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the Shumagin and Sannak groups of islands. These are supplied by- 

 dory fishermen, and when a suflficient accumulation is made the catch 

 is sent to the States on saihng vessels. Five of these transporting 

 vessels were engaged during 1912. The Puget Sound companies 

 obtain their catch entirely by means of offshore vessel operations. 

 The Pacific Coast Codfish Co.'s schooner operated in the vicinity of 

 the Shumagins, and the two vessels of the Matheson Fisheries Co. 

 fished entirely in Bering Sea. 



The Western Codfish Co., with headquarters at Seattle, discon- 

 tinued operations at the conclusion of the 1911 season. The schooners 

 Maid of Orleans and Vega, which this company sent north in 1911, 

 were operated this year by the Matheson Fisheries Co., of Anacortes, 

 Wash., and the Union Fish Co., of San Francisco, respectively. 

 Headquarters of the Blom Codfish Co., formerly at Tacoma, have 

 been transferred to the Seattle office of the Kiklall Fishing & Pack- 

 ing Co. 



Operations in Alaska this year were not of a particularly satis- 

 factory character. The catch was much curtailed on account of 

 inclement weather when it was impossible to fish. Casualties were 

 unusually heavy, no less than eight fishermen being lost. In addi- 

 tion, the mate of the schooner Joseph Russ lost liis fife when that 

 vessel was wrecked on Chirikof Island, April 21, 1912, while en route 

 northward to begin the season's work. This schooner was operated 

 by the Robinson Fisheries Co., of Anacortes, Wash. 



Considerable attention was devoted to the preparation of stock- 

 fish, which is a hard dried form of codfish. This work was carried 

 on by Messrs. John H. Nelson and R. H. Johnson, who have shore 

 stations at Squaw Harbor, on Unga Island. This feature of the 

 work is conducted during the colder part of the year. Stockfish are 

 generally sliipped in bales. 



SHORE STATIONS. 



Shore stations were situated as follows: Alaska Codfish Co.: Unga, 

 Baralof (Squaw Harbor), and KeUys Rock (Winchester), on Unga 

 Island; Companys Harbor and Moffats Cove, on Sannak Island; and 

 Dora Harbor, on Unimak Island. John H. Nelson: Squaw Harbor, 

 Unga Island. R. H. Johnson: Squaw Harbor, Unga Island. Pacific 

 States Trading Co. : Northwest Harbor, Little Koniuji Island. Union 

 Fish Co.: Pirate Cove, Popof Island; Northwest Harbor, Little 

 Koniuji Island; Pavlof Harbor and Johnson Harbor, on Sannak 

 Island; Sanborn Harbor, on Nagai Island; Simeonof Harbor, 

 Simeonof Island; and Unga, on Unga Island. 



