, 1877-11-10

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Coast, arc the Spring Silver Salmon OF
the Columbia River, OF which the chUlc-
est are taken near the mouth OF that river
and are known as "ChnoOk' Salmon
from the fact that the early fisheries were
principally located at that point.
This Salmon is named (Salmo Quin-
nat) an evident corruption of the name
Of n delicious variety, found in the Quin-
naiault river near point Grcnvllc, north
OF Grays IIarbor. The Salmon Qunnat
enter the Columbia river in May and
June and generally are most abundant
when the Salmon berry tRubus specta-
blis) is ripe, say about the 10th OF June.
The spring Salmon OF the Columbia
reach great size, forty pounds being
not an unusual weight for them to attain.
Some even reaching seventy pounds.
They are excessively fat when they first
enter the river, but after ascending to
the upper waters, they become thin and
lose their finest flavor. They are in their
best condition when they first come in
from the ocean.
The most delicious variety have tnst-
ed in the Territory are taken in the
Quinnaiut river and are known AS Quin.
naiult Salmon in distinction from any
other variety. They rarely attain 10
pounds weight, but they are very fat and
of the most delicate flavor imaginable.
The names and varieties of Salmon
and Salmon-trout in Washington Terri
tory as given by DIR. George Suckley, L.
S. A. in his geological report to Gov.
Stevens are as follows:
1. salmon Quinnant," Spring Silver
Salmon May and June.
g. "Salmo Quinnaiult," April and
May.
B. "Salmo pancidens" weak tooth Sal
mon, Dlhy anu June.
4. "Salmo Tsuppitch," white Salmon,
September.
). "Sumo Truncatus,' silvery winter
Salmon, or squarctailed Salmon, mid
winter.
&c. "Salmo Gairdneri," spring Salmon,
May and June.
z "salmo COnfluentus," NisqualIy
Salmon, June.
s. salmon Sconlin," hook nose Sal.
mon, September and October.
0. "Salmo Protens," hump back Sal
mon, September ana October in alternate
years.
TO- "Salmo Canis,' dog Salmon, or
spotted Salmon, October and Noyem-
Der.
II. "Salmo Gibbsii," black,spotted
Salmon-trout, May.
~. "Salmo Spectablis," red spotted
Salmon trout, mid summer and Au-
tumn.
13. "Salmo (Fario) Aulora," or angle
spotted trout.
IA. "Salmo Clarkii," brook trout or
Clark's Salmon.
There are several other varietiesof trout,
but, us 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 English
"Grilse," or yearlings, are often taken 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 varities, 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 tho fall, Particu-
lany 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 ca
gerness to surmount impOsSibilties and
reach the head waters OF the stream to
deposit their spawn
It is not my intention at the present
time, nor will the limits OF newspaper
article give space to description of all
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