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MORZHOVOI SALMON COUNT 



As an experiment, the inner ends of the Morzhovoi Bay weir were 

 not removed in the fall of 1926, inasmuch as they are covered w^ith 

 w^ater only at flood stages of the stream. In the spring of 1927 they 

 were found in as good condition as when left the previous fall, 

 and the time required for installing the w^eir was but three days — from 

 May 19 to 21, inclusive. The work was expedited also by reason of 

 low water in the stream. 



The first red salmon passed through the weir on July 1 and the 

 last on September 13, when 23,932 reds, as well as 1,586 cohos and 252 

 humpbacks, had been counted. The counting gate was left open after 

 September 13, at which time a few red salmon were still in the creek, 

 spawning below and above the w^eir. On October 1 Wallace R. 

 Newcomb made a trip to the weir and removed the pickets from the 

 frame, leaving the tripods and inshore w^ork as in the preceding season, 

 a 25-foot open channel in the stream being deemed sufficient to accom- 

 modate excess floods. Examination of the creek from the lagoon to 

 the lake revealed a few coho salmon spawning at that time. Oper- 

 ations at the weir were under the supervision of Assistant Agent 

 L. G. Wmgard. 



THIN POINT LAGOON SALMON COUNT 



A weir for the coimting of salmon ascending to spawn was estab- 

 lished at Thin Point Lagoon in approximately the same location as 

 in the preceding season. Weir materials were transported on the 

 Merganser early in May, and the prelmiinary w^ork of putting in all 

 posts, braces, stringers, and cappmg w^as finished on May 15. Work 

 at this weir, as well as at Morzhovoi, w^as started early in order to 

 take advantage of low water in the streams, and very little difficulty 

 was experienced in its erection. 



The weir w^as put in operation and a stream guard stationed there 

 on July 1, but the first red salmon passed through on August 9, 

 although they had been m. the lagoon for some time and many had 

 spawned on the flats. By August 22 a total of 3,220 red salmon had 

 been counted through the weir, besides 22 cohos. 



Heavy rains in August caused the lake to rise almost 2 feet, 

 making considerable current at the w^eir site in the lake outlet. This 

 condition, together with strong winds, undermined the weir. Efforts 

 to repair the damage were unsuccessful, and the weir was removed 

 on August 22. 



Work at this place was imder the supervision of Assistant Agent 

 L. G. Wingard. 



CHINIK CREEK SALMON COUNT 



A new weir 38 feet in length, with one counting gate, was installed 

 at Chinik Creek, Kamishak Bay, in 1927, the materials for which 

 were transported on the KittiwaJce. Construction w^as started 

 June 13 and completed June 23. From July 5, w^hen the first salmon 

 entered the stream, to August 18 when the weir was removed, the 

 total count was 7,069 red salmon. Operations here were carried on 

 by Alex Lind. 



