ALASKA SALMON INVESTIGATIONS IN 1901. 
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The following is the record of the fish taken from this stream so far as any data 
are available: 
Year. 
Redfish. 
Cohoes. 
Humpbacks. 
Dates. 
No. 
Dates. 
No. 
Dates. 
No. 
1892.. .. 
1893.. .. 
1894.. .. 
1895.. .. 
Julv 8-Aug. 18 
July 10-Aug. 29 
July 18- Aug. 23 
July ti-Aug. 1(1 
8, 434 
Aug. 6-Aug. 18 
1, 310 
17,154 
15, 525 
Aug. 5-Aug. 15 
1,754 
July 25-Aug. 23 
July 26- Aug. 30 
2, 329 
17. 874 
lj 979 
July 24-Aug. 2 
1,465 
1890.... 
July 8-Aug. 2 
21,700 
-Sept. 10 
1,900 
Aug. 3-Aug. 21 
8,000 
1897.... 
July 8-Sept. 2 
26,310 
July 19-Sept. 9 
2, 957 
Julv 20-Aug. 21 
10,016 
1898.... 
July 13-Sept. 27 
14, 279 
July 16-Sept. 29 
4,324 
July 26-Aug. 29 
15, 596 
1899 
July 6-Sept. 1 
25, 018 
.1 uly 19-Sept. 1 
399 
July 19- Aug. 25 
11,223 
1900.... 
July 7-Sept. 1 
19, 036 
J uly 28-Sept. 1 
343 
July 23-Sept. 1 
11,758 
TAMGAS STREAM AND LAKE. 
Annette Island on its southern side has a deep bay, 5 miles in length, which 
affords good anchorage in its upper part and is known as Tamgas Harbor. On the 
eastern side, midway the length of the bay, at Creek Point, is the mouth of a stream, 
a lake outlet, carrying redfish which are supplied to the cannery at Metlakahtla. 
Ensign Miller and Mr. Chamberlain examined this system on June 2. 
The stream is over half a mile in length and at its head is 30 feet wide, 1 foot 
deep, and flows with a current of 2 to 3 knots, over a rocky and bowlderous bed, be- 
tween moderately high banks covered with the usual growth of the country. About 
200 yards from the lake the bed narrows, the stream flowing 400 yards through 
a ravine, at the end of which, and about 400 yards from the beach, is a barricade 
partially dismantled but appearing as if recently used. Tide water ascends about 
200 yards from the beach. Temperature of water, June 2, 51° F. 
The first lake is irregular in form, lies in a basin in a general NE. and SW. 
direction, and is surrounded by high snow-covered peaks, from which it receives 
numerous streamlets, carrying surface drainage and melting snow. It, is about 2 
miles long, from three-fourths to one-eighth mile in width, is apparently shallow, 
and elevated 75 feet above tide water. There are a few gravel beaches and the 
immediate shore is well wooded. At the head of the lake, in the northern corner, is 
the mouth of a stream which enters through a delta 200 yards long, and which is the 
outlet to a second lake. This stream is 600 yards long, and at the head of the delta 
is 10 feet wide, 1 foot deep, with a current of 3 to 4 knots. For the greater part 
of its length it flows over a bowlderous bed through a rocky ravine, though near the 
mouth it broadens over gravelly beds suitable for spawning. 
The second lake is 600 yards long, 400 feet wide, and elevated 90 feet above the 
first lake. At its head is a feeder that may lead to a third lake, but want of facilities 
prevented a further examination. It is probable that salmon ascend to the second 
lake. The color of the water throughout the system is clear and of brownish tinge. 
The shores are wooded. 
A hatchery site could probably be found at the head of the first lake, near the 
mouth of the connecting stream. 
The redfish from this stream are very small and average in weight about the 
same as the Peter Johnson stream, viz, 3^ to 4 pounds. The stream may be rated as 
having a value of 10,000 redfish under average conditions. 
