16 FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1910. 



Alaska, were shut down, as these companies felt it would be more 

 profitable to devote all their energies to their Puget Sound plants. 

 In 1910 all were operated. In addition new canneries were opened 

 by the St. Elias Packing Co., at Alsek, in southeast Alaska, by the 

 Northwestern Fisheries Co., at Kenai, on Cook Inlet (succeeding the 

 mild-curing plant formerly operated by the San Juan Fishing & 

 Packing Co.), and by the Columbia River Packers Association, at 

 Chignik, in central Alaska. The cannery of the Alaska Salmon 

 Co., on Wood River, western Alaska, which was closed down in 

 1909, owing to the loss of its supply ship, was operated this year. 



New canneries which will likely be finished in time to operate in 

 1911 are the Hawk Fishing Co., at Hawk Inlet, Tee Harbor Pack- 

 ing Company, at Tee Harbor, southeast Alaska, and the Alaska Pack- 

 ers Association, at Naknek, western Alaska. For some years the 

 Alaska Packers Association has operated two canneries at Karluk, 

 on Kodiak Island. Karluk has no harbor, except for boats draw- 

 ing less than 4 feet of water, and the association, fearing a repeti- 

 tion of the disaster of 1907, when the bark Servia, with a full cargo 

 of salmon, was driven ashore in a gale and totally destroyed, began 

 in 1909 the erection of a new cannery at Larsen Bay, a well- 

 sheltered spot near by. This establishment will operate in 1911, the 

 two Karluk canneries being held in reserve. Fishing will be car- 

 ried on as usual at Karluk, the fish being transported to the new 

 cannery. C. A. Burckhardt & Co., who now operate two canneries 

 in southeast Alaska, have bought the saltery formerly owned by 

 Mrs. A. E. King, at Sunny Point, southeast Alaska, and will convert 

 this into a one-line cannery. The Alaska Fishermen's Packing Co. 

 have purchased the Nelson, Olsen & Co. saltery in Kvichak Bay, 

 western Alaska, and will replace the old plant by a one-line cannery. 

 Several canneries are also engaged in making, or are contemplating, 

 extensive changes to and enlargements of their present plants. 



On August 10 the cannery of the Alaska-Portland Packers' Asso- 

 ciation, at Snag Point, Nushagak Bay, was completely destroyed by 

 fire. The warehouse alongside, with much of the gill-netting and 

 all of the trap web, together with part of the season's pack, was also 

 consumed. The bunk houses, store, office, and residence, and the 

 floating property, were saved. The property loss was about $200,000, 

 partly covered by insurance. The company will rebuild next spring 

 and hopes to have the cannery completed in time to operate that 

 season. 



On the night of September 12 fire broke out in the cannery of 

 Gorman & Co., at Kasaan, in southeast Alaska, and resulted in the 

 total destruction of the cannery, warehouse, store, hotel, and part of 

 the season's pack. The company will erect a new cannery in time to 

 operate next season. 



