that. They supply millions of dollars’ 
worth of food to the world every year. 
There are five kinds of Pacific salmon 
found in American waters — chinook, 
sockeye, silver, pink, and dog salmon. 
The chinook is also called quinnat, 
tyee, spring, sacramento, and king — all 
according to the place where it is found. 
No other salmon compares with it in 
size and strength. The biggest chinooks 
weigh more than 100 pounds, and most 
of those caught weigh no less than 
twenty-two. 
In the spring the chinook is silvery 
all over, with round black spots, and 
the sides of its head shine like metal. 
In the fall the back turns dusky or dull 
red, the sides are tinted with blue, while 
the lower part remains silvery. 
The rich salmon color of its flesh makes 
the chinook one of the best-liked of all 
the salmon. Once in a while this fish 
plays a trick on the fisherman and turns 
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