ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1924 



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Products of the Alaska fresh-salmon industry in 1924 



FREEZING 



The freezing of salmon in iVlaska is regarded as wholly incidental 

 to other fishery activities, as no investment is credited exclusively to 

 this line of business. In 1924 there was an increase in production of 

 522,377 pounds over that of 1923, the total output being 2,287,666 

 pounds, valued at $165,809, as compared with 1,765,289 pounds, 

 valued at $132,522, in 1923, or an increase of approximately 29 per 

 cent in products and 25 per cent in value. 



Products of the Alaska frozen-salmon industry in 1924 



Species 



Coho, or silver 



Chum, or keta 



Humpback, or pink 



King, or spt-ing 



Red, or sockeye 



Total 



Pounds 



529, 188 



434, 307 



250 



1, 320, 825 



3,096 



2, 287, 666 



Value 



$26, 932 



20, 564 



3 



118, 146 



164 



165, 809 



DRY-SALTING, DRYING, AND SMOKING 



One operator in southeastern Alaska reported the dry-salting of 

 6,400 pounds of chum salmon valued at $206. Two operators in 

 central Alaska prepared 4,800 pounds of beleke, valued at $400; 

 27,228 pounds of dried salmon, valued at $1,426; and 4,000 pounds 

 of kippered salmon, valued at $600. These operations were incidental 

 to other lines of business. The Indians of the Yukon and Tanana 

 Valleys prepared a total of 1,591,540 pounds of dried salmon, valued 

 at $79,577. They employed 294 wheels, valued at $29,400, and 860 

 fathoms of nets, valued at $860, a total investment of $30,260. 



Production of dry-salted, dried, and smoked salmon in Alaska in 1924 



