58 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 
Shumagin Packing Co. changed to the canning business, while the 
Universal By-Products Co. did not operate. Western Alaska pro- 
duced 85 per cent of the pack of pickled salmon in 1920, the most 
conspicuous operators being Libby, McNeill & Libby, Bering Sea 
Salmon Packing Co., Golden Gate Salmon Co., Peter M. Nelson, and 
Alaska Salmon Co. 
Statistics regarding the salmon-pickling industry in 1920 appear 
in the following table: 
INVESTMENT, PERSONS ENGAGED, AND PRODUCTS OF ALASKA SALMON-PICKLING 
INDUSTRY IN 1920. 
Southeast Central Western Total 
Alaska. Alaska. Alaska. eee 
Items. 
Quan- Quan- Quan- | x; Quan- 
tity. Value. tity. Value. tity. Value. tity. Value 
INVESTMENT No. No. | No. No. 
Galiberios pats acne. te eee) Aeltees e|eS8 4000) |seeeeece Jats oa 6 |$70, 547 7 | $78,547 
Operating/eapitales: se epee eee Seeca|boncceed kenccaoe [bisisia spate boteteearcretete 1065336122280" 106, 336 
Vessels: 
Sailinpy. oc8o 35 oh cutee aeeSe uae oem ee eee Re eee ewe meraleses ene 2 | 50,000 2 | 50,000 
INGEsCOnMage el aeee eee a eaees ee eee eu anil NE hegre pene WLW) ce oa ee TiLOV, meee eee 
Pan Chess: = eee bee eee wae 1} 1,500 1 $500 11 | 34,056 13 | 36,056 
Gill.netiboatss : .. 3-4. eee eee op bene ele ceeS eal eee sraleehemes 33 | 10,175 33 | 10,175 
Rowboats and skiffs.............. jeceecee | se ciesnnelleclmeneiatseaeastese 8 615 8 615 
Mightersiand’SCOwS2acs ete eo Cal Gece woes tat eoeee lncaaeeeelneneoees 5 | 3,900 5 3,900 
Pile GTiVersassc= 2. eee oee Leese leek cee le merqorets lee sete tell nersiersiots 1 250 1 250 
Apparatus: | 
HaulSeimess. see sessseecee cere 1 300 1 GOH RES seen 2 360 
HaAthOmS sc secasoe. coe weno (Er heeseeae 50) | s<secinsaleeecetee! ease eee 125%\|an emer 
Gilera Steere Ne aa eee eee te pie Sin (eee eke ee ea 161 | 11,942 161 | 11,942 
Math OMS seo ek oe eae ee Sh ce oe leis Sos [Be ones lana 9620), |=52 55256 9.620) | Ber anes 
SWAN GELS ey yore ee ee a A Fee Seer Oe are se ell epee | emma | 500 500 
Totaleceeoebn inure ethers Eee onsourlaeenen ts ee lag8, 321 |......-- | 298, 681 
PERSONS ENGAGED. | | 
Fishermen: | 
AWihikeSs rset iss es whey RR eral ait ee Di ee era 60) eee 62) |oetenae 
Natives: 5 Soccer ements Bocesoss| Beececee WeSeeR pes |bdecodos| 3 | ae tece 3) eases 
Mottin Nie es What. © dou ptr eon ey ae te 63: | Stee 65) seas 
Shoresmen: | : 
IWR CCS rare eS aes [eae eee eeeicrell peerage ASN eae ee 43) Cites 
IN ALEVES Se eee cae oa eee aioe | Geo eerneke lasaesicaiiletoomentte 260 hase Vaan: 20) eee 
Mexicans: -2c2 Gt ec os OE aL OS a ae ee ee eerie ete an 13) ieeeens UB eee S535 
i BY 0) 2 Uae PY Re Ao 0 neg [QR FU led ae Ae eet Soa S2y alee eee B27) eee 
Transporters: Wihitese:.2 25. Sse bene ie ete lo ges aee etee Sm ee Sacre | cy en 10) | nxeeerome 
Grand totals 2s e2 808 sane ee cea eel a Beare \.. MBB ocsssie 157 | pene er 
PRODUCTS. 
Barrels. Barrels . Barrels . Barrels . 
Cohoorisilver=2., 335.2020 eee 110 | 2,160 183 | 3,880 109 | 2,090 402 8, 180 
Chum Norketa 235.50 s ee a eee 1053/1400 Mee sacn cl nes cose 119 | 2,360 224 3, 760 
Humpback, Or pink! = ee Ae 61 S82 0c SEC SEY Rees 135 | 1,400 196 2, 282 
Keane ZOnSphin ae 5-2 ee ale ee eee eee 100 | 2,000 8 160 144 | 3,201 252 5, 361 
iIRedorisock6yeus_2. ee ee eae 164 | 3,280 6 150 | 3,578 | 81,910 | 3,748 | 85,340 
TOtaleee. Usk aoc eae eee 540 | 9,722 197} 4,190 | 4,085 | 90,961 | 4,822 | 104,873 
1 Kach barrel holds 200 pounds of fish. 
SALMON FREEZING. 
The freezing of salmon in 1920 was carried on as a business of 
secondary importance by six companies primarily engaged in other 
branches of the fishery industry of Alaska. These companies, oper- 
ating seven plants, reported an output of frozen salmon of 1,916,595 
