ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 1920, 4] 
CatcH or SALMON IN CopreR River rrom 1916 To 1920, INCLUSIVE. 
District and species. 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 
Delta district: 
C 79, 396 55, 564 36, 247 24, 872 55, 484 
5, 440 5, 134 4, 292 8, 972 15, 086 
300, 157 455, 001 745,522 | 1,096,090 700, 342 
PLSD TN Sena se ae toe some Peebles ses cas wccse| aesccawes eee 
416, 571 515, 699 786, 061 1, 129, 934 | 770, 912 
ONGS Sepa tc tow sacas cade wl coins s steicer 36, 034 36, 839 25, 509 15,778 18, 440 
TUT SIRES Be Ss ene ei tee ee ee ae 8,765 8, 050 14, 806 4, 092 6,345 
ERC Se Se ERE) Sense se? ee 407, 980 309, 324 484, 607 157, 597 150, 755 
PE OU eee etc ote erctercniate olninisia ciuis sien syste 452,779 354, 213 524, 922 177, 467 175, 540 
CEST 2c De 869, 350 869,912 | 1,310,983 | 1,307, 401 | 946, 452 
On October 5, 1920, a preliminary hearing was held at Cordova, 
Alaska, to consider the adv isability of amending the order of Decem- 
ber 20, 1918, limiting or prohibiting fishing in the Copper River, and 
a further heari ing on the same matter was “held at Seattle, Wash., on 
November 18, 1920. Asa result of these hearings the or der of Decem- 
ber 20, 1918, was continued in force until September 1, 1921, on and 
after which date all commercial fishing in the Copper River, its 
lakes and tributaries, and within 500 yards of the mouth of its outlets 
is prohibited. The closing order is given in full on page 11 of this 
report. 
YUKON RIVER FISHERY. 
The Carlisle Packing Co. carried on practically all the commercial 
fishing for salmon for export from the Yukon River in 1920. The 
cannery was located at Kwiguk Slough, and operations were restricted 
to the south mouth of the river below the junction of the Clear River, 
and to the waters of Bering Sea more than 500 yards off the mouth 
of the Yukon. 
The total catch of salmon by this company was 214,122, of which 
155,655 were chums and 58,467 were kings. Of these, 105,218 chums 
and 40,493 kings, or approximately 68 per cent, were taken in outside 
waters beyond the jurisdiction of the Department. The catch in the 
river was 50,437 chums and 17,974 kings. The pack consisted of 
12,876 cases of chums, 15,961 cases of kings, and 145 tierces and 20 
barrels of mild-cured and pickled king salmon. These operations 
gave employment to 176 whites, 53 natives, and 41 Japanese, or a 
total of 270 persons. The investment was $534,000; the value of all 
products was $349,356. Fishing apparatus consisted of 2 fish wheels 
and 12,000 fathoms of gill nets. 
During the summer of 1920 the Yukon River was visited by Dr. 
Charles H. Gilbert, of Stanford University, and Henry O’Malley, 
field assistant of the Bureau, who made an examination of the river 
from Dawson, Yukon Territory, to the delta. They collected much 
information and data regarding the runs of salmon and the number 
of fish used by the residents of the Yukon Valley. They were accom- 
panied by Inspector Calvin F. Townsend, who gave particular atten- 
tion to the enforcement of the fishery laws and regulations in that 
region from the middle of June to the end of J uly, The Bureau’s 
