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depth of water, at the north end of Popof Island, one of the Shu- 

 magin Group. A wharf and several buildings had been constructed 

 by the party. Mr. McCollam purchased this station and established 

 here the first regular shore fishing station for cod in Alaska. 



An agent and about eight fishermen were stationed here during the 

 early years of its existence. At first the fish were all kenched, but 

 later on tanks were sent up and the fish held in pickle until shipped. 

 The station gradually increased in size and importance, and to-day, 

 as well as in the past, is the largest and most important one in 

 Alaska. 



In 1886 a branch fishing station was established on Pavlof Har- 

 bor, Sannak Island. In 1890 a station was opened at Kasatska, on 



Fig. 5. — Pirate Cove, the pioneer codfish station of Alaska 



the south side of Sannak Island, and was operated for several years, 

 finally being abandoned because of the dangerous navigation for sail- 

 ing vessels on that shore. The Port Stanley (Sannak Island) station 

 was established in 1891 but was abandoned a few years later. All 

 of these were what are known as " winter stations " — that is, stations 

 operated in what are known as the winter months in Alaska ; during 

 the rest of the year the fish are too far out in the deep water for 

 fishing with dories with the shore as the base. 



In 1892 a station was established on Sanborn Harbor, Nagai 

 Island, Shumagin Group, and this has been operated almost con- 

 tinuously ever since. Fishing is carried on here from the middle of 

 spring to late summer. 



In 1883 Ivan Petroff built a fishing station on Sitkalidak Island, 

 close to the Indian village at Old Harbor, on the channel separating 



