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FISHERIES OF ALASKA, 1908. 



ber employed in 1907. The fact that the fishermen act as sailors on 

 the transporting ships to and from the salmon canneries and salteries 

 explains the small number of transporters shown in the table. Ow- 

 ing to the impossibility of the agents' visiting arctic Alaska in the 

 limited open season, thus making it difficult to secure accurate data, 

 no attempt has been made to show the number of men employed and 

 the investment in the fisheries of this region, although certain of the 

 products are shown in the proper table. 



Persons Engaged in the Alaska Fisheries in 1908. 



INVESTMENT. 



The total investment in the fisheries was $10,319,784, an increase 

 of $1,103,756 over 1907. The item of cash capital was eliminated in 

 the 1906 report, and this procedure has been followed ever since. 



Investment in the Alaska Fisheries in 1908. 



a Aggregate length of 2,400 yards. 



b Aggregate length of 300 yards. 



