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in considerable numbers. The beaches near the water’s edge are 
almost entirely destitute of animal life; it is only in depths ef from 2 to 
3 fathoms that life is found. The water is very clear, and the bottom 
can be distinctly seen at a considerable depth. 
Finding it useless to haul the drag seine, I took the collecting boat 
and a couple of hand lines and anchored off a rocky point not far from 
the ship, where a number of bottom fish had been seen during the 
afternoon. I was rewarded by two cod weighing 5 pounds each. It 
was rapidly growing dark, and fishing was given up for the day. 
‘The two specimens taken answered every purpose, however, as they 
were sufficient to establish the occurrence of the species here. I see no 
reason why cod should not be plentiful about this harbor; it is possible 
that they may be in their season, for they may have times for visiting 
this locality. 
The following morning we took a small drag seine in the dory, and 
rowed outside the entrance of the harbor about a mile to a beach 
‘across which the dory was dragged and launched into a small lake 
which had been observed from the ship the previous evening. Five 
hauls resulted in over twenty small trout and half a bucket of stickle- 
backs. 
Sanborn Harbor, Nagai Island.—This harbor is situated on the west 
side of the island. It is well sheltered, and a good locality for estab- 
lishing a fishing station. Hauls with the drag seine were made in 
every available place. Large numbers of flounders (two species), 6 
‘salmon, 8 salmon trout, about a dozen sculpins, and a bucketful of 
young salmon were taken; the salmon were about 2 inches in length. 
Several hundred small trout, a few tomcod, and a large number of 
‘starry flounders were caught in a small lake. The waver from the 
lake had at one time emptied into the sea, but a dam composed of rocks 
and wood, built by fishermen, now prevents the sea from flowing in or 
the fresh water from flowing out, except what escapes under it. The 
\water was perfectly fresh, but it did not seem to affect the salt-water - 
‘species in the least, as those on board who sampled the flounders pro- 
‘nounced them equally as good as any previously taken in those waters. 
No further fishing or collecting was carried on amoung the islands of 
‘this group. 
Unalaska.—During the afternoon of June 28 the drag seine was 
‘hauled several times along the beach, or spit, which forms Dutch Har- 
bor. Two fiounders and four sea trout were the result of half a day’s 
‘work. This has never proved to be a prolific beach for collecting. In 
1888 several attempts were made to collect here, but each time we met 
‘with poor results. The beach in most places makes off very abruptly, 
and the bottom is nearly devoid of such life as attracts flounders and 
other food-fish. Clams are fairly abundant, and at low tide it is a com- 
‘mon occurrence to see the crews of whalers, men-of-war, and other 
‘vessels on the beach with buckets and spades, 
