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FISHERY AND FUR INDUSTRIES OF ALASKA IN 1912. 



fish, particularly for freezing, but unfortunately it is not numerous 

 in the waters of Alaska. A total of 26,461 pounds of steelhead trout, 

 valued at $2,645, were frozen during the year, chiefly by the Taku 

 Canning & Cold Storage Co. 



Quite a proportion of the pack of the Midnight Sun Packing Co., 

 from Kotzebue Sound waters, was made up of dolly varden trout. 

 The Alaska Packers Association also put up a few cases of this same 

 species. Canned dolly varden trout lack the pinkish or red color 

 demanded by the trade in products of this character from Alaska; 

 also the flesh when canned is not as firm as salmon. There appears 

 to be no immediate prospect of much development in the canning of 

 trout in Alaska. 



The following products of the trout fishery were reported during 

 1912: 



Products of the Alaska Trout Fishery in 1912. 



i Each case contains forty-eight 1-pound tall cans. 



EULACHON. 



The eulachon, or "hooligan," as it is popularly designated in 

 Alaska, is a fish possessing valuable food properties. In appearance 

 it is not unlike the smaller herring, but is much richer in oil. In some 

 sections of southeast Alaska the Indians have long made use of this 

 fish, primarily for its oil, which has been extracted by very primitive 

 methods. They use this oil for food purposes, one favorite method 

 of preparation being to mix it with salmon berries or other fruit. 

 The oil from the eulachon possesses distinct medicinal properties, and 

 in this respect is not unlike cod-liver oil. Some years ago a large 

 pharmaceutical concern endeavored to exploit it, but with indifferent 

 success. 



During the year 3,032 pounds of eulachon, valued at $75, were dry- 

 salted, and 37,333 pounds, worth $2,240, were handled in a fresh 

 condition. This work was carried on by the Taku Canning & Cold 

 Storage Co., at Taku Harbor, and by the Columbia & Northern 

 Fishing & Packing Co., at Wrangell. 



