VII. STATISTICS OF THE PACIFIC SALMON INDUSTRY IN 1909. 



This is the first report in which detailed statistics of the salmon 

 fisheries of Washington, Oregon, California, and Alaska have been 

 shown for the same year. Partial statistics of British Columbia and 

 Yukon Territory of the Dominion of Canada are also included. 



PERSONS EMPLOYED. 



The large army of 28,945 men, women, and children were employed 

 in the salmon fisheries of Alaska and the three coast States. Alaska 

 leads with 11,433, followed by Washington, Oregon, and California 

 in the order named. Over two-thirds of the grand total is made up 

 of whites. The Chinese and Japanese have almost the same number, 

 while 2,803 Indians were employed. 



Persons Engaged in the Salmon Fisheries op the Pacific Coast States and 



Alaska in 1909. 



INVESTMENT. 



The total investment in the salmon fisheries was $25,157,813, of 

 which Alaska furnishes more than one-half. Gill nets are the princi- 

 pal form of apparatus in use, followed by stationary traps, or pounds, 

 diver nets, haul seines, purse seines, etc. 

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