DO U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 
Number Number 
1 
Date. of fish. Date? of fish. 
PEPE AE | SES oe cae eae eee enna ae 3 118 
Lt ee eee Joc oatepint Mop aes 1 405 
1G es eae ee ee ae ae SAN ae ae 16 30 
IFEELEL PIES EE 5 LET ORE TER ee 1 19 
il sae ee So Se ee et eee 3 255 
1 OFF er AOE VAI SS SMO RE RD U8 3 i! 
20555 . epee doe k Atte 5343-3 23 788 
DE eS a eae ee I ee ie 0 103 
228. ALESSI GES SOR yy geo ep 9 65 
ARNE BEL is 2 ot Te bes Air ee? 2 | 171 
A FRSA BARTEL MAREE CORRE AIO 234i 129 
26:53. Alege seer hh Se ee a 3 | 228 
fase haa a 0 li arr ACE lot 2 962 
cE ae Ge i Se RED Oe OR A Sos 1 299 
TEES a AeGe SOR: Oeacel te eee eet 44 606 
May (diets 013 Le ate ahd i 4 610 
Des cmcretn ct pees ee escbichaecs | 51p||Jtne vd d +e Ea oe le eee Fe ee 649 
17) gel Na enor 2 ee ee pie ees eee ei 96 7 pal Apr Neg Rn SST ae aa fe Sata 1,685 
G52 ei. a See 1 SICTLE SS Pipes le tapd re bu tye as ae 563 
SNARE en aa A Ane ee A EBS 20 Bae Stn. aa, GER eee 208 
Be ils Bee Bees eee 151 5 AL Rd hs eee 13 
Set ee eee ere et eee 18 Ga dheay dee date cbt ste 25 eee 853 
0 Bide bapeiiecaeane nael eee ag tl Pina atid 8 11 he was nea ae See eee ae Oe ee 186 
VUE Cel ehh Bey See tery eb bs py 246 Sieh iat! hep ext cV sey fe Pad 826 
1 ee ee ee Ge Bee Pa Se 421 O20 Eas 0 ee ey pe eae eee 164 
1 LS Pe ae BS Ee tee OTRAS Be EE 230 HO. 2g dte Obs i. SSI eos bie 90 
Mae aes ete e ne aga oh pare borers ee 82 
thie ee eles neta ota 3 alae ballets 286 Tolalt 22 acces tee Seen ee 11,788 
1 No count made on dates omitted. 
The count was discontinued and the webbing removed from the 
piling on June 10 because of the increasing numbers of fish that 
“ gilled” in the 4-inch mesh. This trouble was not anticipated, as 
the webbing was of the same quality and mesh as that used at the 
Baker Lake station for a long period of years with entire success, and 
the 4-inch mesh is in general use for fish traps on Puget Sound. An 
estimate of the fish entering the lake after the removal of the web- 
bing placed the number at 8,000, or a total of approximately 20,000 
for the season. Inasmuch as it was not. possible to obtain a com- 
plete and accurate record, it was decided to postpone the experiment 
for another season and proceed with artificial propagation as usual. 
With slight changes the weir constructed for the purpose described 
will be of value in connection with fish-cultural work should it be 
found desirable to continue such work after the conclusion of the 
experiment. ‘The number of sockeye salmon taken in the commercial 
fisheries conducted by the Indians in Quinault River during this 
period amounted to 28,608. 
SULTAN (WASH.) SUBSTATION. 
At the Sultan substation, on Elwell Creek, there was a falling off 
in the egg collections of all species as compared with those of the 
preceding year. This creek is a tributary of the Skykomish River, 
which joins the Snohomish River at tidewater, some 20 miles from its 
mouth. This 20-mile stretch of the Snohomish River is subjected to 
intensive gill-net fishing operations each year, and it is extremely 
doubtful if the fish which are able to escape the nets during the 
fishing season, together with those that are given free ascent of the 
stream during the closed season, are sufficient in number to maintain 
the run in the watershed. 
