PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES. 301 
Products of the salmon industry of Alaska. - 
Salmon canneries. Salmon salteries. 
Salmon utilized. Salmon canned. | Salmon salted.| Salmon utilized. | Salmon salted. 
Pounds. Value. | Cases.| Value. | Bbls.| Value.| Pounds. | Value. | Bbls.| Value. 
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/1889. . . .|48, 213, 120 |$1, 446, 394 [599, 394 |$2, 996,970 | 872 | $6,976 |2, 705,100 | $54,102 | 9,017 | $72, 136 
11890. ...|52, 138, 520 | 1,564, 156 /641, 449 | 2, 629, 491 | 2, 742 | 21,936 |3, 306,300 | 66,125 [11,021] 88, 168 
1891... .|65, 013, 240 | 1,950, 397 808, 908 | 3, 235, 632 | 1,002 | 8,016 |4, 057,800 | 81,155 |13,526 | 108, 208 
+1892... .|37, 534, 100 | 1, 126, 023 |468, 970 | 1, 969, 674 440 |4, 697,400 | 93,950 |15,658 | 125, 264 
17893... .|51, 725, 060 | 1,551,752 |636, 427 | 2, 863, 921 | 2,703 | 21, 624 bs 871, 600 | 117, 432 |19,572 | 156,576 
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F The names of the salmon-canning firms in Alaska and the location of 
‘the canneries are shown for four years in the following list, the cross- 
marks indicating the years in which the canneries were operated: 
t List of Alaskan salmon canneries operated in 1889, 1890, 1891, and 1892. 
a Name of cannery. Location. 1889. | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. 
| Astoria PAO oe COMPANY ceca tesco te aaieaee ae MSL eae aisles = ai x > shin ACS 
Weelaska Packing Company..............-------+..--- Nushagak River-.--.--. x x x x 
Weerctic Packing Company. ..-.-.-......-------------- Wiyalkese os see sn % ~ %o lsosase 
| EA i a Rs Se oie aC Boone EAE sens oan IBFISLGMD BY, nc. 2 ede sl aacene|saeee = Kae [eereus 
BEREDS eee eh RES D8 32.) carte td.. mR. das: oth cole 2 pli Mel os Me fk 
(1) (Ase oo. eS app Ieee eben ae en aCe SeESeeF Cook Inlet...:........ ge ESB aoe el aewese 
' Aleutian Island Fishing and Mining Company ..--. Keainliiky oe Sse wie sess x x pans eee 
| Alaska Salmon Packing and Fur Company...---.-.. Oring: <. <sieenseci<5 3 x x bs x 
' Alaska Improvement Company ..--...-..----------- a 0G In) ee ee ee ee x x x pe 
| Aberdeen Packing Company.---.......-------------- IWirangela: is. s.jess.. x x xe) | eeneak 
‘Boston Fish and Trading Company..--.----.----.---- Wiese a yacosicn creates > x < < ys 
' Behring Sea Packing Company ......--..--..--....- Wires ae éoecneeSel baetcel besode SP seme 
)Bristol Bay Canning Company .........---.-.------. Bristol Baiy).~2---\- =. x x x x 
maranoii Packing Company.......-..-----....-.-.-- Baranof Island ...-.-- x x x x 
montral Alaska Company ..........-.-.--2.----.---- ‘irasPomtees = 92 s2see 4 x elses 
mepuikat Packing Company ...--------.+----.---.---- Chilkat River. -.-.-...-.. x x DS ak oe 
makat Canning Company .-..:....-....-..---+.----|.---- Owe cesenie apis ya's x x x x 
praenie Bay Packing Company ...-..-...--.----.--. Chignig Bay..-.-....-. x x x x 
Efi ar S SaR e e GCaokulmlet-ec cscs. 2 ccl-aseee SH Se ls 
meome Packing Company..--..----------------------- Rea 2 a2 os ciete sana 4 x 4 x 
Serio. Packing Company.::.0.-- 622 ...0.052 02225022 | se Gopiié ies sesso oe x x x 
Seeiiak Packing Company -------------------+----+--|----- OO enas ssenceeoe x 4 pe eee 
Ly ham BAR EE eA eles ee oe ae ee VANIGAKS So sesceciccciescelleescee x SOF | Resets 
Serehlakahtla! Mission ......-.---2---+--5--+-----eee- Clarence Strait, 2. 225 |. .5.c|ode<. x be 
North Pacific Trading and Packing Company....--. WA Walki <2 ci occasicneas x x x x 
Northern Packing Company .--.........-.-...------- Copksinletic 0 8.045 x SY sono |e sa0s 
Woushagak Canning Company .........---------.---- Bristol Baye s---2<;<-7 x x Xe leases 
meaciic Packing Company-..-.---.-.--.-------------- Copper River..-.-...-. *< x pay Peart 
mPacific Steam Whaling Company............----....|....- Otee es fate eee. x x >) f lessees 
Peninsular Trading and Fishing Company..-------.|..-.- AO gecccase- ce encee x x ad eeree 
Pyramid Harbor Packing Company....--..---.----. Pyramid Harbor...-.- x Xx x x 
Royal Packing Company....-..-..-..-.-- ..-.| Afognak x Sari ee ey ar ee 
Russian-American Packing Company a eee dO ose55 4 a pak Me 
@hin Point Packing Company-.-.---..----.--------- Thin Point x x Mies ae 
INGIC noni ago ick! SSSR Bee pe i eeer deneeeobreeca | Hesecs Sere SEC SOOg OEE OOe 28 | 30 | 33 15 
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_ Mr. A. B. Alexander, fishery expert on the United States Fish Com- 
mission steamer Albatross, makes the following remarks on the business 
of salting salmon in Alaska: 
_ The demand for salt salmon is yearly increasing. A few years ago there was but 
little call for it, probably owing to the fact that little effort was made on the part 
of those engaged in the business to introduce it in the East. Seeing the absolute 
‘necessity of taking steps to place their products on the eastern market in order to 
increase the demand and establish a trade for salt-cured salmon, efforts have been 
pushed in that direction, and the encouragement met with has induced many who 
had not the means or desire to enter into the expensive business of canning salmon 
to establish salmon salteries in various parts of Alaska. 
The amount of capital required to start on a small scale in this business is not 
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