26 FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1907. 
and 1 saltery secured more than half a pack. Most of the canneries 
fished quite late, a few tishermen being seen out in the bay as late 
as August 10. Durimg a considerable part of the season the best 
fishing was found just outside the bay, but it was impossible for 
the boats to remain out very long at a time owing to the rough 
weather. It is reported that after all fishing had ceased a heavy run 
of red salmon came in. 
In order to eke out the inadequate supply of fish on the Nushagak, 
the North Alaska Salmon Company and the Alaska Packers’ Associa- 
tion secured fish from their other canneries on the Kvichak. 
One less trap was set in Wood River this year, the Northwestern 
Fisheries Company thus setting the good example of withdrawing 
all its fishmg gear. 
Kuskokwim Rwer.—This stream continues to be of interest to 
salmon packers as a region of promise, but its inaccessibility has so 
far discouraged attempts to occupy it. In the summer of 1906 a 
salting outfit was sent thither by a dealer of Seattle, Wash., but arrived 
too late for the run of fish. It had been the intention to operate 
at Kak River, at the head of the bay and just below the mouth of 
the Kuskokwim, but when it was found that no fishing could be done 
that season the outfit was cached at the mission station of Bethel. 
No effort was made to resume the project in 1907, but it will prob- 
ably be carried out next year. The run in 1906 was very large, and 
was principally king salmon. About 17 barrels of salted salmon, 
_ valued at $170, were bought from the natives that year. 
HATCHERIES. 
Five salmon hatcheries were operated during the season of 1907-8: 
The Fortmann hatchery on Naha Stream and the Karluk hatchery on 
Karluk River, both owned by the Alaska Packers Association; the 
Klawak hatchery, on Klawak Lake, owned by the North Pacific Trad- 
ing and Packing Company; the Yes Lake hatchery, on Yes Lake, 
owned by the United States Bureau of Fisheries, and the Hetta hatch- 
ery, on Hetta Lake, owned by the Northwestern Fisheries Company. 
The latter, which had been closed since the season of 1903-4, was 1m- 
proved and enlarged about one-third, making its present capacity 
10,000,000 eggs. The water supply has been protected against freez- 
ing, a serious danger, by an underground pipe line about 50 yards long 
from the point of intake in the creek to the hatchery. The Bureau 
of Fisheries is now engaged in constructing a hatchery on Afognak 
Lake, near Litnik Bay, Afognak Island, which will be ready to operate 
during the season of 1908-9. 
Capt. John C. Callbreath’s hatchery was operated during the season 
of 1906-7, but the owner, now totally blind, is no longer able to main- 
tain the establishment. As he is not engaged in the canning or salting 
