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salmon as it has no large tributary streams. The Kenai and Kasilof Rivers through 
not the largest streams in the Cook Inlet district, are regarded as the chief producers 
of red salmon, and also make very material contributions toward the supply of king 
salmon. 
The shores of Cook Inlet are washed by exceedingly strong tidal currents. The 
intertidal range is more than 40 feet and between East and West Foreland the cur- 
rents may attain a velocity of 8 knots. Nearly all of the rivers of the district are 
glacier fed and carry much glacial silt into the inlet, thus making the waters north 
of Ninilchik exceedingly roily and ideal for gill netting, although such fishing, due to 
the strong currents, is not feasible. Seining is also wholly impracticable. Aside 
from a few set nets on the beaches, traps provide the only form of fishing appliance 
that can be successfully operated in these waters. 
In examining the statistical reports of fishery operators on Cook Inlet, it was 
found that localities were occasionally given names not identifiable with any desig- 
nated points on charts published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 
and it frequently happened that names were used by the packing companies with- 
out relation to recognized geographic objects, but were adopted by the companies 
for their individual convenience and identification. In this way several names for 
approximately the same locality have come into use. In many cases the less appro- 
priate names have been disregarded, and catches have been combined to make 
identity more certain. For example, Cape Kasilof, a recognized point on the east 
shore just south of Kasilof River, was used as a locality name by all operators taking 
salmon at or near the cape until 1922, and thereafter it was called “Humpy Point” 
by some packers and so reported by them. These catches, together with others 
reported from “Kasilof Highland,” were combined with catches from Cape Kasilof 
and included under the latter name in the statistical table. Similar combinations 
were made in respect to other sources. Salmon reported as taken at “Moose” 
and “Moose Trap” were included with Moose Point fish; salmon from Ladd and 
Chuitna River were shown as coming from Chuit River; those from Granite Point 
were added to Tyonik; Snug Harbor fish were shown as coming from Tuxedni 
Harbor; “Kenai Beaches” salmon were included in Kenai River catches; “Corea 
Bend” and “Highlands” were combined with The Sisters ; “Reef” with Kalifonski; 
“Village” with Chinilna; Homer Bay with Homer Spit; Herbert & Co., with Anchor 
Point. Kachemak Bay catches include salmon reported from Anesum, Aurora, 
“French Pete,” Iverson Bros., “Manuel,” and Barber Point. The data are pre- 
sented in Table 29. 
