THE SALMON AND SALMON FISHERIES OF ALASKA. 
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Kootzuahoo Inlet. This inlet is noted, for its immense schools of herring, and the 
Alaska Oil and Onano Comiiany, located at Killisnoo, draws a large jiart of its hsh 
from this inlet. 
The ground where it is said the Queen usually lishes was lished by the Albatross 
for an hour in from 40 to 50 fathoms of water; one halibut Aveighing 45 pounds was 
taken. We then moved off Danger Point, about one-fourth of a mile off the buoy 
marking the end of the reef, and lished from the vessel and two small boats with 21 
hand-lines all told, in from 10 to 30 fathoms, and 'u I 4 hours obtained 143 halibut, 
average weight 22 iiounds — the smallest 5 jiounds, the largest 01 pounds. After this 
the vessel was moved 1 mile to the northward and continued fishing with hand lines, 
but nothing was taken. At Danger Point there was a large school of herring running 
into the inlet at the time of onr fishing. The fishing is carried on over the shore shelf 
and the halibut are attracted by the herring. Small halibut vessels sometimes visit 
this locality and make part of a load, but there is no certainty at any time. 
About 4 miles above Danger Point are several halibut spots, and at the entrance 
to Che-Ik Bay is fairly good ground, but there are no banks that Avonld supply a con- 
siderable market. A halibut was taken under the wharf at Killisnoo during the 
summer of 1897 Aveighing 450 pounds. It was in shoal Avater eating salmon heads and 
would not take the bait, so the hook Avas placed on the end of a pole and pushed into 
its mouth. The largest halibut Ave took Aveighed 165 pounds. It was caught on a 
trawl at Chasina Anchorage, Prince of Wales Island. As a rule the halibut are small. 
The weights of those AA^e took at Killisnoo will give a fair average. 
The Indians at Yakutat in the spring of the year, when their stock of dried 
salmon is running low, fish on spots off Cape Phipps and take all they Avaiit for their 
OAvn use. During a day traAAds were set with an experience similar to that in south- 
east Alaska. A few halibut were caught each time, but here, as in other localities, 
the lines were filled Avith dogfish. It is possible that an extended examination 
might give different results, but for winter fishing it is a long distance from market, 
Avith severe Aveather to be encountered. 
We made several trial sets in Sitka Sound and took a few scattering lialibut and 
a great many dogfish. 
Several years ago Mr. Eobert Bell, Avho lives at Thorne Bay, spent the mouths 
of December, January, February, and part of March in a schooner prospecting for 
halibut in southeast Alaska. He fished all over the interior waters from Dixon 
Entrance to Peril Straits, and outside from Salisbury Sound to Dixon Entrance. 
As he has been a permanent resident of the Territory for some years and is in the 
fish business, he is Avell acquainted AA'ith the subject so far as it is knoAvn. On this 
