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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
The canneries at Orca and Odiak alone fish and have fished the streams of Prince 
William Sound for commercial purposes. Until 1897 they had a mutual agreement by 
which the streams of the sound were equally divided, and neither encroached upon 
the other’s territory. In 1897, however, each cannery fished wherever it felt disposed. 
STREAMS OP PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. 
After leaving Orca, rounding Hawkins Point, and passing through the narrows, 
on the starboard hand a large bay is seen making in to the northeast, known as 
Simpson Bay. It has several small arms and a few streams which combined are good 
for about 1,000 redfish, 2,000 cohoes, and a few humpbacks. 
The next bay to the westward, making in to the northern shore, is known as Sheep 
or Jackson Bay. It has several humpback streams. 
Next in order to the westward is a large bay known as Port Gravina, which is a 
deep indentation with several arms. At the head of the main body is a large stream 
which in good seasons will produce about 25,000 cohoes. There are two streams on 
the eastern side and three on the western side, all containing humpbacks. There are 
no redfish streams in the bay, but redfish sometimes school around the grassy flats on 
the western side. It is reported that the stream at the head of the bay is barricaded. 
In Port Fidalgo are three humpback streams, and one of them also yields about 
5.000 cohoes a year. 
In Port Valdes are also three streams containing humpbacks, one of which carries 
cohoes. 
Inside of Glacier Island is a stream known as Billy’s Hole, from which in some 
years 20,000 redfish have been taken. 
The next deep body of water westward is Salmon Sound, on the eastern side of 
which is Miner Eiver, good for about 10,000 redfish. It is the outlet of two lakes, 
has been fished since the first year after the canneries were started, and has been 
continually barricaded. On the eastern side of Port Wells, inside of Esther Island, is 
a small stream which is also barricaded. It is capable of producing 3,000 redfish per 
year. 
North of Point Nowell, and inside of an island and a line of reefs, is a small stream 
known as Rubber Boot, which can be relied on for about 3,000 redfish annually. It 
is barricaded. 
Cheniga is between Rubber Boot and Point Nowell and has the largest run of 
redfish in Prince William Sound. In 1895 it furnished about 100,000, but a safe value 
is 50,000. It is said to be heavily barricaded. 
Jack Pot is a stream that empties into the head of the third inlet southwest from 
Point Nowell. It is the outlet to a large lake system and can produce annually about 
7.000 redfish. 
Somerset Eiver, on the eastern side of Knight Island, is a small stream. A few 
thousand redfish may be obtained from it annually. 
Port Bainbridge has at its head an outlet to two lakes. The outlet carries redfish, 
but the jiroduct obtainable is unknown. 
This completes the list of known salmon streams in Prince William Sound. As 
the cannery people are constantly striving to increase their packs, the steamers have 
prospected the locality very thoroughly, and it is believed that all the salmon streams 
of any value are known. The runs of fish are very uncertain, and as they vary largely 
from year to year, data of material value can not be obtained. No regular fishing 
