FISHERY INDUSTRIES. 
45 
cases. Humpbacks fell off from 1,875,516 to 1,737,793 cases, a 
decrease of 137,723 cases; and kings went down from 88,251 to 65,873 
cases. a decrease of 22,378 cases in 1 
916. 
INVESTMENT IN THE SALMON-CANNING INDUSTRY IN 1916. 
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Items. Southeast Alaska.| Central Alaska. | Western Alaska. Total. 
No. Value No.* Value. No. Value. No. Value. 
Canneries operated........- 54 |$3, 764, 083 19 |$1,587,991 27 |$3, 462, 688 100 |$8, 814, 762 
Workingcapival so: ...ss8.2)23. 2.50% 4, 505, 058 |-...... 2, 083, 650 |........ 6, 284,941 |........ 12, 873, 649 
Wee EeS DalG mice esse bac can'| Pees cee 2219 Al Obaleeee eee 1,313,497 |......-- 642, 596 |... 22. 6, 175, 198 
Vessels: s 
Power vessels over 5 
HOSS Chee the cise tees 143 739, 384 49 483, 777 57 729, 920 249 | 1, 953, 081 
Net tonnage....... YAY etaee Soe TWbRi leccneeccecs 4, OULe | casas eae = 85855. naqces eee 
Launches under 5 tons . 67 87, 220 65 53, 438 32 123, 625 164 264, 283 
STL Tae aa es 11 183, 745 8 284, 210 39 932, 954 58 | 1,400, 909 
Net tonnage....... Be ee TS O82" |. on cee cee oe SOLGSO ao eect a ire 3 GUST | eee ase ie: 
Boats, sail and row..... 896 58, 101 565 44, 374 1, 245 298,165 | 2,706 400, 640 
Lighters, scows, and 
house boats -.-.-......- 316 148, 062 184 113, 595 172 191, 089 672 452, 746 
Pile.drivers. 2.04324 =: 47 148, 896 36 100, 357 25 64, 940 108 314, 193 
Apparatus: 
Haul seines...-...-.... 28, 158 
TOONS ee ph Le eile renee Al SUS ulan.acels .tearel) de OBO) lide coed cent 140 706) Soe 
Pitrse’seines 25... -.5.2: 140, 991 
AP Shee PaaS ROS AMO eee <a tey Lede OUD Ee vicee -t- Salle A DOO) bemairee nef el) O6, O29 Hlancccceinee « 
CINTIBUS Sat hee se Sa ace 298, 353 
MAHON ee tee dol LO OU mas cane ot Es GLO |p wea vara GU) DOU) oaeae en (BSa. kom |. cot ce oe 
Pound nets, driven... . 830, 773 
Pound nets, floating. . . 152, 992 
PBR B epee alae acta pager lige Sela wie | ese orstatesyae 125 
Gtaletecte scree ste lees: chee 34, 100, 853 
Persons ENGAGED IN THE SALMON-CANNING INDUSTRY IN 1916. 
Occupations and races. Sap east hae ese Total. 
Fishermen: 
\ ATTIRE os a So eee ee 998 943 2,733 4, 674 
ARV OS Neer mee | joao ne ek eee dee ocean dee ob 1, 232 288 158 1, 678 
Biba SCR re te op ate sesamiae, sae iacise esos hs E23N SRR LE Ey |e Use Seb ed pares 52 
DA RUCS Oe ee 5 Fees a2. beet es gee tee «cold 46 UE ae eee 47 
1 [EST LULEN TTF Ry hd BRR ei ERS 0 Ne aes ss 22 i ae eee eae 27 
ALD E E28 Sa Ree eo ae 5 eee ed. ae 2, 350 1237 2, 891 6,478 
Shoresmen: 
AAV LEIS eee espe eee MBE SE HOSEA SSA aS SSS SEE NE 272 544 1, 266 3, 082 
emis seek to. 2 RE a2 BE Ee MS 1,517 401 456 2,374 
NOS O RE er SS ee Fs Soe Ser ae ee 1, 036 375 908 2,319 
Japanese 878 438 410 1, 726 
Miscellaneous a 374 305 1, 841 2,520 
TAIL . 2 Ae Sesieiat Sear aaie eee Sear eae F ioipeene ar ial 5, 077 2, 063 4, 881 12, 021 
Transporters: 
Whites Jace DOSE: SP Se eee Se eee 309 175 219 703 
ODES och eee Bt ei Sh 29S See Se 13 13 3 29 
LENIGSNS 4) SE OF oe oe Se es et ere ee enees Wrenn pe Seed (Meee reer? s 212! 1 sy.) ae 
PApAuECOE os. 3. SEU 2S 8 Sh oe a8 5 Ot. . .eneeene 7 
LTR COU TTG Ses on Seana ae eee Sane aateE ea | beehasrer nc epmrere'| |g an, UE aA a 2 
PRG Ne nemen eae SS SE ts Se 329 190 222 741 
Grand total: 
[WiltVes sorte weet acre at ee Se 3! 2,579 1, 662 4, 218 8, 459 
INSULV OS sen mtemerea eee ene staan cosecdecgcscccsenac *® 2,762 702 617 4,081 
LO TEE STSCI eo a AS ieee es Sie 1, 088 375 908 2,371 
LESS SEE. SSeS nce eae ae SSE eee ens pe 929 441 410 1, 780 
eEMCE UAT eOIS Cs ee emer me yo te 398 310 1, 841 2,549 
ANTINUS Sapam eaalinke stu |, des.. § ett Ele aaa I 7, 756 3, 490 7,994 19, 240 
a Filipinos, Mexicans, Negroes, Porto Ricans, etc. 
