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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
The following, collected from all available sources, will furnish a fair idea of the 
capacity of Kah-shakes stream. There are no data available for 1896: 
Year. 
Number 
of redfish. 
Dates. 
Year. 
Number 
of redfish. 
Dates. 
1892 . 
9,218 
14,399 
10,579 
16,181 
July 12-Aug. 17 
July 8- Aug. 28 
July 12-Aug. 16 
July 13-Aug. 15 
1897 
8, 000 
14,100 
15, 000 
16, 600 
July 9-Aug. 16 
July 10-Aug. 22 
July 9-Aug. 26 
July 10-Aug. 15 
1893 
1898 
1894. . . 
1899 
1895. .. 
1900 
CHECATS STREAM AND LAKE. 
Checats Stream empties into the southeast corner of Checats Cove, a small inden- 
tation on the eastern shore of Behm Caual, about 12 miles north of Smeaton Inlet, 
and was examined by a party in charge of Ensign Hepburn, on June 7. It is the 
outlet of a lake lying about three-fourths mile in a SSE. (mag.) direction from the 
mouth of the stream. The course of the stream is fairly straight from tide water to 
the lake. About one-fourth mile from the mouth of the stream is a small island 
or cluster of islands around which the water flows, the larger volume going to the 
westward of the island. Abreast the head of this island, on the left bank, was found 
a panel of rails, evidently used as a barricade when fish are running. A fallen tree 
spanning the stream at this point probably furnishes the support for it. Aside from 
this artificial obstruction the stream was found clear and clean until the lake is 
