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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



ENGLISH BAY SALMON COUNT 



The counting of salmon ascending to spawning grounds was in- 

 augurated at English Bay, Cook Inlet, in 1927, by the construction 

 of a weir on the river at the head of the bay. Work of installation 

 was begun on May 17 and finished on May 23. The weir, which is 

 111 feet in length, is situated about a quarter of a mile above the 

 lagoon, where the average lowest depth of the river is from 8 to 16 

 inches. The first red salmon passed through on May 30, and the 

 total number counted through August 4 w^as 19,197, including an 

 estimated escapement of 250 each on June 7 and 8, when high water 

 prevented an actual count. In addition to the red salmon, 153 

 humpbacks were counted through the weir. A cloudburst on 



Fa,. 4. — .Sttluion-cnuutiug weir, Knglisb Bay, Cook Inlvt, Alaska 



August 3 and 4 caused a rise of 20 inches in the river and put an end 

 to the weir operations for the season. Jack Tansy was in charge of 

 the bureau's work at this place. 



SALMON COUNT AT KALGIN ISLAND STREAM 



No weir is maintained in the salmon stream on Kalgin Island, but 

 a stream guard was stationed there near the mouth in 1927 to count 

 the ascending salmon, destroy predatory trout, and keep the stream 

 open, as the action of the tides often closes it with sand and gravel. 

 From May 27 to June 12, 10,770 trout were taken. Salmon began 

 to appear at the mouth of the creek on June 13 and to pass upstream 

 to the spawning grounds on June 15. From that date through August 

 6 there were counted 9,415 red salmon ascending the stream on the 

 day tides, and it was believed that fully as many more went up on the 

 night tides, which would make a total of 18,830. It was reported 

 that the escapement at this creek in 1926 was about 100,000. 



Alex Lind w^as stationed at the stream in the beginning of the 

 season until June 3, when he was transferred to Chinik Creek and 

 James Hart took over the work. 



