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Salmon taken in 1939, by apparatus and species, in each geographic section of 
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Apparatus and species eoutlonst Genietl Seen Total 
Wheels: 
Chum, ‘or keta-2=- 8226s 5 Ses 8 ot Sn ee se nk eh ee 272, 050 272, 050 
RAINS OL Springs Se os wee ee es RE oe Ree SNES ne te eee ere 21, 590 21, 590 
Redé-orisockeyes= sss2e aaa ees Pee se ate Bale ee Peep 1, 000 1, 000 
Potale 3 [4 22 lsS es e a E ie a = Ot Ee OE |e eee |e eee ee 294, 640 294, 640 
Total: 
Coho; orisilvers=2 Se ee ee 1, 122, 183 450, 001 1, 028 1, 573, 212 
Chum) or ketasea So ee e 3, 388, 759 | 2,742,448 | 1,419,330 | 7, 550, 537 
Pinksonhninp back aaa neneln nee knee en emai 23, 721,956 | 20,941, 451 64 | 44, 663, 471 
King OM SPiN gues ha ee hs ae ye a 652, 066 85, 626 79, 899 817, 591 
RedForisockey ere na sere eee re ae ee Me nee Denes 2, 487, 146 | 8,032,916 | 14,095, 547 | 24, 615, 609 
Gran dito tales ts=s0%- sts ties ea Et ee 31,372,110 | 32, 252, 442 | 15, 595,868 | 79, 220, 420 
CANNING 
CHANGES IN CANNERIES 
In southeast Alaska the Alaska Pacific Salmon Co. closed its Rose 
Inlet cannery and in lieu thereof leased and operated the Kasaan plant 
of Pacific American Fisheries, Inc., which had been used as a clam 
cannery in 1938. The Petersburg cannery of the Pacific American 
Fisheries, Inc., was leased and operated by the Petersburg Canning 
Co., a new organization headed by A. W, Brindle, of the Ward’s 
Cove Packing Co. The cannery formerly owned by the Diamond 
K Packing Co. at Wrangell was operated under lease by the Farwest 
Fishermen, Inc. The latter subsequently purchased the plant after 
it had been acquired by the Pacific American Fisheries, Inc., at 
marshal’s sale. 
The plant of the Bayview Packing Co. at Klawak, which had been 
leased to the Ocean Packing Co. in 1933 and operated by that com- 
pany for a number of years, was taken over and operated by R. J. 
Peratrovich & Son. Operations at the Excursion Inlet plant of the 
Astoria & Puget Sound Canning Co. were carried on under the com- 
pany’s own name, rather than as the Consolidated Fisheries, by which 
this plant had been designated since 1935. The plant of Dean C. 
Kayler at Petersburg, which had handled only crabs and shrimp in 
1938, was used also as a salmon cannery in the 1939 season. 
A modern 2-line cannery was built at Hydaburg to replace that of 
the Hydaburg Fisheries, Inc., which had been idle in the previous year." 
This construction was financed through a Government loan obtained 
under the Indian Reorganization Act “by an association of Hydaburg 
natives. The association entered into a contract with W. A. Pries, 
head of the Annette Island Canning Co., for operation of the plant as 
the Hydaburg Canning Co. under a 5- ~year lease somewhat similar to 
that in effect with respect to the Annette Island Canning Co. at 
Metlakatla. 
The plant heretofore known as that of L. Utness at Mountain 
Slough was operated during the season as the Crystal Falls Fish Co. 
A new organization, known as the Far North Packing & Shipping 
Co., leased the floating plant Commander, formerly owned by Suryan’s 
Inc., and operated it at Moser Bay. The Red Mountain Packers, 
