56 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1918. 
DRY SALTING OF SALMON. 
The dry salting of salmon in Alaska is a business of comparatively 
slight importance, being limited to the activities of a few operators in 
southeastern and western Alaska. In the southeastern district the 
F. C. Barnes Co., at Lake Bay, dry salted a small quantity of coho 
salmon, and A. H. Humphries, operating a floating plant, prepared in 
like manner a few thousand pounds of humpback salmon. In the 
western district the Kuskokwim Fishing & Transportation Co., at 
Apokak, dry salted a considerable quantity of coho, chum, king, and 
red salmon, and the Carlisle Packing Co., at Andreafski, similarly 
prepared a limited quantity of cohos and chums. west 
INVESTMENT IN THE Dry-Sattine SALMON BuSsINESS IN ALASKA IN 1918. 
e Jum- 
Items. yu Value. Items. Spe Value, 
Plants... tie hentciee ee 2.5. ce coe ee $10, 000°|| Barges... 2... as ease eee eee 1 $2, 000 
Operating’ capital <4. 2. ge0-5 feces = 15,000 || Purse seines (140 fathoms)....._. 1 5,000 
"Wares pads 02M Sao eas Tee aoe 16,760 || Gill nets (1,560 fathoms)........- 39 4,000 
Lannches £8082 824-2. te 2 1,750 SS SANEREREEDET 
Row boats: etossoh s+ ooo cee se 17 895 Total. 3.2. .cssendcccss os eoel eee 58, 345 
SeOWS ns aqacy- Sa. eet bos te piaee as 1 3,000 
Prrsons ENGAGED IN THE Dry-Sattinec SALMON BusInEss In 1918, 
Occupations and races. : Number. 
Fishermen: 
SUV FED OS 2 ef ats mmsm mies cusses mre me normal ny St cece Rr ae ea 22 
INGUVESccccadcfc secs cena nadarden cs easubenip pss 6 cane SacReees cee eo ene EE ene ee 47 
MOU: 26d. spaces dacs aces sbete teen aaee tee ee are oe oe eee) Bee 69 
Phoresmens ‘W Hites. <2... cob oc oa ce See ee oo NE Ee 
‘Transporters: Whites. .2s.5 oes ee ee ae geese chee ewaek » osc eeR Gee ee oe eee ee 3 
Grand total... .. 202. c eee ee ees ses TERE te Bt Jide cae Sele nee. Soe se ga eee 76 
PrRopucts oF THE Dry-SAaLTING SALMON BUSINESS IN ALASKA IN 1918. 
Species. : Pounds. | Value. 
Southeast Alaska: 
CenOSAUNON Ko Pern cn nce d seuetee et anen ote: 1s sca keke eee R eee ee Eee ee ee 3, 000 00 
Pimp back salmon? - see ec sitsscces sat sc a= <2 cs ssce econ cteeeet ote ee oneree 15, 600 1,170 
p80) TE eo SES a nN oI Oe ct 18, 600 1,470 
Western Alaska: 
Coho Salmon. 2. 3-32 -cnescsnnlens a2 ccccan ++ ssc e060 25 See eee 312, 560 30, 916 
Chums Salinion oe aan rahe Soe ac boos Sa eee 95, 085 8, 193 
King salmon -<ecjccswsnctctewos sees etew es 26 ow te cee eee eee 61, 845 4, 366 
Bed salmon: «joo cs Cacs toto eoee sees vas see. od le ce et see Ree eee eee 28, 885 2,599 
gt, epee ec 8 se el ea RR RRS PRE | 498,375 | 46,074 
AG fpiaed opal 2s becceec Ete pce ages oan cc uap-ot-nccecae ee 516,975 | 47,544 
DRYING AND SMOKING OF SALMON. 
As a commercial undertaking the drying and smoking of salmon 
for export appears to have been discontinued. It is noted elsewhere 
in this report, however, that a considerable quantity of salmon was 
dried by the whites and natives of the Yukon Riverregion. A conser- 
