38 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1918. 
HETTA. 
The Hetta hatchery is also owned and operated by the Northwest- 
ern Fisheries Co. and is located on Hetta Lake, in southeastern 
Alaska. It has a capacity of approximately 12,000,000 red-salmon 
eges. In 1917 egg collecting began August 15 and ended December 
14, resulting in a take of 4,826,000 eggs, from which 4,587,000 red- 
salmon fry were hatched and liberated. The loss was 239,000, or 
approximately 4.9 per cent. 
This hatchery was closed on June 30, 1918. No eggs were taken 
during the spawning season of 1918. 
GENERAL STATISTICS OF THE FISHERIES IN 1918. 
The total investment in the Alaska fisheries in 1918 was $73,750,789, 
an increase of $18,813,240 over 1917. Approximately 90 per cent of 
this investment was in the salmon industry. The number of persons 
engaged in 1918 was 31,213, an increase of 1,722 over 1917. The 
total value of the products in 1918 was $59,154,859, an increase of 
$7,677,879 over 1917. This is an increase of about 15 per cent over 
the value of the products in 1917. 
SUMMARY OF INVESTMENTS IN THE FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1918. 
. Southeast Central Western 
Industries. Alaska. Alaska. Alaska. Total. 
DAMON CAMMIT Ee ono - clese ois eismsinie ene ce ee aime $28, 971,126 | $11,960,681 | $22,969,590 $63, 901, 397 
HAUHOMMNG-CUMMP ..os.cees~ ssc tec ce nse TRG; O42 ecco coos nee sateen eee 786, 342 
Salmon pickling 278, 306 492,160 592, 491 1,362, 957 
Salmon freezing UPA ey} Ree Sao aes) |e Ss ae eae pil 
SEV ITHO a GCI 0 ee a SSP RE Ae a SE ee 114, 6891/25... S22 SEe aie ee. hee 114, 689 
Sabon Ghy-Salan op - oa. sce k's be sees obo eee bee) en eee teen el aerate 58, 345 58,345 
Pam drying and SMOKING Os fh ws ee tea ene cae eee aaa See ae 26,150 26, 150 
Salmon by-products NOD B2 02s sricdae st: eee acest Seer 109, 782 
Herring fishery 1,018,394 722,135 62, 288 1, 802, 817 
Halibut fishery Pea eri BESS By SA) Bets eee 2,594, 292 
(Cadlishierye sess = soso he eae cee hoes eee ried eee eee oe 805, 484 465, 634 1, 271, 118 
Pe = 393, 037 22,914 935, 020 1,350, 971 
1, 200 PAGS HAta) 24. se2e eee 247, 757 
189 | oon = aeigeaw eee ee ep sea oe 
Total. 3a ap one 38 sao oak ee eee mee 34, 405, 579 14, 249, 931 25, 109, 518 73,750, 789 
SUMMARY OF PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1918. 
South- Central | Western 
Races. east e Total. 
Alaska! Alaska. | Alaska. 
