594 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



MILD-CURING INDUSTRY 



The beginniiio: of this iiuhistry on the Pacific coast is of compara-'. 

 lively recent date, and the following table is complete, with the pos- 

 sible exception of a few tierces, w^hich may not have been reported 

 for the coastal rivers of Oregon: , 



Tierces oj mild-cured salmon packed on Pacific coast Jrom 1897 to 1928 ' \ 



Year 



1897. 

 1898. 

 1899. 

 1900. 

 1901. 

 1902. 

 1903. 

 190*. 

 1905. 

 1906- 

 1907. 

 1908. 

 1909. 

 1910. 

 1911. 

 1912. 

 1913. 

 1914. 

 1915. 

 191G. 

 1917. 

 1918. 

 1919. 

 1920. 

 1921. 

 1922. 

 1923. 

 1924. 

 1925. 

 192C. 

 1927. 

 1928. 



Total... 99,794 



Alaska 



70 

 130 



34 



1,126 

 1,657 

 1,378 

 2,292 

 3,357 

 3,164 

 5, 245 

 7,443 

 4,091 

 2,966 

 4,898 

 3,563 

 3,948 

 5,376 

 2,295 

 3,556 

 5,283 



4, 219 

 6,484 

 6,522 



5, 712 

 8,804 

 5,850 



British 

 Colum- 

 bia 



1, 175 

 957 

 1,993 

 1,060 

 1,500 

 1,638 

 1, 965 

 1,489 

 3, 150 

 3,182 

 1,119 

 1,848 

 429 

 729 

 1,173 

 1,116 

 1, 07G 

 2,253 

 1,819 

 2,969 

 3,098 

 2,183 

 2,689 

 2,676 



Puget 

 Sound, 

 Wash. 



600 



425 



824 



1,250 



3,000 



2,060 



2,109 

 2, 435 

 2,745 

 3,013 

 3,923 

 1,934 

 2,235 

 1,755 

 1,063 

 1,093 

 2,423 

 2,036 

 4,517 

 4,727 

 5, 799 

 (), 409 

 5,600 

 4,087 

 5, 160 

 4,304 



43, 346 75, 526 1, 423 



Grays 

 Harbor, 

 Wash. 



375 



75 



67 



100 



357 



250 



Willapa 

 Harbor, 

 Wash. 



29 



Colum- 

 bia 

 River 

 (both 



sides) 



249 126,623 



Coastal 

 rivers, 

 Greg. 



275 

 148 

 102 

 70 

 162 

 176 

 286 

 547 



1,205 

 918 



1,924 



17,548 



Kla- 

 math, 

 Noyo, 



and 



Eel 

 Rivers, 

 Calif. 



455 

 1, 326 

 1,463 



1, 050 

 550 



1,126 



2, 619 

 1,965 



929 



895 



1, 686 



14, 872 



Sacra- 

 mento 

 River, 

 Calif. 



950 

 3,100 

 2,325 

 3,600 

 4,719 

 2,979 

 2,177 

 4,102 

 3,243 

 5,111 

 5,516 

 2,011 

 3,274 

 4,789 

 1,829 

 1,630 



650 

 1,508 

 1,913 

 2,355 

 1,345 



812 

 1,195 



606 

 1,291 

 1,523 

 1,767 

 1,125 



179 



67,624 



Mon- 

 terey 

 Bav, 



Cahf. 



504 

 354 

 248 

 310 

 510 

 582 

 252 

 911 

 75 

 160 



550 



1,476 



942 



1,069 



300 



266 



1,055 



330 



201 



103 



5 



276 



10, 511 



Total 



400» 

 770 



1,755 

 2,225 

 6,767 

 7,722 

 11,511 

 15, 539 

 17, 873 

 13,685 



17, 464 

 10, 893 



18, 267 

 22,408 



19, 717 

 22, 424 

 28, 282 

 18, 174 



13, 306 

 15, 070 



8,749 

 10, 483 

 17, 184 

 10, 962 



14, 423 



15, 791 



15, 617 

 22, 383 

 22,277 



16, 938 



20, 574 

 17,883 



457, 516 



' The net weight of fish in a tierce is about 800 pounds. King, chinook, or spring salmon were used 

 almost exclusively. From most places the data are comjjlete from the time of the inception of the industry 

 but from a few minor places the data are somewhat fragmentary. 



YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA 



Some salmon fishing is carried on in that section of the upper 

 Yukon River which lies in Yukon Territory, Dominion of Canada. 

 The species taken are principally king and chum, and these are sold 

 mainly in a fresh condition. The following table shows the quantity 

 taken and the value of same in certain years: 



Catch of salmon in Yukon Territory, Canada, in specified years 



Year 



1903 

 1909 

 1910 

 1911. 

 1912 

 1913 



Salmon 



Pounds Value 



70,000 

 138, 574 

 169,900 

 229, 000 

 224, 100 

 182,000 



$5, 600 



17, .566 



18, («9 

 22, 900 

 22, 410 

 18,200 



Year 



1914. 

 1915. 

 1916. 

 1917. 

 1918. 

 1919. 



Salmon 



Pounds Value 



188,600 

 157,000 

 143, 500 



$18, 860 

 15,700 

 14, 350 



