ATASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1920. 41 



Catch of Salmon ix Copper River from 1916 to 1920, Inclusive. 



On October ;"), 1920, a preliminary hearing was held at Cordova, 

 Alaska, to consider the advis-ahility of amending the order of Decem- 

 ber 20, 1918, limiting or prohibitin*; iishin<jj in the C\)pi)er River, and 

 a further hearinfr on the same matter was held at Seattle, Wash., on 

 November 18, 1920. As a result of these hearin<rs the order of Decem- 

 ber 20, 1918, was continued in force until September 1, 1921, on and 

 after which date all commercial fishin*; in the Coi)per Kiver, its 

 lakes and tributaries, and within 500 yards of tiie moutii of its outlets 

 is prohibited. The closing order is given in full on page 11 of this 

 report. 



YUKON RIVER FISHERY. 



The Carlisle Packing Co. carried on practically all the commercial 

 fi.shing for salmon for export from the Yukon Kiver in 1920. The 

 cannery was located at Kwiguk Slough, and oj)erations were restricted 

 to the soiitli mouth of the river below the junction of the Clear Kiver, 

 and to the waters of Bering Sea more than 500 yards oil' the mouth 

 of the Yukon. 



The total "catch of salmon by this company was 214,122, of which 

 ir)5,6r)5 were chums and 58,467 were kings. Of these, 10r),218 chums 

 and 40,493 kings, oi- a|)pro.ximately G8 per cent, were taken in outside 

 waters beyond the jurisdiction of the Department. The catch in the 

 river was 50,437 chums and 17,974 kings. The pack consisted of 

 12.876 cases of chums, 15,961 cases of kings, and 145 tierces and 20 

 liarrels of milcl-cured and i)ickled king salmon. These operations 

 gave employment to 176 whites, 53 natives, and 41 Japanese, or a 

 total of 270 persons. The investment was $534,000; the vahie of all 

 products was $349,356. Fishing apparatus consisted of 2 fish wheels 

 and 12,(K)0 fathoms of gill nets. 



During the summer of 1920 the Yukon River was visited by Dr. 

 Charles H. CJilbeii, of Stanford University, and Henry O'M'alley, 

 field assistant of tlie Bureau, who made an examination of the river 

 from Dawson, Yukon Territory, to the delta. They collected much 

 information and data regarding the runs of salmon and the number 

 of fish used by the residents of the Yukon Valley. Tliey were accom- 

 {>anied i)V Inspector Calvin F. Townsend, wlio gave paiticular atten- 

 tion to tlie enforcement of the fishery laws and regulations in that 

 region from the middle of June to the end of July. The Bureau's 



