them the preference.