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62. Close season for salmon.—From August 25 to September 15 in each year, both 
days inclusive, no salmon or steelhead shall be fished for, killed, or captured for com- 
mercial purposes in these treaty waters; provided, however, that in the waters to the 
westward of a line drawn southward from Gonzales Point to the shore of the State of 
Washington silver salmon, or coho salmon, may be fished for, killed, or captured from 
September 1 to September 15 in each year, both days inclusive. 
63. Weekly closé season for salmon and steelhead.—F rom 6 o’clock Saturday morning 
to 6 o’clock on the Monday morning next succeeding, no salmon or steelhead shall be 
fished for, killed, or captured in these treaty waters. 
It is, however, provided that in the waters to the westward of a line drawn south- 
ward from Gonzales Point to the shore of the State of Washington the weekly close 
season shall begin 12 hours earlier, and shall end 12 hours earlier. 
64. Construction of pound nets.—All pound nets or other stationary appliances for 
the capture of salmon or steelhead shall be so constructed that no fish whatever shall 
be taken during the weekly close season. The erection or addition to the pound net 
of a jigger is prohibited. 
65. Location of pound nets.—All pound nets shall be limited to a length of 2,500 
feet, with an end passageway of at least 600 feet between one pound net and the next 
in a linear series, such distance being measured in continuation of the line of direc- 
tion of the leader of such net, and a lateral passageway of at least 2,400 feet between 
one pound net and the next. 
On and after January 1, 1911, the mesh in pound nets shall be 4 inches in extension 
in the leader and not less than 3 inches in other parts of the net. 
66. Nets other than pound nets——No purse net shall be used within 3 miles of the 
mouth of any river and no seine within | mile of the mouth of any river in these treaty 
waters. 
No gill net of more than 900 feet in length or of a greater depth than 60 meshes shall 
be used in these treaty waters. 
The effort to enact these regulations into law by our Congress met 
with decided objections not only on the part of the Puget Sound 
operators, but also from operators in other waters affected, with the 
result that the bill is now virtually dead, 
