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found, though diminished in size and less attractive 

 in form and flavor then when fresh from the sea. 

 When young it has a few black spots, which disappear 

 later on. 



The silver salmon (0. Kisutch) is still smaller than 

 the blue-back, weighing from three to eight pounds, 

 of good flavor when fresh from the sea, but not ac- 

 counted of value in canning. 



The dog salmon (O. Keia) averages about twelve 

 pounds in weight, frequenting the northern rivers, 

 and is worthless for canning or consumption, though 

 eaten by the Indians, who are not at all particular 

 about the character of their food. It is of a dull 

 silver color, with small black spots, and as it advances 

 in age its jaws grow much out of regular line. 



The last variety of salmon is the humpback {O. 

 gorbtischa), the smallest species of all the salmon, 

 weighing from three to six pounds, of bluish silver 

 color, with plentiful small black spots. Its back is 

 more or less humped, from which the name is given. 

 Its meat is of inferior quality and, with the dog 

 salmon, it does not make the spring rvm up the north- 

 em streams; and, small as it is, becomes more dis- 

 torted in form and jaws than the dog salmon. Both 

 of these are moderate in extending up the streams, 

 and are noted for their peculiarity of locating for 

 spawning in very shallow water, where they often be- 

 come stranded and readily fall captive to the Indians 

 and wild animals. 



