298 REPORT OF COMMISSIOI^ER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



proprietors and officers complete and accurate information was obtained 

 directly from the books of every salmon cannery in Alaska, without 

 one dollar of extra expense to the Government. 



"With the exception of the considerable quantities of fish caught and 

 consumed in Alaska by the natives, tlie accompanying tables rei)resent 

 the entire food-fish fi.^heries of Alaska. The waters of that region, 

 however, abound in many varieties of fine food-fish to which scarcely 

 any attention has been given. San Francisco firms engaged in the cod 

 fishery procure their catch on the extensive fishing banks just off the 

 shores of Alaska, on which they have several stations. Their catch 

 will be found in the statistical tables of California, and the two vessels 

 in the same business from Washington will bo credited to that State. 



STATISTICS OF THE INDUSTRY. 



The following tables show, for the years 1889 to 1892, inclusive, 

 the extent of the fisheries of Alaska. The figures relate to persons 

 employed; vessels, boats, apparatus, etc., used; and the quantity and 

 value of the catch : , 



Vessels, boats, apparatus, shore properiij, and cash capital employed in Alaska fisheries. 



Products of the fisheries of Alaska. 



a Represents 102,617 skins. 

 b Keprcsents 21,000 skins. 



c Represents 13,588 skins. 

 d Represents 7,175 skins, 



e Represents 18 skins. 



