16 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1919. 



On October 15, 1919, a complaint was filed in the United States 

 commissioner's court at Juneau, charging the Deep Sea Salmon Co. 

 with the operation of two floating traps on the west shore of Port 

 Althorp on Sunday, August 24, 1919. The company pleaded guilty 

 and paid a fine of $400 and costs. 



The grand jury sitting at Juneau in September, 1919, indicted 

 William Brady, Pat Brady, George Paul, and Sam Goldstine for 

 unlawful fishing with a seine in a creek flowing into Gambier Bay. 

 On December 9 the case was dismissed by the court, as it was shown 

 that the fishing was on the tide flats outside the stream. 



The Petersburg Packing Corporation was fined $200 and costs in 

 the United States commissioner's court at Ketchikan on October 23 

 for failure to close properly its trap at Point Colpoys on Sunday, 

 August 17, 1919. 



On Sunday, August 3, a trap of the Sunny Point Packing Co. was 

 found only partially closed. A true bill was returned against the 

 company on October 23 at Ketchikan, to which a plea of guilty was 

 entered on October 29. A fine of $100 and costs was imposed. 



During the weeldy close season on the night of August 2 a trap of 

 the Anacortes Fisheries Co. at Lemesurier Point was found fishing. 

 The matter was reported to the grand jury at Juneau, which on Sep- 

 tember 15 indicted the company and both trap watchmen. The 

 case was tried at Ketchikan on October 20 and resulted in a convic- 

 tion. A fine of $150 was imposed against the company and $25 

 against each of the two w^atchmen. 



An indictment was returned at Juneau on September 15 against 

 the Alaska Herring & Sardine Co. for constructing a trap in Wilson 

 Cove, Chatham Strait, within 500 yards of the mouth of a stream, 

 this being contrary to the closing order of December 21, 1918. The 

 case was dismissed upon transfer to Ketchikan, the company agreeing 

 not to reconstruct the trap. 



On July 30 Pete Knutsen and Ole Knutsen were fishing in Peters- 

 burg Creek with a gill net set almost entirely across the stream. 

 They were indicted at Juneau September 15 on two counts, one for 

 fishing within the creek and one for fishing in the estuary at the 

 mouth of the creek. The case was tried at Ketchikan and resulted 

 in a conviction on the second count. On November 15, 1919, a 

 motion for a new trial was filed. 



Complaint was filed on October 10 in the United States commis- 

 sioner's court at Ketchikan against Chris Selness, an alien, for fishing 

 in violation of the law. In the course of the trial it w^as shown that 

 Selness avoided the draft for military service by surrendering his 

 declaration papers and that he was being paid wages as a fisherman 

 at the time of the alleged unlawful fishing. The jury regarded him 

 as a partner in the fishing business and accordingly found him guilty 

 as charged. He was fined $500. The case was taken to the district 

 court on appeal and set for trial at Ketchikan on October 23. After 

 the court rifled that the defendant could fish for wages, the case was 

 dismissed on motion of the United States attorney. 



On Sunday, August 3, a fish wheel, marked "McBride & Co. No. 2," 

 was found in operation on the Taku River. Complaint was filea 

 before the United States commissioner at Juneau on September 10 

 against H. C. McBride, A. H. Humphries, and William Strong. 



