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on July 26, but no appreciable numbers were tallied until Auo;ust 11. 

 A count of 90,060 pinks on Auf2:ust 28 marked the peak of the run. 

 Counting was continued through October 10, w^hen the total escape- 

 ment numbered 535,748 pinks, 151,543 chums, 34,184 reds, and 6,322 

 cohos. Ernest Petry had charge of counting operations, under the 

 direction of Warden C. L. Olson. 



NUTKWA CREEK 



A weir was put into operation this year for the first time in the 

 stream at the head of Nutkwa Inlet, at a point about three-fourths of 

 a mile above the lagoon, where the stream is 130 feet wide and from 1 

 to 4 feet deep. Considerable difficulty attended the transportation 

 of material to the weir site, as the lumber and other material had to 

 be made up into small rafts and lined through Nutkwa Rapids, then 

 towed 5 miles to the head of Nutkwa Lagoon, thereafter carried 

 around log-jams, and again made into rafts for towing upstream. The 

 weir structure and camp for the watchmen were completed before 

 any salmon appeared in the stream. 



The first salmon passed through the gates on July 27 but they were 

 very few in number until August IG, and throughout the season the 

 count w^as light. Exceptionally high and swift water, with conse- 

 quent washing of the sandy stream bed, caused the weir to settle and 

 break on September 5. The water level remained high for a week, 

 and it was September 15 before the rack could be replaced. During 

 this period the salmon run was at its best, and it was estimated that 

 approximately 40,000 pinks, 1,000 cohos, and 9,000 chums ascended 

 while the weir was out. Counting was continued through September 

 27, when the total count numbered 35,565 pinks, 9,763 chums, 2,653 

 cohos, and 83 reds. Anton Rex had charge of the weir construction 

 and of counting operations, under the supervision of Warden C. L. 

 Olson. 



OLIVE COVE 



The work of erecting the Olive Cove weir, including the clearing 

 of the trail, the transportation of lumber and materials, and the 

 building of a %-mile board walk from the salt water landing to the 

 weir site, v/as carried on from June 6 to June 30. In this period, also, 

 a special inclosure, 15 by 32 feet, was built, as in the preceding year, 

 to hold approximately 800 salmon for scientific study during the 

 season. 



A few salmon were observed in the bay on June 30, and some were 

 in the stream below the falls on July 2, but the first to be counted 

 through the weir w^ere 350 pinks on July 9. The bulk of the run passed 

 upstream in July, the highest tally for any one day being 10,108 pink 

 salmon on July 24. Counting was continued through September 5, 

 when the total escapement for the season consisted of 113,689 pinks, 

 406 cohos, 389 chums, and 2 reds. Walter Campen was in charge of 

 operations at this weir under the direction of Assistant Agent S. A. 

 Baker. 



STANEY CREEK 



Construction of the Staney Creek weir was begun on July 1 and 

 completed on July 8. The location of the structure was moved from 

 the former site to a point upstream where the wider stream bed and 



