"Exciting adventures of robbery and hidden treasure trimly tailored to excellent regional background- Alaska and the salmon fishing territory. Up for a summer job on his uncle's fish trap at Cultus Cove, it falls upon young Steve Brandon to be trap watchman when Uncle Joe gets appendicitis. With the help of a Thlinget boy, Johnny Buck, marauding grizzlies, a salmon senacing octopus, subterranean passageways on an indian tabooed island- are to be overcome before Bert Fogarty and his gang of fish pirates are caught and a treasure left by early Russian settlers discovered. There's more than a glimpse at the commercial fisheries business and Steve's friendship with Johnny Buck provides an airing of Indian lore."
...Kirkus Reviews. 1952
"WITH a career in mind, young Steve Brandon makes a summer trip to Alaska to visit his uncle and learn about commercial fisheries. When the boy's uncle is suddenly stricken, Steve becomes watchman of a big fish trap during the annual salmon run. For ages 12 - 16."
... New York Times. 1952.
