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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
LITTLE WHITE SALMON RIVER. 
This stream enters the Columbia about 6 or 8 miles below the mouth of Big White 
Salmon River. It was examined September 5 and 7, and the prospects for successful 
salmon-cultural operations appeared so good that a site at the mouth of the river was 
selected and preparations begun at once for equipping the station. Salmon were 
already in the stream in large numbers and spawning had begun. By the time the 
station was ready to begin operations the height of the spawning season had arrived, 
but more than 2,000,000 eggs were taken, and it is believed by Mr. William P. Sauer- 
hoff, superintendent of the station, that 10,000,000 eggs could have been obtained if 
operations had begun earlier in the season. The success attending the operation of 
this stationis highly gratifying. Up tothe time of writing these lines (October 30, 1897) 
the total number of eggs taken at the Little White Salmon Station this season is over 
12,500,000. 
TANNER AND EAGLE CREEKS. 
These are two small streams flowing into the Columbia at Bonneville, Oregon. The 
smaller is Tanner Creek, whose mouth is only a few rods west of the railroad station. 
It was examined September 7 by Messrs. Evermaun and Hubbard, who found about 
300 chinook salmon in the stream within a mile of its mouth. Most of the fish were 
lying quietly in deep holes, but some were in shallow water and evidently spawning. 
The mouth of Eagle Creek is about half a mile east of Bonneville. This stream is 
considerably larger than TannewCreek. Its bed is exceedingly rough and rocky, and 
only with much difficulty can salmon ascend it. A large bunch of salmon were lying 
in the deep hole under the railroad bridge and a few others were seen a short distance 
farther up the creek. Though these creeks are small, from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 eggs 
could probably be taken there annually and carried to the Little White Salmon 
Station. 
Across the river from Bonneville, and only a short distance below Little White 
Salmon River, are several streams into which salmon are said to run. Among these 
are Little Wind River, Wind River, Smith Creek, Rock Creek, Hamilton Creek, and 
Hardy Creek. Some of these are unsuitable for salmon on account of large quantities 
of wood which are floated down, and bars sometimes form across the mouths of others, 
especially Hamilton and Hardy creeks, so that salmon are not able to enter; but 
usually a good many salmon spawn in these creeks, and doubtless a great many eggs 
could be collected from- them. Their proximity to the Little White Salmon will make 
it easy to carry the eggs to that station. 
PUGET SOUND. 
In connection with the work of the joint commission appointed to investigate 
the fisheries of the contiguous waters of the United States and Canada, certain 
investigations were made by Messrs. Alexander and Cox concerning the movements 
of the sockeye or blueback salmon in Puget Sound and its tributary streams. The 
information obtained has been furnished to the joint commission and has been used 
in its report. The movements of the sockeye in the north end of the sound were 
studied, particularly among the San Juau Islands, chiefly to determine whether many 
of that species run into streams flowing into the sound from the State of Washington. 
