FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1910. 

 Products of Alaska Fisheries in 1910 — Continued. 



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a Represents 1,861 skins. 



b Represents 31 skins. 



c Represents 3 skins. 



il Represents 14,384 skins (of these, 660 skins were from a seized Japanese schooner). 



e Represents 121 skins (these were from a seized Japanese schooner). 



/ Represents 1,221 skins. 



THE SALMON INDUSTRY. 



The run of salmon was very good in all sections except western 

 Alaska. For a time the outlook was bad in southeast Alaska owing to 

 the excessive rains which prevailed during the first half of the season, 

 causing the salmon to rush up the streams, but an exceptionally dry 

 spell lasting six weeks followed, winch made the streams quite low and 

 kept the fish from going up too rapidly. As a result the fisherman 

 were enabled to make large catches during this period. 



HATCHERIES. 



Seven salmon hatcheries were operated during the season of 1909-10, 

 as follows: 



Salmon Hatcheries Operated in 1910. 



The Alaska Packers Association reports as follows on a subject of 

 interest to fish culturists: 



We have been quite successful in retaining the fry in our nursery ponds [at Fort- 

 mann hatchery] for a definite period and feeding them on fresh steelheads macerated 



