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The stream named “Salmon Creek”. on Coast Survey chart No. 8168 of Red 
Bay was a mere rill at the time of our visit, and those named creeks Nos. 1, 2, 3, 
and 4 were not seen; they are probably small waterways during heavy rains. The 
stream named “Little Creek,” to the westward of the redfish stream, is about as 
large as the latter and carries many humpbacks. 
At the point marked “Fishery and Indian Village” is the site of the old saltery, 
formerly operated by Mr. Tom McCauley, but later moved to Whale Passage. The 
saltery building is in bad condition and the wharf has disappeared, except the 
inshore end. There are two houses near by, but no one was seen in the vicinity; the 
place looked abandoned. The fish were formerly used in the saltery, but are now 
sold by Mr. McCauley to the Wrangell cannery. 
SHIPLEY BAY AND STREAM. 
Shipley Bay is on the western side of Kosciusko Island, which lies close to and on 
the northwestern side of Prince of Wales Island, from which it is separated by Klawak 
Passage. It is a very deep indentation, about 0 miles long and 1£ miles wide, but 
much obstructed b} r reefs, though there is a good channel and excellent anchorage at 
the head of the bay. At the eastern end, toward the northern side, is a saltery for- 
merly owned by Mr. Walter Kosmikoff, known locally as “Russian Walter,” who 
salted salmon and at times salmon trout. Fish were sold fresh when the opportunity 
offered, but as it was out of the track of the cannery steamers, few were disposed of 
in that way, though occasionally a few were sent to Wrangell on the monthly mail 
boat which passes here on its run between Klawak and Wrangell. 
In 1S99 the saltery was purchased in the interest of the Icy Strait Packing 
Company and was operated, as noted, under that company. It was closed at the 
time of our visit, and there was no one in the vicinity. 
At the extreme head of the bay and about half a mile from the saltery is the 
mouth of a redfish stream, which was examined by Lieutenant Rodman and Mr. 
Fassett, September 3. This stream, with the lake system, lies in a general east-and- 
west direction, the former about 1| miles long, 20 to 25 feet wide, and 12 to 15 
inches deep. It Hows between steep timbered mountains, 2,000 feet high, with a 
strong current, over a rocky bed which has occasional gravel spots. There are many 
rapids in the stream, but no steep falls to prevent the fish from ascending. No 
stream yet visited by this party has as many natural obstructions as this one. It is 
choked from the lake to the mouth by fallen timbers which have come down the 
steep mountain side, and at two points, 50 yards and 150 yards from the lake, there 
have been heavy slides into the bed of the stream, the water disappearing entirely 
under the detritus at each point and reappearing after it has passed the obstruction. 
It is impossible for fish to overcome these obstacles, but it is probable that during 
heavy rains, which are frequent in this district, the volume of water is so great that 
the subsurface drains under the obstructions can not carry it all away, and there is 
then a flow over the top. Below these natural obstructions, where the stream again 
appears, the pools were tilled with salmon of all species, and some trout, most of the 
former well matured. The stream water had the usual discoloration and a tempera- 
ture of 58.5° F. 
