88 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1916. 
SumMary oF Persons ENGAGED IN THE FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1916. 
Southeast | Central Western 
Races, Alaska. | Alaska. | Alaska. Total. 
Wihites..o.er4: ihe Paseo, Se ele BHU. ae 5,479 1,748 5, 222 12,449 
Natives 3,336 757 700 4,793 
Japanese . vy ae P 70 441 420 1, 831 
Chinesen sa. 4 ee eee: z 1,088 375 908 2,371 
Miscellaneous @ ok 399 310 1,841 2, 550 
Bias A. hel beet x Why gees (Oe Vaptes Pie 11, 272 3, 631 9, 091 23, 994 
a Filipinos, Mexicans, Negroes, Porto Ricans, ete. 
SumMARY OF PrRopucTs OF THE ALASKA FISHERIES IN 1916. 
Products. Quantity. Value. 
Salmon: 
CRIES ic ts Smit S sctaychara side otter ators sen nates Late aE Ne SoU SY cases..| 4,900,627 | $23, 269,429 
Marta coredl see on see ene a eee See Seno pounds. . 3, 920; 400 a 628 
LESTE (6 NE Se Ey rata ER Fe ta satan Seen ae NS Saree ate barrels. . 17, 734 212, 66 
Brest (including locales 2st ie ee eee ee ae ee pounds..} 1,713,848 136, 983 
FOZ OM tr afl etapa x siaye nay ie ee eRe al oe ane elo Re aeons do... 863, 406 34, 408 
= ee Salt; dried; andismoked! backs. 2. ge. 325th ce §. see do: 2. 60, 622 3, 723 
alibut 
Hresh Gncludinelocal)seccaas cuss a oecee tee eee ae One eee ee eee do....| 5,672,118 407, 422 
PEP OZON Sas. cree attestation <tttete © cies eeeganie ce OS eS ee Cte eee do....| 5,724,023 268, 319 
PRIGECHEG Se Ra tenner eS eee Rene ee, ee ea ee aN Fe ot te a ne eee do.. 68, 958 2, 368 
Pickted andimild-cnred 2. te. cof hon bow So ence ence aaa nee eee ene do.. 30, 458 54 
Cod reo Sat sanecde comsincioctek cere toe oe oe ee RO ee ae ene eee eee do....| 14,302,364 518, 797 
IFT ORD IT Dee ate eee te we ee erate ee Sree se rer ee eee ee do....| 6,839, 200 216, 640 
HISrriN F\CALNOM oe atei/s.< sicisisinere i jucienem ee eeie-iganios aca aes oats e eines ae cases. . 19, 850 132, 330 
Herring Oil ce. . Seek. re ee rey Se See ee Nas eae a gallons. . 188, 926 47, 231 
Herpine fertilizers, . 3. Sacccussct oaac cas tee deer Coe eee eee eee eee tons... 875 21, 875 
VVATSIG OU Te ee aes a eee te oe oe eee ee ae eee ere tee gallons. . 717, 500 291, 500 
Sperm Oilg526 2 os Ace hte te sete ee eee oe tok oa ees Oe52 , 500 29, 750 
WAG TOrtHIZER se seco eee cone ee Cee ee eee pounds..| 2,272,000 41, 000 
Whalahonos << sas, sccosenebe seach ase ee oe paint oo eee eee ee cone do-- > 1,873 1,471 
Trout: 
oe 50, 822 3, 647 
et 17 193 
a 530 3, 095 
ve 304, 141 11, 185 
Is... 27 270 
> 45, 200 1, 294 
Re 116, 667 9,3 
i 10, 093 35, 622 
ps pounds. . 72,005 3, 
Shrimp HOC GLIIZEL' (SNELIS) re ceo tee ese eee ce eee ee ee Oe meee eee doy 3, 880 114 
Biysmmad vets joi sac ob osc its Seb x Sree Bead ee ake eet ee eee gallons 40, 750 20, 150 
By-products, fertilizer and meal.... . -. ia at Aad aR a he Se i ee panies 1, 438, 000 27,775 
Shark hides ae je so ce <qacrte tem see ol este ea ee ee, Sates ae number. . 450 , 000 
Bharkyoils sss. Scewecek cee cnt aceee seme eee on sete ne eee ene Seer eee gallons. . 2,700 1,350 
Dotallaes sss as ais Seane om Neo eae ae neta eR SS Cleainie Ship Tene See SRR ERO ema eee - 26, 156, 559 
SALMON INDUSTRY. 
The salmon industry of Alaska presents each year certain note- 
worthy features which serve to distinguish one season from another 
and which give rise to valuable comparisons in the development of 
the fisheries of the Territory. Viewed thus it may be recorded that 
the total production of the salmon fisheries in Alaska in 1916 exceeded 
in quantity and value that of any other year. An important factor 
in this development was the increase in the number of canneries oper- 
ated, the total number being 100, as compared with 85 in 1915. 
In the southeastern district the output of the canneries shows that 
the pack of cohos was more than double that in 1915 and the largest 
