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from the time that they leave tide water till at the near 
-approach of the spawning season their throats and 
stomachs become entirely incapacitated for receiving 
food, and the desire and ability to feed leave them en- 
tirely, but, notwithstanding their scanty supply at first 
and their entire abstinence afterward, the great reserve 
of superfluous flesh and blood which they bring with 
them in their own bodies from the bountiful ocean, en- 
ables them with little or no food in their stomachs to 
keep their vital organs in vigorous activity until their 
‘momentuous mission up the fresh water streams is 
accomplished. 
Allow me in conclusion to make the precautionary 
statement that where the word salmon is used in this 
paper, the word is intended to refer to only one variety 
of salmon, namely Oxcorhynchus choutca, commonly 
known as the Chinook salmon, Columbia River salmon 
and Quinnat salmon. 
