FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1907. 



EMPLOYEES. 



The number of persons employed in the fisheries of Alaska in 1907 

 was 12,752, of whom 4,829 were engaged directly in fishing, 7,277 in 

 the canneries, salteries, and at other shore work, and 646 employed 

 on the transporting vessels. This total is a gain of 395 over the num- 

 ber employed in 1906. The fact that the fishermen act as sailors on 

 the transporting ships to and from the salmon canneries and salteries 

 explains the small number of transj)orters shown in the table. 



Southeast Alaska leads in the number of fishermen and trans- 

 porters, and western Alaska in the number of shoresmen. In the 

 total number of persons employed western Alaska is first by a small 

 margin over southeast Alaska. Whites predominate in fishing and 

 transporting, wliile Chinese are in the lead as shoresmen, although 

 the Japanese are rapidly gaining over the latter. The number of 

 natives employed shows an increase over both 1905 and 1906. 



Employees in the Alaska Fisheries in 1907. 



INVESTMENT. 



The total investment in the fisheries was $9,216,028, an increase of 

 ),570 over 1906. The item of cash capital was eliminated in the 

 1 906 report, and this year the item of outfit for fishing and transport- 

 ing vessels also is cut out. This outfit included fuel, food, bait, 

 boats, and other vessel equipment, the first three items of which have 

 been left out of consideration altogether; the value of boats and work- 

 ing gear has been included with the value of the vessels. 



