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The total escapement for spawning purposes in both streams was 

 183,630 red sahnon, or slightly over half of the run since the com- 

 pany reported the capture of 165,945 red salmon in the waters of 

 Alitak and Olga Bays. 



A run of coho salmon began about September 1 at both streams, 

 the number counted from that date until the weirs were dismantled 

 being 403 at the Home Station and 2,588 at Upper Station. Opera- 

 tions at this place were under the immediate supervision of A. J. 

 Suomela, a temporary assistant. 



CHIGNIK SALMON COUNT 



Work on the construction of the rack in Chignik River began 

 early in May, but floods and extreme high water prevented its com- 

 pletion before the end of June. The rack was located about 50 feet 

 above the site used during the previous season, at a point where the 

 river is about 460 feet wide. The same plan was used as in the pre- 

 ceding year, with a 6-foot wire-netting fence above the pickets 

 and tripods to keep the salmon from going over the weir during 

 high tides. 



The rack was completed the end of June, and counting began 

 on July 1, prior to which time it was estimated that possibly lO.OOo 

 salmon had ascended. Counting was then continued until October 

 10, when the run had practically ceased and high water compelled 

 its discontinuance. A total of 216,124 red salmon were counted 

 through the rack and passed up the river during this period. In 

 addition to the red salmon 286 king salmon weie counted through 

 the rack from July 3 to September 7, and 58,524 coho salmon from 

 August 17 to October 10. Humpback and chum salmon were not 

 counted. • 



On account of the small escapement of red salmon at Chignik the 

 permits for the three canneries operating there were revoked anil 

 all commercial fishing ordered discontinued at the close of August 

 21. These companies reported the capture of a total of 677,602 red 

 salmon to that date, or over three-fourths of the total run for the 

 season. In 1922 the escapement was also less than one-fourth of 

 the total run. Warden Charles Petry was in charge of the Chignik 

 work, in connection with which he had the use of the patrol boat 

 Ihis. 



On Jul}^ 29 the counting operations at Chignik were inspected by 

 Senator W. L. Jones. Representative L. H. Hadley, Delegate Dan 

 Sutherland, Commissioner of Fisheries O'Malley, and Dr. C. H. Gil- 

 bert, special assistant of the Bureau of Fisheries. 



KARLUK SALMON COUNT 



A count of red salmon ascending Karluk River to spawn was made 

 in 1924 in a manner similar to that of 1923. Counting began on May 

 24 and continued until October 12, during which period a total of 

 694.579 red salmon passed upstream. From May 23 to July 15 it 

 was reported that 14,442 king sahnon ascended, and from September 

 1 to October 12, 34,337 steelheads and coho salmon, with cohos pre- 

 dominating. There was a light run of humpback sahnon, also, which 

 spawned chiefly in the lagoon and in the vicinity of the rack. The 



