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cola River (scarcely more than a large brook); and * * * 

 on September 7, 1890, the run was just beginning. About 

 the same date in 1876 I found the fish running up the little 

 river which connects Fraser Lake with Francois Lake (lati- 

 tude, 54'^). In the lirst week in September, 1877, they were 

 very abundant in streams along the west side of Okonagan 

 Lake, and last autumn, September 16 and 17, 1890, I noted 

 them again in these streams, particularly in that known as 

 Bear's River." The saw-qui mentioned by Dr. Dawson is 

 the red salmon {Oncor7n/nc7ius nerka.) Professor John- 

 son's specimens were obtained from the vicinity of Seattle, 

 Wash., which is now the most southern locality known for 

 the fish. The species will doubtless be found in many 

 other large lakes of British Columbia when these waters 

 are examined. 



CoLOES. — Dr. Suckley described the color in the follow- 

 ing terms : General color of body red, dingy along the 

 back, paler on the sides, and fading into pure white on the 

 belly. Small, irregular black spots above the lateral line. 

 Pectorals bluish, their tips slightly grayish. Dorsal and 

 ventrals red. Tail spotted. Dr. Dawson's description states 

 " the back is dark gray, slightly reddish ; the belly bright 

 silvery, shaded with gray. Flesh red, about the same as 

 that of the saw-qui [OncorliyncJius nerka).'''' In June and 

 July, when captured by Professor Macoun, the back was a 

 steel-gray color, with no trace of red. 



Habits and Abundance. — Dr. Kennerly found this sal- 

 mon running up small brooks from August 10 to Sept. 1 , 

 when they suddenly disappeared. Vast numbers of the hsh 

 were seen in a small tributary of Chiloweyuck Lake. In 

 company with Captain Woodruff and several men Dr. Ken- 

 nerly went to the brook August 17, and the party caught 

 180 of these fish. He was informed by an Indian that these 

 salmon never descend into smaller streams and never go to 

 the salt water. At the mouths of all the small streams 

 emptying into Chiloweyuck Lake they appear about Au- 



