THE SALMON AND SALMON FISHERIES OP ALASKA. 
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crews are kept at tlie distaut points; a stream is visited by a steamer and crew, and if 
fish are found scliooling, the crew remain as long as a catch is made, visiting another 
locality if no flsh are found. 
Except Cheniga, the streajiis are all said to have small runs, and the pack of 
Prince William Sound fish is small. Fishing is done entirely by seines, but any and 
every device is used that will facilitate the catch. Fishermen and others interested 
do not deny that the streams are barricaded. The law exempts Prince William Sound 
from the weekly close season. Why this and some other places should be exeiujit is 
not understood, but from all reports one would also fancy that the sound was exempt 
from the provisions against barricading. 
The following data were made up from the cannery books at Orca, and represent 
the runs of redfish and cohoes in Prince William Sound in numbers large enough to 
warrant fishing. A few run earlier and later, and in the case of cohoes it is probable 
that they run in considerable numbers after the cannery closes. 
Tear. 
Rediisli. 
Cohoes. 
Com- 
menced 
running. 
Fini.shed 
running. 
Com- 
menced 
running. 
rinished 
running. 
1891 
June 1C 
Canneri 
July 1 ' 
June 30 
June 21 
July 7 
July 11 
July 13 
f closed. 
N 0 data. 
July 18 
July 7 
Jul.V 25 
Failure 
this 
year. 
Ang. 4 
Canner 
Aug. 10 
Aug. 14 
Aug. 19 
Aug. 13 
Aug. 11 
Sept. 14 
y closed. 
Sept. 15 
Sept. 4 
Sept. 1 
Sept. 9 
Sept. 9 
1892 
1893 
1894 
1895 
1896 
1897 
From Prince William Sound to Oape Elizabeth, the end of what is designated as the 
second district, there are no fisheries. There are very few inhabitants in this I’egion, 
and little is known of its features. No streams having large numbers of salmon are 
known to exist anywhere in this vicinity, otherwise canneries would be established. 
The large bays on this broken and rugged coast probably receive the waters of 
numerous streams draining mountain slopes and glaciers, and all may carry some 
salmon. Future investigation alone can determine their commercial value. 
