PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES. 947 
At a rather late hour the authorities woke up to the menace this 
work was to the run of salmon, and the dumping of débris into the 
river in such a manner as to obstruct their ascent was stopped. 
How to clear the stream once more was now the problem, and this 
was seriously complicated by a slide of rock which took place in 
Hells Gate in February, 1914, which narrowed the channel of the 
stream considerably. 
In March, 1914, the Dominion Marine and Fisheries Department 
contracted with a private concern to remove the obstructions, and 
this was done from Scuzzy Rapids, China Bar, and Whites Creek 
entirely within a short period of time, but a couple of seasons’ 
work were required to clear up Hells Gate so as to permit of easy 
passage for the fish. 
The following table shows the plantings made in the waters of 
British Columbia from the Dominion and provincial hatcheries: 
PLANTS OF SALMON Fry MADE IN THE WATERS OF British COLUMBIA. 
Fraser River.a 
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been necessary to make an arbitrary reduction im order to show the loss of eggs and fry before planting. 
> No plants made in 1901, 
