ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1929 



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Companies that canned salmon in Alaska, number and location of canneries operated, 

 and number of traps owned by each, 1929 — Continued 



(New canneries indicated by (*)] 



LOSSES AND DISASTERS 



In southeastern Alaska jfire destroyed the cannery of the Starr- 

 Collinson Packing Co. at Moira Sound and that of the Wrangell Nar- 

 rows Pacldng Co. at Mountain Point, together with supplies, and 

 a portion of the season's pack of canned salmon at both plants, 

 the total loss amounting to $44,409. The fires occurred. on August 

 29 and October 24, respectively. It is expected that the plants wdll 

 be rebuilt before another season. The cannery of the Northwestern 

 Fisheries Co. at Roe Point, which had not been operated since 1920, 

 was burned on September 17. Other property losses in southeastern 

 Alaska to the value of $79,099 were reported, consisting of several 

 bunk houses belonging to the Alaska Pacific Salmon Corporation at 

 Funter Bay, which were destroyed by fire, and various small boats 

 and fishing gear. Seven lives were lost — 1 fisherman and 2 shoresmen 

 by disease, 1 fisherman and 1 transporter by drowning, and 1 shores- 

 man and 1 transporter by accidents. 



Central Alaska operators reported losses of gear, boats, and sup- 

 pUes having a total value of $25,058. Twenty-one lives were lost — 2 

 fishermen and 5 shoresmen died of disease, 5 shoresmen and 5 trans- 

 porters were killed in accidents, 2 shoresmen were drowned, and 2 

 committed suicide. 



In the western district the "Diamond P" cannery building and two 

 warehouses of the Red Salmon Canning Co. at Nalmek were destroyed 

 by fire on April 9, with loss reported as $133,500. The work of 

 rebuilding was begun as soon as the necessary materials could be 

 procured from the States, and a modern building of fabricated steel 

 construction was ready for operation by the end of June. Minor 

 losses of small boats and gear to the value of $14,507 were reported by 

 various companies. Twenty lives were lost — 3 fishermen and 13 

 shoresmen died of disease, 2 shoresmen were drowned, 1 was lolled 

 accidentally, and 1 committed suicide. 



In addition to the foregoing there was considerable damage to prop- 

 erty in the Bristol Bay region by severe storms and extremely high 

 tide on November 24, but the full extent of the losses will not be 

 known until the plants are put in readiness for another season's 

 operations. 



