ALASKA SALMON INVESTIGATIONS IN 1900. 
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about TV miles below the lake the stream runs over a series of rapids; the highest 
fall of any of the steps is not over 2 feet. There are no falls or serious obstacles to 
impede the ascent of fish, the stream is usually clear, and there were no evidences of 
barricades. The water is brownish in color, with a temperature of 51° F. There 
are a number of small tributaries, one of some size about 2| miles from the mouth; 
this is about 2 miles long and has its source in the mountains to the eastward. The 
altitude of the main stream at the mouth of the tributary is 155 feet and of the lake 
295 feet. The latter is small, pear-shaped, and about 1 mile long, with a greatest 
width of not much more than one-fourth mile. The lower end is narrow, apparently 
shallow, and has many pond lilies. The shores are low and, though wooded, there 
is considerable open country, particularly on the eastern side, where there are large 
areas of grassy, boggy flats. 
At the lower end on the western side there is a feeder, and one at the upper end, 
in which the sound of falls was heard. It is possible that there are other feeders 01 - 
lake connections, as the volume of discharge is large. From the surrounding condi- 
tions it is believed that a good hatchery site might be found here. 
The only stream records available are the following: 
Species. 
1897. 
1898. 
1900. 
No. 
Date. 
No. 
Date. 
No. 
Date. 
Redfish 
Cohoes 
17, 138 
1,992 
42, 109 
June 28-Aug. 6 . . . 
Aug. 16-31 
July 12- Aug. 18 ... 
10, 000 
5, 000 
June 28-Aug. 1 
Aug. 10-Sept. 1 
24, 061 
7, 651 
74,000 
June 26-Aug. 1. 
Aug. 5-Sept 12. 
Aug. 5-18. 
Under average conditions the stream has a value of about 20,000 redfish and 5,000 
cohoes. 
MEYERS STREAM, CLEVELAND PENINSULA. 
Lemesurier Point, the northwestern end of Cleveland Peninsula, forms, with a 
string of islands to the westward of that point, a narrow bay, at the head of which 
is the mouth of a stream fished by Mr. Meyers. This stream carries a few redfish, 
and was partially examined by Lieutenant Rodman on September Id. 
The stream is very small, and when examined there was so little water running 
in it that at low water humpbacks could not enter. At the mouth it was about 8 
feet wide, with an inch of water over a riffle for a distance of 150 yards. A mile 
above the mouth it was a mountain brook, flowing between rocks and bowlders, with 
here and there a shallow pool. Tide water extends about 150 yards upstream. At a 
distance of 1 mile the elevation is 70 feet, and the temperature of water was 51° F. 
The stream bottom is rocky, with gravel patches, and the banks are well wooded. 
Many of the pools were tilled with spawning humpbacks in an advanced stage of decay, 
and many dead fish were seen along the banks. In places the bottom was covered 
with spawn. 
The stream is said to have a lake source, but the examination was not continued 
to the lake. Later it was learned that the stream is usually very low and that fish 
can not ascend until after the fall rains raise the water. 
