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From the Cowlitz river the Sah-tvrm-ttgh, or Sah-o-vch, also the Himl-laCn. 



From Puget Sound and vicinity Eeh-o-oh, or Skeh-ooh, from Hood's canal. This fish is caught 

 in January. Its bones are said to be very hard. (See foot note 13, attached to list of Indian 

 names for salmon.) 



From near Whidby's island the Skai, or Sky, (Skadgett.) This is a very fat kind, with a 

 hooked nose, caught in September. 



To-o-odU, or To-tcaJf, the large kind, found in July at "Tohin's mill," Dwamish river. 



To-mutsh, from Simiahmoo, near Bellingham bay. 



For the benefit of collectors, or those inclined to study this group from fresh specimens, I 

 have added a list containing the scientific synonyms of all the species yet recognized as being 

 found in the waters of Oregon and Washington Territories, as well as the names by which they 

 are commonlj' known to the settlers, and also the Indian names in as many dialects as I have 

 been able to collect. The Indian names will be of great service to collectors and students, 

 although they must be relied upon with caution. George Gibbs, esq., says : "Indian obser- 

 vation is good, but in certain cases, especially where differences between species are but slight, 

 they are liable to mistakes, as their information extends only to one season for individuals. I 

 have sometimes thought that they apply different names fo males and females of the same species 

 of salmon, as we know they do to the male and female elk. I have ascertained, beyond a doubt, 

 that different names are applied to the same salmon when fresh rvn,' and when exhausted. 

 This is not onlj' the case with the tribes on Puget Sound, but, as we see by Mr. McDonald's 

 notes, the same custom prevails with those living high up on the Columbia." 



