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FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1910. 



16 Filipinos, as compared with 5,608 whites, 2,823 Indians, 1,998 

 Chinese, and 2,159 Japanese, in 1909, showing an increase in 1910 

 of 1,228 whites, 1,324 Indians, 413 Chinese, and 47 Japanese, The 

 most gratifying feature is the large increase in the number of whites 

 and Indians employed, as all of the Indians and many of the whites 

 are permanent residents of the District. The fact that the fisher- 

 men act as sailors on the transporting vessels to and from the salmon 

 canneries and salteries explains the small number of transporters 

 shown in the table as compared with the large number of transporting 

 vessels. 



Persons Engaged in the Alaska Fisheries in 1910. 



INVESTMENT. 



The total investment in the fisheries is $20,711,422, an increase of 

 $10,829,740, as compared with 1909. A considerable proportion of 

 this increase is due to the showing of cash capital ouce more, this item 

 having been eliminated for the first time in 1906. Nearly all forms 

 of apparatus show increases as compared with 1909. 



