FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1907. 25 



WESTERN ALASKA.- 



As it was impossible to reach Unalaska before August 4, and fishing 

 in Bristol Bay ends about August f, personal inspection of the fish- 

 eries in the latter region was not feasible. The following data are 

 tlerived from interviews and correspondence with superintendents of 

 canneries and other persons who spent the season on the ground. 



Nelson Lagoon. — The Lagoon Salmon Company, which operates a 

 saltery at this point, in the fall of 1906 suffered the loss of its trans- 

 porting schooner and, though the cargo was saved, was unable to 

 deliver the pack in San Francisco until the spring, after employees 

 and outfit for the next season were taken to Alaska. The season of 

 1907 was fairly successful, though the failure to secure new webbing 

 as ordered seriously weakened the efficiency of the saltery trap. 



Ugashik River. — Of the four canneries located on this river but one, 

 that owned by the Red Salmon Canning Company, was operated. 

 Fishing was begun on June 15 and continued until July 31. As for 

 the past five or six seasons, the run was small, but was enough to 

 enable one cannery to put up a medium pack. The Bristol Packing 

 Company, of San Francisco, which owns one of the canneries on this 

 river, expects to retire from the business of canning salmon in Alaska. 



TJgaguk River. — Both of the canneries located on this river (one 

 owned by the North Alaska Salmon Company and the other by the 

 Alaska Packers' Association) were operated this year, tlie latter having 

 been closed since 1904. A fair run of salmon entered the river and 

 both canneries secured their guaranties. 



Naknelc River. — As usual, the run of fish on the Naknek was excel- 

 lent, and both companies operating here had little trouble packing 

 their guaranties. The Alaska Packers' Association has two canner- 

 ies on this river, the Naknek Packing Company one. 



Kvichak River and Bay. — The two canneries of the North Alaska 

 Salmon Company, the Koggiung cannery of the Alaska Packers' 

 Association, and the saltery of the Northwestern Packing Company 

 were operated this year, but the cannery of the Union Packing Com- 

 pany was closed. A small saltery constructed last year on the coast 

 between the Kvichak and the Naknek by Mr. L. A. Pedersen, formerly 

 superintendent for the Naknek Packing Company, was this season 

 enlarged and, with one line of machineiy, was run as a cannery, 

 putting up a small pack. A very fair run of fish passed up the 

 Kvichak, and all the plants put up at least their guaranties, besides 

 sending some fish to canneries on the Nushagak which fell short. 



Nushagak Bay. — This was a disastrous year for the Nushagak 

 plants. The season was very backward, cold and foggy weather 

 prevailing, with heavy winds from all but the right direction ( a south 

 or southeast wind is said to bring the fish into Nushagak Bay), and 

 the run was one of the lightest ever known. None of the 8 canneries 



