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In 1902 the Columbia Canning Co. built a cannery on the southern 

 side of Chilkoot Inlet, and made a pack that year. In 1910 C. A. 

 Burckhardt & Co., under the name of the Chilkoot Fisheries Co., i)ur- 

 chased and operated this plant. In 1911 the name was (^hanged to 

 the Alaska Pacific Fisheries. Early in 1919 the plant was totally 

 destroyed by fire. 



The only cannery in this section lost to Alaska by action of the 

 Federal Government was that of the Wales Island Packing Co., which 

 was built on Wales Island, near Dixon Entrance, in 1902. When 

 the Alaska Boundary Arbitration Commission declared Wales Island 

 a part of Canada in 1903, this cannery automatically ceased to be an 

 American one. After the change of government it lay idle for some 

 time, but later was put in use once more by Canadian parties. 



In 1902 the Thlinket Packing Co. built a cannery on Funter Bay, 

 on the west side of Admiralty Island, and made a pack that year and 

 every subsequent year until 1926, when it sold the plant to the 

 Sunny Point Packing Co., who continued operations thereafter. 



In 1902 the Pillar Bay Pacldng Co. built and operated a cannery- 

 near Point Ellis, on Kuiu Island, and operated it until 1918, when it 

 was sold to the Fidalgo Island Packing Co., who have since oper- 

 ated it. 



In 1902 the Alaska Fisheries Union, organized in Seattle, built a 

 cannery on the east side of Chilkat Inlet, and made a pack that year. 

 After operating to 1905, the plant was in that year leased to and 

 operated by the Lynn Canal Packing Co. The plant was purchased 

 in 1906 by the Pacific American Fisheries. In 1908 it was moved to 

 Excursion Inlet and has been operated each season to date. 



The Tacoma Fishing Co. in 1902 established a saltery and halibut 

 station at Tee Harbor, on Lynn Canal, and made a pack that year. 

 Later it became the property of the International Fisheries Co. In 

 1910 the plant was purchased by the Tee Harbor Packing Co., which 

 estabhshed a cannery and operated first in 1911. Thereafter the 

 plant was operated each season, with changes of ownership in 1920 

 and 1922, until the fall of 1924, when it was destroyed by fire and 

 was not rebuilt. 



In 1907 the Alsek Fisheries Co. did some salting on the Alsek 

 River. The late Malcolm Campbell was interested in the above 

 company and in subsequent years operated under his own name. 

 In 1910 the St. Elias Packing Co. established a cannery near the 

 saltery and made a pack the same year, and in 1911 and 1912. Since 

 then the plant has been closed and was sold in 1916 to Libby, 

 McNeill & Libby. 



The Astoria & Puget Sound Packing Co., in 1908, built and operated 

 a cannery on Excursion Inlet. It was closed the following year, but 

 has been operated each year since. It was burned in 1917, but was 

 rebuilt in time to operate the following season. 



The year 1911 witnessed a considerable increase in the number 

 of canneries. Among the new plants built and operated were the 

 following: Hidden Inlet Canning Co., Hidden Inlet, Portland Canal; 

 Hawk Fish Co. (later changed to P. E. Harris & Co.), Hawk Inlet, 

 Admiralty Island ; Lindenberger Packing Co., Roe Point, Behm Canal; 

 Deep Sea Salmon Co., Cape Edwards, Chichagof Island; L. Gustave 

 & Co., Skowl Arm, Prince of Wales Island (changed in 1912 to Skowl 

 Arm Pacldng Co.;, and M. E. Lane (a small hand-pack plant), Meyers 

 Chuck, Cleveland Peninsula. 



