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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
GEORGE AND CARROLL INLETS — THORNE ARM — DUKE ISLAND. 
From George Inlet about 3,000 redflsh, of an average weight of 5 iiouuds, and 
occasionally a few cohoes and humpbacks, are obtained. The redfish are taken from 
July 1 to August 1, the cohoes from the middle of July to the middle of August, and 
the humpbacks from July 20 to August 15. In 1897 none were received. The exact 
location of the redfish stream was not ascertained, and it is generally said that only 
cohoes and humpbacks are found in George aud Carroll inlets and in Thorne Arm, 
From Duke Island the Metlakahtla cannery receives about 3,000 redfish, of an 
average weight of 5 pounds •, the earliest date given was July 7 aud the latest August 
28. The streams furnishing these fish empty into the coves at Bay Anchorage, on 
the eastern side of the island. There are a great number of these small streams 
throughout Alaska capable of supplying 2,000 to 4,000 redfish, but as a rule the 
canneries do not bother with them. Under favorable conditions the natives deliver 
the fish to the canneries or to the tenders in passing. 
TAMGAS& HARBOR. 
Tamgass Harbor supplies an average of 9,000 redfish between July 2 and August 
12, though they have been taken as early as June 28 and as late as August 26. These 
redfish run small, the weight being between 3^ aud 4 iiounds. A few humpbacks 
(20,000 in 1897) have also been taken from this locality as eai’ly as July 17 aud as late 
as August 26. The stream supplying these fish is on the eastern side of Tamgass 
Harbor, Annette Island. 
The other streams supplying fish to the Metlakahtla cannery are on the eastern 
side of Prince of Wales Island, in Moira Sound aud vicinity, aud will be referred to 
hereafter. 
HUNTER BAY. 
Hunter Bay is an arm of Cordova Bay, on the western shore of Prince of Wales 
Island, about 10 miles north of Point Marsh. It is about 24 miles long aud from | to 
§ mile wide, with a branch, about midway, extending to the northward. This bay, 
with the surrounding waters of Cordova Bay, on which, with its branches, are located 
the salmon streams fished by the Hunter Bay cannery from Poiut Marsh northward, 
is unsurveyed. 
The cannery operated by the Pacific Steam Whaling Company is on the northern 
shore of the bay, about I 4 miles from the entrance aud about f mile from the head, 
which receives a redfish stream. The building was commenced in March, 1896, and a 
sufficient plant was in position to make a jiack that year of 27,442 cases. A saltery 
formerly owned and operated on this site by Miller & Co. was purchased by the 
Pacific Steam Whaling Company, aud removed to make room for the cannery. The 
main building, like all those of the Pacific Steam Whaling Comiiany, is 270 feet long, 
double-boarded, painted brown, aud is roomy, well ventilated and lighted, in striking 
contrast with many of the other canneries. 
In 1896 the company employed 8 white aud 45 Indian fishermen, and in the can- 
nery 6 whites, 6 natives, aud 58 Chinese. They used 9 drag seines, average length 75 
fathoms, valued at $1.25 per fathom; 1 purse seine, 175 fathoms long by 12 fathoms 
deep, valued at $522, and another, 175 fathoms long by 7 fathoms deep, valued at $300. 
The tenders used were the tug Alice, of 20 tons net, crew 5, value $10,000, aud a 
small decked launch, the Minnie M., of 3 tons, crew 2, and valued at $400. There were 
also emploj'ed 3 lighters, valued at $100 each ; 5 seine skiffs, $50 each ; 2 whaleboats, 
$85 each; 2 trap drivers, $750 each, and 2 purse-seine scows, $150 each. 
