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20 PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES. ! 
The reason they had not been found in this region earlier is doubt- ; 
less due to the fact that during the fall, winter, and spring months the 
weather on the north Pacific coast is such that fishing operations can 
not be carried on along the open coast, while in summer the fishermen 
are all busy on the spawning runs and have no time to devote to fish 
not yet arrived at maturity, which are probably feeding along the 
coast as usual, 
