38 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1918. 
HETTA. 
The Hetta hatchery is also owned and operated by the Northwest- 
ern Fisheries Co. and is located on Hetta Lake, in southeastern 
Alaska. It has a capacity of approximately 12,000,000 red-salmon 
eggs. In 1917 egg collecting began August 15 and ended December 
14, resulting in a take of 4,826,000 eggs, from which 4,587,000 red- 
salmon fry were hatched and liberated. The loss was 239,000, or 
- approximately 4.9 per cent. 
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This hatchery was closed on June 30, 1918. No eggs were taken 
during the spawning season of 1918. 
GENERAL STATISTICS OF THE FISHERIES IN 1918. 
The total investment in the Alaska fisheries in 1918 was $73,750,789, 
an increase of $18,813,240 over 1917. Approximately 90 per cent of 
this investment was in the salmon industry. The number of persons 
engaged in 1918 was 31,213, an increase of 1,722 over 1917. The 
total value of the products in 1918 was $59,154,859, an increase of 
$7,677,879 over 1917. This is an increase of about 15 per cent over 
the value of the products in 1917. 
SuMMARY OF INVESTMENTS IN THE FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1918. 




‘ Southeast Central Western 
Industries. Alaska. Alaska. Alaska. Total. 
Salmon canning 2 22 Jslc-sasce es aitecae Jenene $28,971,126 | $11,960,681 | $22,969, 590 $63, 901, 397 
PalmonMnid-Cuvin ees a sae aie Soa oa MOO KOA Siae cte ioe ees | aint eee ee 786, 342 
Salmon pickling! see co ios eee te. sees eee 492,160 592, 491 1,362, 957 
Salmon freezing ...... ae 124,172 
DAMON AROS ores ee acc cee See 114, 689 
Salmon dry-salting 58,345 
Salmon drying And SMOKING 6s 4506 een ete ale slew ee teen sal sssse eee rcees 26, 150 26, 150 
SalmonDy-produGts=-- 2 =- 4/-5--ce-- sce soeeeee= SPS cco ooesa ses opocicascice ac 109, 782 
Herrin pifishery:.-. < o<t: .2scl-8< seecicass -peesoe oe 1,018, 394 722, 135 62, 288 1,802, 817 
IA DUGHSNORY a2 scciat “eee ce sacioe rca esee eee A GOs 0O2 |taas eeclessas ce] aaseem a eeeeet 2,594, 292 
WOMMISHOrye awe ss cae pe melec se ttcs aclabi=m sae aes | oe eee eerie 805, 484 465, 634 1, 271, 118 
Whale fishery.252-5- Secs scso scp ease esse csieeane 393, 037 22,914 935, 020 1,350, 971 
Glam fishery: cc snccucssssecstcoscsee se eeee ee ee 1, 200 DINTR II (bee eB ik oe A _ 247,757 
Crab fishery. -2%) 2 32205 Soto ieee ete eeeoee TRU Ase ee 5 5 Be gins sate. Nae 2 ae ae 
Motali: Jeet Setacsseeie Ne era: See Se 34, 405, 579 14, 249, 931 25, 109, 518 73,750, 789 

SuMMARY OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1918. 


South- 
tat east Central | Western Total. 
ih lacie Alaska. | Alaska. 
Whites! 6 er a a eee ae oa SS ae oe 7, 862 3,717 6,114 17, 693 
Natives 253s 2S 2ece ae ce eee eee ae Se seen Senet ce Dae eae eee 3, 157 1,030 5, 251 
NAVANCSC: Wook. Sos ce ceae coo) yee ge ee eee 857 306 346 1,509 
Chindse2) Se Se ee Fe ae eee 1,374 562 798 2,734 
UDI OS... Sactarod oon serereooewen waters eee aa oe oe Aa eee ees 731 279 328 1,338 
IT ORICATIS | Fe ae eee a Se eee deo aee en peace ie one ee eee 276 229 1, 204 iY 
Miscellaneous, >. 2502 Doe ee roe ee eee deed aaeeee Gas Spb 400 96 483 979 
Motel (iii)... Ji Res. DOE A ee 14,657| 6,219| 10,337| 31,213 

