ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1926 291 
PICKLING 
The pickled-salmon industry, which is carried on chiefly in west- 
ern Alaska, showed a considerable increase over recent years. ‘This 
was due primarily to the larger run of red salmon in the central and 
western districts. The Westward Packing Co.’s floating saltery, 
which was reported sold at the end of the 1925 season, again operated 
in Bristol Bay in 1926. Both central and western Alaska showed 
increases in the investment in the industry. 
Fewer persons were reported engaged in the industry, but the 
total investment increased from $203,000 in 1925 to $256,333 in 1926. 
Products in southeastern Alaska declined from 94,900 pounds in 
1925 to 56,800 pounds in 1926, while central Alaska increased from 
229,200 pounds to 460,500 pounds and western Alaska increased from 
305,500 pounds to 1,096,300 pounds. The total output in 1926 was 
1,618,600 pounds, valued at $173,680, as compared with 629,600 
pounds in 1925, valued at $84,731, an increase in 1926 of 156 per 
cent in quantity and 105 per cent in value. 
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in 1926 
Southeast Alaska| Central Alaska Western Alaska Total 
Items 
Number |} Value ; Number Value | Number Value Number | Value 
| 
PERSONS ENGAGED 
Fishermen: 
Whi besser see eae te |p Se 8 2) |'F3eet es. 34) |Peeee coos be eee ee 
INGE CSee eee ae neenae | eee eta 14g Ce ee eee ae eee es 47} ees 
inj ciel ee cit eee ri ees ae 60; ba ae 
Shoresmen: 
Wihiitess= sess aos lee te aaa LE coe 19. |eae ee ee, 20) 22s 2se35 
IS RCS a ee Se are ee ee es (eee 13) Pees ee IS s/eeeeS_2 
a ete eaeeeieeaseeenenel 
Motales ee oaa|e PN ee eae rl Ce Sop doe ee 33) |b Poss 
J SSS 
Grand'total..-.<|5e fe Ss ae iis ae Too: janes 
INVESTMENT 
Plantsjoperated- =. . 2. -|__. ----2=.|---.---- 6 |$14, 650 3 | $104, 125 9 |$118, 775 
Operaninp capitals = 02 ook ce ee es 178 OOS |e eae 687690) |=aeaee eee 85, 698 
Vessels: 
IROWeL- Ov eh bONS | sss 2 Shee il OOO se ee eens z i1, 000 
iettonnage: os} awe a lee | a eI aa re a a) a ee 
Walneh esas 22 seq2.<\52- 22 22-22/02 2 Se 17 | 13, 100 1 300 18} 138,400 
ulonietabOoats sees a= ieee oes ee |e Sid Poy ee ale 19 10, 950 19 | 10,950 
Oy DOniaeeee eee noe eee 40) 2,455 3 | 300 | 43 257155 
Hightersiand Scows: |=. --._-2- |] 22.2 3 950 1| 1, 500 4 2, 450 
Apparatus: | 
IBcacbIseiiess see! s- 22 2222 seas eee oe DO Os LAD epee ce Se alo) SE Se 29 5, 145 
Mathoms-y3 522 -|b- 222-222 =|bse ees. SAD a | es aad |e ee eS (eee 18403-25285 
ELIT SE SOINGS-22— = 2/22. 2 eee 2 C1 Nee eo 2 |e ee 1 400 
Hathoms ss 22125 eso Sea Cae AKO ee ee ae PS Bee Ee ee ee TOO" | :ee eee 
Meets ao se a moh 2 Je Seen Eee 9 970 ) 27 | 3, 390 36 4, 360 
Fathoms-____-- |e ee ee oe | Ee eon rk ay Pere es 3400) 2-22 ee 9,880: | soho seek 
Trap; driven. _=_-- = Pe ey eee |e is | ye OD So ee ee |e ee 1 1, 100 
WihiGelseeee= se epee SasSe se. A eee el 3 300 3 300 
ARTO) UL > ae eee ae pe a | SEs | LE 6 665078) sae 1S89%'555) | 22 eee oe 256, 333 
PRODUCTS (POUNDS) 
Coho, or siiver._-.____- 24,000 | 2,300 48,100 | 8, 882 11, 200 | 1, 044 83, 300 | 12, 226 
@humornkKeta--=- =" 2. | 20-2 esl see 48,500 | 5, 062 34, 700 2.616 83, 200 7, 678 
Humpback, or pink___- 32,800 | 2,040 90,900 | 7,160 6, 600 462 130, 300 9, 662 
Pn sor springs nL eel 5, 800 596 49, 400 6, 157 55, 200 6, 753 
BUCO MOLISOCK DY One es sete ee eee 267, 200 | 23, 732 994,400 | 113,629] 1,261,600 | 137, 361 
Total LA Sa 56, 800 4, 340 460, 500 | 45, 432 1, 096, 300 123, 908 1, 613, 600 | 173, 680 


