a.  S”: 
PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES, ae 85 | 
MILD-CURING INDUSTRY. 
The beginning of this industry on the Pacific coast is of compara- 
tively recent date, and the following table is complete, with the pos- 
sible exception of a few tierces, which may not have been reported 
for the coastal rivers of Oregon: 
NuMBER oF TIERCES OF Mitp-CURED SALMON PACKED ON THE PactiFic Coast FROM 
1897 to 1915.¢ 
‘ Colum- 
British} Puget | Grays |Willapa} _ bia Mon- 
Alaska.| Colum-| Sound, |Harbor,|Harbor,| River terey | Total. 
bia. | Wash. | Wash. | Wash. | (both Bay, 
sides). Cal. 
400 3f. touts AT. ® |UD. (EAC 400 
ZULU se 8 eee Sam es | eee ae 77 
$7250) (OAS. 19. PY RIY TItsA BO.) 1,755 
175) | kis. | APB) [agen Se 2,225 
3,000 BALE. 1S 2 TA shoo TOLL 6, 767 
4,213 504] 7,722 
6, 725 354 | 11,511 
9, 088 248 | 15,539 
9, 805 310 | 17,873 
8,000 510 | 13,685 
6,070 582 | 17,464 
4,960 252 | 10,893 
5, 540 911 | 18,267 
7,922 75 | 22,408 
8, 185 160 | 19,717 
5,824 | 3,082! 100] 3,274|........ 22, 424 
5, 746 550 | 28,282 
5, 205 1,476 | 18,174 
4,078 942 | 13,306 
249 | 97,986 | 11,541 6,874 | 249, 182 
a The net weight of fish in a tierce is about 800 pounds. King, chinook, or spring salmon were used 
almost exclusively. From most places the data are complete from the time of the inception of the indus- 
try, but from a few minor places the data are somewhat fragmentary. 
YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA. 
Some salmon fishing is carried on in that section of the upper 
Yukon River which lies in Yukon Territory, Dominion of Canada. 
The species taken are principally king and chum, and these are sold 
mainly in a fresh condition. The following table shows the quantity 
taken and the value of same in certain years: 
CatcH oF SALMON IN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA, IN SPECIFIED YEARS. 
Salmon, 
Years. 
Pounds. Value. 
WD ose «cid. dersdea sc 224,100 | $22,410 
TOS Lee ee 182,000 | 18, 200 
WOU? 657563 61d =~ 4kiaes ba 188,600 | 18,860 
WOME) setae. Be eee 157,000 | 15,700 
