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above Medway, wliere the east and west branches unite, about 150 

 miles above Bucksport, and 7^ miles from Staeeyville, on the Bangor 

 and Aroostook Railroad. The temporary camp and works are located 

 on the west side of the river at the entrance to a cove known as " Hunt 

 Logan," formed by an ancient river bed from which the stream has by 

 natnral causes been partially diverted, though the connection between 

 the old bed and the new is still maintained. 



After careful consideration it was estimated that about 200 salmon 

 had passed over the dams to the upper waters of the Penobscot and 

 spawned the previous summer, but the nests are scattered over about 

 50 miles of stream, and unless the fish can be captured and held at 

 one point it would be impossible to collect any considerable number 

 of eggs. It was therefore necessary to select a site where all the fish 

 ascending the stream could be captured and held until September or 

 October, and for this reason "Hunt Logan " was selected. By means 

 of a weir across the river, it is proposed to turn all the fish into the 

 mouth of the "Logan " and then into a trap without any handling what- 

 ever. The problem of constructing a weir that would give passage 

 to boats and logs, which are floated down past this point in Jul}^, and 

 still maintain itself and its efficiency without interrupting the Avork, 

 has been a very difficult one, but an attempt will be made to meet it 

 in the following manner : A leader will be run diagonally across the 

 river, with pounds for entrapping the salmon at the upper or western 

 end, and from these pounds the fish will be admitted to the inclosure 

 in the " Logan." The pounds will be made by driving stakes in the 

 bottom, but the leader which spans the river will consist of a series 

 of small peeled, seasoned, and buoyant poles, anchored by attaching 

 one end to a heavy chain cable, about 1 foot apart, and allowing the 

 other end to swing free in the current, which will permit them to rise 

 aslant to the surface and keep them swaying constantly to and fro. 

 This weir is now in course of preparation. 



During the months of May and June 212 adult salmon were pur- 

 chased at the mouth of the river and impounded at Dead Brook, so 

 that in the event of failure at the head of the river it will still be 

 possible to collect a fair number of eggs. 



The landlocked salmon on hand at the beginning of the year at 

 Craig Brook and Grand Lake Stream were carried through the sum- 

 mer with slight losses, and during the fall months 70,836 were dis- 

 tributed from Craig Brook and 111,787 from Grand Lake Stream. 

 The loss at the latter point during the summer amounted to 18,799, 

 most of which probably escaped through the foot screens in the troughs 

 into Grand Lake Stream. 



The trap for the caiJture of adult salmon was completed on October 

 28, and fishing commenced immediatel}^ and continued uninterruptedly 

 until November 20. The water in the stream was unusually low, but 

 the fish commenced running in large numbers and 541 had been penned 

 by November 8. The run stopped abruptly at this time, and though 



