THE PA CIFIC SALMON. 



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valuaole of the different species, and its inferiority is mainly that of size. 

 It has been artificially propagated by the Canadian government. 



The Kisutch, or Silver Salmon, Oncorhynclms kisuich, writes Jordan, is 

 almost everywhere known by the name of " Silver Salmon." It has also 

 a series of local names. In Kamtchatka it is still known by the name 

 ''Kisutch," in use in Pennant's time, a hundred years ago. The name 

 " Bielaya Ryba," or "White-fish," is also ascribed to it. On Frazcr 

 River it is known by the Musquaw name of " Coho ;" at Seattle, by the 

 Nisqually name of " Skowitz ;" about Cape Flattery by the Makah name 

 of " Hoopid ;" on the Columbia it is called " Silver Salmon " or "White 

 Salmon," and southward the same names prevail. It reaches a weight of 

 twenty pounds, the usual range being from seven to ten. The Silver 

 Salmon enters all the rivers from Sacramento to Behring Island and Kamt- 

 chatka. In the fall it is abundant in probably all the rivers. Few or 

 none, however, are seen in the spring. They are often taken with seines 

 in Puget Sound at all seasons. Like the other fall-running Salmon, they 

 seldom ascend the rivers to any great distance. 



THE KETA. 



The Keta, Oncorhynchiis kcfa (Walb.), Gill and Jordan, occurs on the 

 Pacific coast from San Francisco northward to Hotham Inlet, Alaska. 

 This species, during the period of its run in the fall, generally goes by 

 the name of " Dog Salmon," under which name the males of the Silver 

 Salmon, and even of the Quinnat, are often confounded with it. The 

 Russians now, as in the time of Pennant, Pallas and Walbaum, call it 

 "Kayko," the name "Keta" (whale) being no longer in use. On 

 Frazer River the name (Musquaw) is now " Qualoch," at Seattle (Nis- 

 qually) "Ktla-why," and in the Chinnook jargon "Le-Kai." This 



