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ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1919. 



WHALE FISHERY. 



SHORE STATIONS. 



Three companies were reported as having engaged in whaling opera- 

 tions in Alaska in 1919. They were the United States WhaUng Co.. 

 at Port Armstrong; North Pacific Sea Products Co., at Akutan; and 

 the Pioneer Mining & Ditch Co., at Nome, the latter concern taking 

 only the beluga or Avhite whale. 



The United States Whaling Co. operated three steamers in whale 

 killing, Star I (133 tons), Star II, and Star III (97 tons each). The 

 North Pacific Sea Products Co. employed a fleet of four steam whalers, 

 the Kodiak and UnimaJc (99 tons each), the Paterson (77 tons), and the 

 TanginaJc (71 tons). The steamer Elihu Thompson (448 tons) and 

 the barge Fresno (1,149 tons) were used as transporting and refriger- 

 ating vessels. No losses were reported in this industry. The re- 

 sults of the season were exceptionally gratifying, a large number of 

 whales being captured. 



STATISTICAL SUMMARY. 



The investment in the whaling industry in Alaska in 1919 was 

 $1,790,867, an increase of $439,896 over '1918. Employment was 

 given to 311 men, or 14 less than in 1918. The value of the whale 

 products was $1,027,200 as compared with $834,127 in 1918. Whales 

 to the number of 580 were taken, exceeding the number taken in 1918 

 by 132. 



Investment, Persons Engaged, and Products of Alaska Shore Whaling 



Operations in 1919. 



Item. 



INVESTMENT. 



Vessels: 



Steam and gas 



Net tonnage 



Barge 



Net tonnage 



Launches under 5 tons 



Rowboats 



Scows 



Pile driver 



Value of plants 



Cash capital 



Wages paid 



Total. 



Number. 



PERSONS ENGAGED. 



"Whites... 

 Natives... 

 Japanese. 



Total. 



1,121 

 1 



1,149 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 1 



a Gallons. 



226 

 26 

 59 



Value. 



35415,000 



30,000 



1,400 



60 



400 



150 



427,339 



633, 139 



283, 379 



1,790,867 



Item. 



PRODUCTS. 



Whales: 



Finback 



Humpback 



Sul phur-bottom . 



Sperm 



Sei 



Beluga 



Total. 



Whale oil 



Sperm oil 



Fertilizer, meat. 

 Fertilizer, bone. 



WhalcV)one 



Ivory, sperm.. . 

 Meat, frozen 



Total. 



Number. 



242 

 132 

 68 

 95 

 2 

 41 



580 



875,374 



a 377, 032 



h 2, 060, 000 



h 538, 000 



6 13,647 



6 746 



6 50,000 



Value. 



$656, 510 



276,344 



76,420 



13,472 



2,729 



225 



1,500 



1,027,200 



b Pounds. 



