FISHERY INDUSTRIES. 19 
H. Bergman was tried on August 9 before the United States com- 
missioner at Ketchikan for failure to close, in accordance with law, 
his trap at Seal Cove on August 4, during the weekly close period. 
He pleaded guilty and was fined $10. 
James Willard, a native, was indicted for fishing in Chilkoot River 
on August 16 with a gill net covering more than one-third the width 
of the river. He was also indicted for improper conduct toward a 
civil officer of the Government in the discharge of his duties. On 
September 28 Willard pleaded guilty to the charge of illegal fishing 
and was fined $10 and costs amounting to more than $100. On 
account of the fine and heavy assessment of costs it was considered 
that this native was already sufficiently punished, and it was agreed 
by the Bureau’s representative that the other charge be dismissed. 
On September 4 the grand jury at Juneau indicted A. Rasmussen, 
Ben Larson, Nesle Running, Tom Carlson, and Arnold Sorsett for 
fishing in a stream tributary to Mole Harbor for a distance of more 
than one-third the width of the stream. On the 19th of the month 
Running and Sorsett appeared in court and pleaded guilty, being 
fined $25 each and the costs. The other three men had left Alaska 
and have not yet been brought to trial. 
The grand jury returned a true bill against the Hoonah Packing 
Co. for failure to close its trap at Point Adolphus during the weekly 
close season on September 8. The case came to trial on September 
18. The company pleaded guilty and explained that the watchman 
had stated he lost track of the days. — A fine of $50 was imposed, this 
being the company’s first offense. 
The Thlinket Packing Co. was indicted at Juneau for the operation 
of a trap in Icy Strait west of Point Couverdeen during the weekly 
close season on Saturday, September 7. The case was called for 
trial on September 19, when the company pleaded guilty and was 
fined $50 and costs. 
On Sunday, September 8, a trap belonging to the Alaska Pacific 
Fisheries in South Inian Pass was fishing during the weekly close 
period. Later in the month when the matter was presented to the 
grand jury it returned a true bill. The case came to trial on Sep- 
tember 20, when a plea of guilty was entered and a fine of $50 and 
costs was imposed. 
The grand jury at Juneau returned an indictment in October, 1918, 
against the Alaska Pacific Fisheries involving 15 counts for failure to 
properly close several of its fish traps during the weekly close season 
on eee dates in July and August, 1918. This matter is still 
pending. 
The case against the Alaska Pacific Fisheries, alleging that on or 
about August 15, 1917, the company installed a floating trap within 
less than 600 yards of a trap then in operation by the Thlinket Pack- 
ing Co,, near Village Point, has not been tried. 
On Sunday, September 1, three traps of the Alaska Pacific Fish- 
eries, located near Point Sherman, on the east shore of Lynn Canal, 
were found only partially closed, so that they were fishing at the 
lower stages of the water. The company was indicted and on Sep- 
tember 19 pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $50 and costs. 
Two prosecutions for stealing fish from traps occurred in south- 
eastern Alaska. On September 6 an indictment for larceny was 
