16 FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1907. 
SOUTHEAST ALASKA. 
The redfish run was in general a very poor one in southeast Alaska, 
the total catch falling about 13 per cent below that of 1906, which 
was itself a bad year. Nevertheless, a few localities, as Boca de 
Quadra and Salmon Bay, had unusually good runs. In the Ketchi- 
kan district the run was said to be late in appearing, but while it was 
late in comparison with the preceding season, it was probably not 
much behind the average of recent years. 
The humpback run on the other hand was a very good one and 
most of the canneries completed their packs with this salmon, filling 
cans which were intended for redfish at the beginning of the season. 
LOCAL CONDITIONS. 
Boca de Quadra.—This cannery was operated for the first time 
since 1902. Quadra has been one of the most important redfish 
streams in southeast Alaska, and yields fish of large size. This sea- 
son it was heavily fished by 2 outside canneries as well as the local, 
some 30 seines in all operating during part of the season. Until late 
in August there was no very important run of redfish, but they came 
then in abundance and Quadra Stream finally yielded considerably 
more than twice as many redfish as any other single bay or stream in 
southeast Alaska. A gasoline-motor seine boat, which not only 
propelled itself but also pursed the seine by power, was operated here 
this year. 
Ketchikan Creek.—This is a humpback stream and generally the 
run of fish is very large. In 1906, however, it was exceedingly small, 
and the Fidalgo Island Packing Company, which usually secures a 
considerable quantity of fish by means of seines hauled just inside 
the mouth of the creek, made but one haul during the whole season 
and that netted only 156 fish. In 1907 the run was exceptionally 
heavy. As long as high water prevails most of the fish manage to 
mount the falls a short distance from the mouth, but when the water 
is low, as occasionally happens during the summer months, the fish 
find trouble in ascending, and many die in the attempt. The erection 
of a fish ladder at this point, or the removal of a few of the larger 
rocks which form the principal obstacle to the ascent of the salmon 
would greatly aid the fish in their up-stream rush. As this stream is 
the only one in Alaska that is easily accessible to tourists, and is 
visited by thousands of them every year, for this reason, if for no 
other, it should be kept in the best condition possible. A favorite 
pastime of certain idle visitors seemed to be to visit the creek and 
stone the fish on the spawning beds, but this was effectually stopped 
by the announcement that persons so offending would be prosecuted. 
The creek between the village and the dam above the power house, 
which marks the limit of the ascent of salmon, was visited many 
