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On the next trip to Snake River Lake the writer left Dillingham by dog 
team at 8.30 a. m. February 4, 1926. and reached a point on the east shore 
of the lake, about 2 miles above its outlet, at 1 p.m. The shore was then fol- 
lowed in a northwesterly direction for about 3 miles and a base camp estab- 
lished. The following forenoon was spent in fishing for Dolly Varden trout 
through the ice near camp, 13 being caught. During the afternoon a tribu- 
tary entering Snake River Lake on the north shore about 4 miles above the 
lake outlet was examined by walking up a distance of about 3 miles. This is 
the largest tributary and is about 5 miles long, with its source in the moun- 
tains. In its lower reaches the stream has an average width of 15 feet and 
an average depth of 2 feet. For the first mile it has a good gravel bottom, 
but farther up it is rocky. 
On February 6 the writer left camp with a dog team at 7 a. m. and, 
driving on the ice, followed the north shore to the head of the lake, thence 
along the south shore to a point opposite the camp, returning across the lake 
and reaching camp at 3.30. The average depth of the ice was 12 inches. 
On February 7 a heavy snowstorm, with high wind, occurred, and the day 
was spent in camp. On February 8 the writer left camp at 9 a. m. and 
drove across the lake to the point on the south shore, where work had been 
left off two days before. The trip was then continued along the south shore, but 
about 3 miles above the outlet open water was encountered. After an un- 
successful attempt to encircle this open water he returned to camp. The 
mapping of the district was completed with this trip, and on February 9 the 
return to Dillingham was made. 
A general description of the district is as follows: Snake River Lake is 
about 13 miles in length, with an average width of about 4 miles. It is 
almost entirely surrounded by high mountains, which are especially steep 
along the south shore, where many very small streams flow into the lake. 
A number of small tributaries also enter along the north shore. Only one 
native family lives in the district, and it remains there only during the winter 
season. 
The distance from the outlet of Snake River Lake to the mouth of Snake 
River, as the crow flies, is only about 20 miles, but following the meanderings / 
of the stream it is fully 100 miles. Excepting about 4 miles of rapids imme- 
diately below the outlet of the lake, the river winds in most amazing loops 
through an extensive swamp region to Nushagak Bay. On the map of the 
district, which is submitted, many of the lesser loops of the river are not 
shown, but the general trend is correct. 
INSPECTION OF ILIAMNA AND LAKE CLARK SPAWNING AREAS IN 1926 
In the fall of 1926 Agent Dennis Winn made a trip over the 
district covered by him in 1925. His report on this inspection was 
as follows: 
For the purpose of making the annual inspection of the spawning areas in 
the Iliamna and Lake Clark districts the writer left Juneau on August 17, 
1926, proceeding on regular commercial steamer to Seward, thence via the 
Alaska Railroad to Anchorage, from which place transportation was furnished 
by the bureau’s patrol vessel Kittiwake to Iliamna Bay via Seldovia. Iliamna 
was reached on August 23, and the following morning the survey of the 
spawning grounds of Iliamna Lake was begun with the launch Marie R. 
On account of heavy wind, harbor was made for the night in Goose Bay. 
Some salmon were noted spawning near its entrance, and a few thousand 
spawners were seen along the shores of the bay and the lake shore near its 
entrance. 
The first objective was the locating of a satisfactory. site for a counting 
weir. Leaving Goose Bay in heavy weather on the morning of August 25, 
calls were made at Newhalen River camps, where the natives reported an 
extremely heavy run. All were through fishing and had their fish stored in 
winter quarters. Four families of reindeer men had put up 190 bundles 
(7,600 salmon) ; one reindeer man at Hagle Bay had put up 27 bundles (1,080 
salmon), and 120 bundles (4,800 salmon) were dried at roadhouse portage for 
home use and dog feed. Red salmon were seen breaking water over the entire 
lower Newhalen, but the water was too discolored for intelligent estimating. 
