FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1910. 



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Several canneries packed some thousands of cases of salmon in 

 the new seamless or sanitary can with such success that it is probably 

 a question of but a few seasons until this will be the only form of 

 can in use in Alaska. 



The two cannery fires resulted in the loss of the following cases of 

 salmon: 



Cases. 



Cohos, 1-pound tall 1, 552 



Chums, 1-pound tall 4 ; 896 



Pinks, i-pound flat 141 



Pinks, 1-pound tall 11, 956 



Reds, 1-pound tall ' 22, 178 



Total 40, 723 



These have been included in the statistical tables, as they had 

 passed through all the stages of packing and were eventually paid for 

 by the insurance companies. 



CANNERIES IN OPERATION. 



Following is a list of the canneries operated during the season of 

 1910: 



