Excerpt from Annual Reports of the U. S. Department of the Interior: For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1899; Miscellaneous Reports, Part II If anyone will take the trouble to place a good map of Alaska before him, and study the coast line from its initial point around to the mouth of the Yukon, he will begin to understand what a wonderful resource the salmon industry should be. The large and small islands are visited by them wherever there is a stream which they can ascend, as are also the creeks and rivers of the mainland. It was the intention of the Fish Commission to visit all these streams, run surveys, take photographs, and obtain all possible information in regard to actual production of fish and the capacity of each stream. But such a work requires much time and care. The Albatross has been detailed to other work. Such preliminary labor is necessary when the Government comes to take the matter in hand and see that the streams are constantly replenished. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.