ALASKA INDUSTRIES, 395 



AUiala fialmon 2)acl- — season of 1S92 — Continued. 



RECAPITULATION. 



Cases packed, 457,000, at $4.20 $1, 923, 469. 80 



Barrel.s salted, 15,252. at $8 122,010.00 



ilall" barrcl.s .salted, 4,245, at $4.25 18, 041. 25 



Barrels of Itellies salted, 35, at $15 525. 00 



Half barrels of bellies salted, 36, at $8 288. 00 



Total 2, 064, 340. 05 



Tin plate eonsiinied (49,239 boxes, 108 pound-s eaeli) pounds.. 5,317.812 



Value of tin plate, duty paid, $291,660.60 ; duty at 2.2 cents per pound 116, 991. 86 



Average cost per box, duty paid, for the season of 1892 5. 92. 33 



Average cost of canned salmon, per case of 4 dozen, in 1-pound tins, delivered at San 



Francisco 2. 73 



Note.- Size of sheet of tin ])lato, 14 by 20 inches; 112 .sheets (108 poiiiids) to a box. A box of tin 

 makes 448 cans. The cost, as reported, is duty paid at San Francisco, Astoria, or at the works. The 

 rate of duty is 2.2 cents per pound, or $2,376 per box. The amount of drawback allowed upon expor- 

 tation equals about 25 cents per case, or $2 per box of tin. 



Appendix C. 



Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary, 



TVasliington, D. C, January 16, 1893. 



Sir : Referring to your report of the 2d. ultimo, in relation to disputed claims 

 npon Alaska fishery locations and particularly to your inquiry whether or not aliens 

 may claim and hold salmon fisheries or control streams that carry salmon in Alaska, 

 I inclose herewith for your information cojiy of an opinion, dated the 28th ultimo, 

 of the Acting Solicitor of the Treasury, to whom the subject was referred. 

 Resjiectfully, yours, 



O. L. Spalding, AcHmj Secretary. 

 Mr. Max Pracht, 



Special Afjent, Sitka, Alaska. 



Departsient of Justice, 

 Office of the Solicitor of Treasury, 



Washington, D. C, Novemhcr S8, 1893. 



Sir: Inquiry is made hy Special Agent Max Pracht "whether aliens can claim 

 and hold salmon fisheries, or control streams that carry salmon, in Alaska?" 



In reply to your reference of said inquiry, I have to advise you that aliens have no 

 such right. Besides, Congress has reserved to the United States the exclusive right 

 to regulate the taking of salmon, and to prevent the destruction of .salmon, in Alaska. 

 See section 14, act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat., p. 1095), and act of March 2, 1889 

 (25 Stat., p. 1005). 



The letter referred to is herewith returned. 

 Very resjjectfully, 



F. A. Reeve, Acting Solicitor. 



The Secretary of the Treasury. 



