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there were liberated 15,003,000 young red salmon. The loss was 

 1,122,000 eggs, or 6.9 per cent. 



In 1917 the taking of red-salmon eggs began August 13 and ended 

 November 3. The total take was 13,600,000. 



This hatchery is also owned and operated by the Northwestern 

 Fisheries Co. It is located on Hetta Lake, in southeastern Alaska. 

 Its capacity is about 12,000,000 red-salmon eggs. In 1916 the take 

 of red-salmon eggs between August 21 and December 21 was 3,247,000. 

 The take of eggs in 1916 was erroneously reported by the company 

 as 3,271,000, which figures were published in the corresponding report 

 for 1916. In the period between August 21, 1916, and June 30, 1917, 

 there were liberated 3,120,000 young red salmon. The loss was 

 127,000, or 3.9 per cent. 



In 1917 the taking of red-salmon eggs began August 15 and ended 

 December 14, during which period 4,826,000 were obtained. 



The Klawak hatchery is operated by the North Pacific Trading cS; 

 Packing Co., and is located on a lake a few miles above Klawak, in 

 southeastern Alaska. Its capacity is approximately 10,000,000 red- 

 salmon eggs. In 1916 the total take of eggs was 8,160,000, obtained 

 in the period from July 20 to September 26. From these there were 

 liberated 7,822,000 red-salmon fry between September 26, 1916, and 

 February 16, 1917. The loss was, therefore, 338,000, or 4.14 per cent. 

 This hatchery was not operated in the egg-collecting season of 1917, 

 the company reporting that it was unable to find a competent man to 

 take charge of operations. 



GENERAL STATISTICS OF THE FISHERIES IN 1917. 



The total investment in the Alaska fisheries in 1917 was $54,937,549, 

 an increase of $15,367,937 over 1916. Approximately 88 per cent of 

 this investment was in the salmon industry. The number of persons 

 engaged in 1917 was 29,491, an increase of 5,497 over 1916. The 

 total value of the products in 1917 was $51,466,980, an increase of 

 $25,310,421 over 1916. This is an increase of more than 96 per cent 

 in the value of the products of the Alaska fisheries. It was due in 

 part to an increased pack of nearly all kinds of fish, but more especially 

 to a tremendous advance in the market price of canned salmon, chums 

 being 84 per cent higher per dozen 1-pound cans than in 1916; cohos, 

 64 per cent; pinks, 76 per cent; kings, 94 per cent; and reds, 56 per 

 cent higher. 



Summary op Investments in the Fisheries of Alaska in 1917. 



