SALMON FISHEEIES OF PACIFIC COAST. 137 



Pack of Salted Salmon in Alaska, 1868 to 1909— Continued. 



MILD CURING INDUSTRY. 



The beginning of this industry on the Pacific coast is of compara- 

 tively recent date, and the following table is complete, with the pos- 

 sible exception of a few tierces, which may not have been reported 

 for the coastal rivers of Oregon: 



Number op Tierces of Mild-Cured Salmon Packed on the Pacific Coast from 



1897 to 1910.a 



a The net weight of fish in a tierce is about 800 pounds. King, chinook, or spring salmon were used al- 

 most exclusively. From most places the data are complete from the time of the inception of the industry, 

 but from a few minor places the data are somewhat fragmentary. 



