300 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
barrels of salt fish worth $156,576. The persons employed in this 
branch of the salmon industry and the capital invested therein are 
included in the figures given in the preceding paragraph and in the | 
tables which follow. 
Persons employed in the salmon industry of Alaska. 
On In shore 
Years. redselan | Aaheriens On shore.| Total. 
1889. -- 252 1, 324 2, 397 3, 973 
1890. 279 1, 533 2, 568 4, 380 
1891. . 290 1,557 2, 706 4, 553 
1892... 288 880 1, 4383 2, 601 | 
Vessels, boats, apparatus, shore property, and cash capital employed in the salmon 
industry of Alaska. 
1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 
Items. = Se | 
No. Value. No. Value. No. Value. No. Value. 
Establishments. ---. 36 | $914, 903 39 | $998, 903 42 |$1, 050, 403 25 | $503, 403 
Cashicapital eo. -o|aeea a = 157008; 000 2 |e ennai aii US @QUBETED) anaes SOU OOO eae 1, 117, 500 
Vessels 413, 000 31 | a@488, 000 34 | @518, 500 34 | a441, 500 
Tonnage Bal Baas sees o G 70180 nee eerie 676524 ees ceee 8,421.48 |. . 2... 2cee | 
Boatsie eer sees === 68 127, 075 732 132, 275 748 142, 250 365 58,025 © 
Seines ....- 40, 125 113 49, 325 118 49, 900 60 21,925 . 
Gill nets... 51, 650 510 55, 650 590 60, 850 243 28,750 | 
Trap nets 17, 200 24 20, 200 25 21, 000 16 13, 200 | 
FRO tal reas works oll sericea OPO OOS reteset Bj848, 103) ee cece 3, 734, 403 |... oe ---| 2,184,303 | 
a With outfit. 
The vessels shown in the foregoing table are employed about the — 
stations or are engaged in transporting supplies to the canneries and the 
prepared products to the markets. Many are of large size, and are 
among the finest vessels employed in the United States in connection 
with the fisheries. They are mostly steamers, but there are also ships, 
barks, and schooners. The largest sailing vessel is a ship of 1,158.30 
tons, and the largest steamer has a tonnage of 449.64. These two 
vessels carry crews of 30 and 14 men, respectively. The aggregate 
tonnage of this fleet in 1892 was 8,421.48, the value of the vessels was 
$441,000, and the crews numbered 288. The following table relates to 
the vessels employed in this capacity from 1889 to 1892, inclusive. A 
number of steam launches of less than 5 tons burden, used at the 
canneries, are classed as boats and do not appear in the table. 
\ 
Vessels engaged in the salmon industry of Alaska. 
ape Net ton- | Value. | No. of | i Net ton- | Value. | No of 
Years and rigs. | No. nage. (a) crew, || Lears and rigs. | No. nage. (a) eran 
1889—Steam.....| 18 | 1,041.91 /$268,500 | 106 | 1891—Steam....| 25 | 1,290.95 $378, 000 148 
Smile ae 10 | 5,510.51 | 144,500 | 146 Saileaen ae 9 | 5,474.29 | 140,500 142 
Total....| 28 | 6,552.42 | 413,000 | 252. Total...| 34| 6,765.24 | 518,500 | 290 
1890—Steam ..... 22 | 1,297.51 | 347,500 | 137 || 1892—Steam....| 23 | 1,062.63 | 315,500 129 
Saal’ Bier ia 9} 5,474.29 | 140,500 | 142 Gail 22254 11 | 7,358.85 | 126, 000 159 
Total..../ 31 | 6,701.80 | 488,000 | 279 Total... 34 | 8,421.48 | 441,500 288 
a Includes outfit. 
