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finished on the following day. At that time the water in the stream 

 was veiT high, being some 2 feet above the normal summer level. 

 The first red salmon passed through the weir on June 18, and count- 

 ing was continued through August 24, when a total of 13,670 reds, 

 as well as 28G pink salmon, had been counted. 



Migrating red salmon were plentiful from June 18 to July 10, 

 and they seemed to be of two distinct sizes, 2}^ to 3 inches and 4 

 to 5 inches, which schooled separately. In the early part of the 

 season hair seals were rather numerous in the small entrance to 

 the lagoon, and later, when water in the streams was low, many 

 bears came to the outlet of the first lake, where they were particu- 

 larly destructive of salmon and at times damaged the weir by 

 tearing off pickets. 



Peter Magnuson operated the weir under the supervision of H. H. 

 Hungerford. 



ENGLISH BAY 



A weir was again maintained for counting salmon ascending the 

 stream at the head of English Bay. The salmon run started on June 2 

 and ended July 26, with a total escapement of 15,407 reds. Counting 

 operations were carried on by Jack Tansy to June 30 and by James 

 Hart for the remainder of the season. 



CHINIK CREEK 



Construction of the weir at Chinik Creek was begun on June 3 and 

 completed on June 11. Counting started on June 29 and continued 

 through August 3, when the total escapement numbered 30,440 red 

 salmon. Alex Lind was in charge of the work at this place. 



KALGIN ISLAND STREAM 



No weir is maintained at the salmon stream on Kalgin Island, as 

 the channel is but a few feet across and during daylight tides the 

 stream watchman has no difficulty in making an actual count of salm- 

 on ascending the stream. However, only an estimate can be made 

 of the number that enter during the night. The total count of red 

 salmon in the 1929 season was 10,864, and it is estimated that a like 

 number passed upstream on the night tides, making a total escape- 

 ment of 21,728. 



ORZENOI RIVER 



A counting weir was operated in 1929 for the first time at Orzenoi 

 River, the site being about one-half mile from the mouth of the 

 stream. Construction began on June 4 and was completed on June 

 6. A watchman was stationed there on June 28, and the first red 

 salmon were counted through the weir on July 6, while pinks began 

 to ascend on July 23. Counting was continued through August 15, 

 when the total number tallied was 5,740 red salmon and 4,997 pinks. 

 A few reds and a considerable number of pinks were still in the stream 

 at the time counting operations were discontinued. Work at this 

 place was in charge of Assistant Agent L. G. Wingard. 



