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On the western side there is a feeder about 30 feet wide by 8 inches deep, which, 
according to the guide (who owns and hunts the land bordering the lake system), S 
is the outlet to a lake hung about H miles to the northward. About 1 mile from 
the mouth it has a high fall, which prevents fish from ascending to the lake; as far 
as the fall, however, there is good spawning-ground. 
Stream connecting Lakes No. 3 and No. 3. — ' This stream is about 2 miles long, SO 
feet, wide, and 14 inches deep, with a fall of 103 feet in its length. It was only 
examined at the lake ends, but it can have no serious obstructions, as redfish enter 
Lake No. 3. The mouth of the stream, and for one-fourth mile above, was full of 
humpbacks, but they do not enter Lake No. 3. The temperature of the water in the 
stream was 55° F. At the head of the stream, at its source in Lake No. 3, there is a 
small island' partly in the lake, around which the waters from both lake and stream 
flow. 
Lake No. 3. — Altitude, 153 feet; temperature of water, 56° F. The length of 
this lake is about 2i miles, with a width ranging from one-fourth to one-half mile. 
The northern shore is comparatively straight, very steep, and rocky; the other shores 
are low and flat, with open glades, permitting easy travel; the southern side is marked 
by several deep indentations. At the extreme eastern head is a feeder which was 
not examined. 
Stream connecting Lakes Nos. 3 and L — This stream enters Lake No. 3 at the 
eastern end, near its head, where it is about 60 feet wide, 8 inches deep, with a tem- 
perature of 56° F. It is about a mile long following the stream bed, though the 
lakes are only about one-half a mile apart in a straight line. It has a fall of 167 feet 
in its length, part of which is over sheer falls, making it impossible for salmon of 
any kind to enter Lake No. 4. The first fall is about one-fourth mile above Lake 
No. 3, beyond which no fish were seen, and while it is possible that it can be passed, 
it is not probable that they can pass over the series of cascades at the head of the 
stream where it leaves Lake No. 4. Here the fall is at least 100 feet in one-fourth 
mile, and the water rushes along with great velocity, without any eddies or resting- 
places. Redfish were seen as far as the first fall. 
Lake No. 4 ..— Altitude, 320 feet; temperature of water, 56° F. The length of this 
lake is about 3^ miles, with an average width of one-fourth mile, expanding toward 
the head. The banks are steep and the shore lines, as far as examined, are rocky. 
It is said that there are two more lakes in this system connected with Lake No. 4, but 
as no salmon can enter the latter, it was not deemed necessary for our purposes to 
continue the examination any further. In Lake No. 4 many cutthroat trout were 
seen, but no salmon or signs of them. The water throughout the lake system was 
unusually low. In Lake No. 4, judging from the marks along the shore, it appeared 
to be 2^ feet below a mean level. There were no barricades in any of the streams. 
The whole system has all the natural features for excellent spawning-grounds; the 
streams are clear, free from obstruction, there is much sand and gravel, little or no 
mud, and plenty of water, with moderate current. The color of the water becomes 
lighter as the upper lakes are reached. At Lake No. 1 it is tinged a deep brown, and 
at Lake No. 4 it is much lighter in color. 
