46 FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1907. 



SHORE STATIONS. 



During 1907 the following shore stations were in operation: Alaska 

 Codfish Company — Company Harbor and Moffat Cove, Sannak 

 Island; Unga, Baralof (Squaw Harbor), and Kelley Rock (Win- 

 chester), Unga Island, and Dora Harbor, on Unimak Island. Blom 

 Codfish Company — Eagle Harbor on Nagai Island. Pacific-States 

 Trading Company — Northwest Harbor, Little Koniuji Island, and 

 Ikatik, on Unimak Island. Seattle-Alaska Fish Company — Baralof 

 (Squaw Harbor), on Unga Island. Union Fish Company — Pirate 

 Cove, Popof Island; Northwest Harbor, Little Koniuji Island; Eagle 

 Harbor and Sanborn Harbor, on Nagai Island; Unga, on Unga Island; 

 Pavlof Harbor and Johnson Harbor, on Sannak Island, and Dora 

 Harbor on Unimak Island. The latter company has abandoned its 

 Wedge Cape (Nagai Island) station. 



Mr. A. Grosvold, merchant, at Sand Point, Unga Island, also 

 operated a small cod-fishing station here this year. This was formerly 

 an important cod station. 



The Blom Codfish Company and Pacific-States Trading Company 

 expect to establish new stations in 190S. 



Usually all the stations are open during the summer, but owing to 

 the difficulty of securing fishermen some of them were closed down in 

 that season. Since the San Francisco earthquake, labor for Alaska 

 has been very scarce, the high wages paid in the city, together with 

 the assurance of permanent work, proving too attractive to be re- 

 sisted by the better class of workers. Another reason is that fish are 

 not so abundant in summer as in winter, and as'the fishermen are paid 

 by count, they are unable to average as much in summer. Practically 

 all of the stations were operated during the winter of 1906-7, and 

 the same was the case in the winter of 1907-8. 



The 1906-7 winter fishing was very disastrous, but few fish being 

 secured at most of the stations. A good catch was made during the 

 spring months, however. A determined efl"ort is being made this 

 winter to secure a good catch, large crews and heavy supplies having 

 been sent to the stations from the home ports. 



At the stations, which are generally located close to the banks, 

 fishing is carried on in dories, which are operated by one man. Hand 

 fines are employed almost exclusively and the fisherman goes out 

 and returns to the station the same day. A heavy drawback in the 

 fishery is the prevalence of bad weather throughout a considerable 

 part of the year, which prevents all dory fishing. 



The station fisherman is paid from -$25 to S30 per 1 ,000 fish of 28 

 or more inches in length, and should he engage in splitting he receives 

 $2.50 per 1,000 fish in addition. All fish below 28 inches in length 



