952 PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES, 
and the association is entitled to great credit for the public spirit it has 
shown and the work it has done, entirely without remuneration until 
1906, im building and operating not only this hatchery but also the 
one at Karluk. 
The Union Packmg Co., at Kell Bay, on Kuiu Island, and F. C. 
Barnes, at Lake Bay, on Prince of Wales Island, in 1902 built and 
operated small hatcheries, both of which were abandoned after one 
season’s work. 
Up to 1905 the work of hatching salmon in Alaska was confined to 
the salmon cannery men. In that year, however, the United States 
Bureau of Fisheries erected a hatchery on Yes Lake, which empties 
through a short stream into Yes Bay, on Cleveland Peninsula. In 
1907 the bureau constructed another hatchery, on Afognak Lake, near 
Litnik Bay, Afognak Island. 
The eruption of Katmai Volcano, on the Alaska Peninsula, June 
6, 1912, covered the island of Afognak with volcanic ash and sand to 
an average depth of 9 inches. It is estimated that 20,000 salmon 
perished at the head of Litnik Lake, while thousands were driven 
back into the ocean. As a result of these conditions the work at the 
Afognak station was much hampered and curtailed. Even as late 
as 1915 work at this station was still beg hampered by the volcanic 
ash and sand which fell in 1912. 
In 1913 collecting stations were established at Eagle Harbor and 
Uganak Lake, on Kodiak Island. In 1915 another was established 
at Seal Bay, on Afognak Island. 
In 1913 a collecting station was established on Ketchikan Creek, 
but, owing to the objections of the citizens of the town against the 
taking away of the eggs, the station was abandoned in 1915. 
The following tables show the eggs gathered and the fry planted 
by the Government and privately owned hatcheries in Alaska: 
Ourrut oF THE SanmMon HarcHERrEs IN ALASKA OWNED By THE UNITED SraTEs 
BurREAv OF FISHERIES, 1906 To 1915. 
Yes Lake hatchery. 
Year ending 
June 30— Red, or sockeye. Gono, | Siaar: Humpback. Total. 
orsil- | head 
ver,fry.| fry. Eggs. Fry. Eggs. Fry. 
000 
ee ee 60, 422, 100 
2,000,000 | 47,226, 400 
2) 000,000 | 37,445, 000 
@ Includes 2,925,000 fingerlings, yearlings, or adults. 
