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BULLETIN OE THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
About 200 yards from the mouth of the stream, and above tide water, forked 
posts were found planted on the banks, and a large number of slat racks, 8 feet by 4 
feet, were stacked near by. As the current is very gentle it is probable that a heavy 
crossbeam is laid across the crotches, supported by stakes in the stream, and that 
the racks are then laid across by bedding one end in the gravel, bottom upstream, 
and inclining the other end 
against the beam. A line of 
bowlders across the stream prob- 
ably served to ballast the lower 
ends of the screens, thus effect- 
ively closing it to fish on their 
way to the spawning-grounds. 
Small pieces of web and cordage 
were also seen in the vicinity, 
which may have been used in 
closing the stream. 
With the means at hand 
two men could close the stream 
in about two hours. Naturally, 
it is free from obstruction. A 
few redfish, many humpbacks, 
and a few dog salmon were seen 
in the stream, confined largely 
to the pools, in which 500 or 
600 were noticed, all in an 
advanced stage of ripening. 
The bed of the stream seemed 
to offer a good spawning-bed. 
No fish were seen in the lake, 
but here and in the stream large 
numbers of small fry, 1 inch to 
3 inches long, were noticed. 
It is said that this stream 
has been much abused by bar- 
ricading, and it is difficult to 
obtain its real value now, as the 
canneries naturally do not wish to give their stream records to the public, and they 
are cautious in giving figures. 
The following are the records as far as they are available: 
Year. 
Time of run. 
Species. 
Number. 
1896 
July 18-31 
Redfish 
16, 348 
1896 
Aug. 1-Sept. 1 
Cohoes 
4, 542 
1897 
July 7-29 
12, 001 
1898 . . _ 
July 10-Aug. 5 
24, 000 
1899 
1900 
11,243 
The stream has a present value of not over 18,000 redfish and 5,000 cohoes for 
a single season. 
