36 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1915. 
658,791 to 632,848 cases, a decrease of 25,943 cases; while in western 
Alaska there was a decline from 1,621,787 to 1,318,233 cases, a de- 
crease of 303,554 cases from the 1914 pack in that region. Com- 
parisons by species show the following: The pack of cohos declined 
from 157,063 to 124,268 cases, a decrease of 32,795 cases; chums 
declined from 663,859 to 479,946 cases, a decrease of 183,913 cases; 
and reds declined from 2,201,643 to 1,932,312 cases, a decrease of 
269,331 casesin 1915. Humpbacks went up from 986,049 to 1,875,516 
cases, an advance of 889,467 cases; and kings increased from 48,039 
to 88,251, a gain of 40,212 cases in 1915. The net increase for all 
species in 1915 was 443,640 cases. 
The pack of salmon in 1915 is the largest in the history of Alaska, 
exceeding the previous record of 1914 by 443,640 cases, but as above 
mentioned the 1915 pack was $267,574 less in value because of the 
smaller production of the higher priced red salmon and the greatly 
increased pack of the less valuable humpbacks. 
INVESTMENT IN SALMON-CANNING INDUSTRY IN 1915. 
Items. Southeast Alaska. | Central Alaska. Western Alaska. Total. 
No. Value. No. Value. No. Value. No. Value. 
Canneries operated........ 45 |$3, 699, 069 17 $1,612, 984 23 |$3, 158, 048 85 |$8, 470, 101 
Working capital. —..+.-..-|2.-..2.- 4, 221,500 }.......- 1, 953,046 |...-..-- DOST LOO Tal ae asec 12, 156, 543 
wages Paid) say sea. ae O95 BPI atone ae 9275368) eee eae 2,021, 412 Weeseoee 5, 354, 001 
essels: 
Power vessels over 5 
tONS!4 <0 Hause edo) 4 122} 651, 210 38 | 410, 711 a 688, 604 f 22 1, 750, 525 
Net tonnage.......| 2,456 |....-.-...- WS1b" | cassie: 45110) |e eeeeccaee | A eee oe cae 
Launchesunderdtons.| ” 41 42, 636 "95 31,396 *"98 85, 553 ary 159, 585 
Sailingeer- cess esas Pa 174, 700 a ae 401, 272 36 816, 035 a ee 1,392, 007 
Netitonnazet: 22722 Ok08Ll |sooee eae 1 ht EN ie AON IGE Ie Sarcraseie nce Bi tcl fal BAe sor 
Bante, sailand HOWE Pg Rs ibs 53, 832 "478 44,646 | 1,077 250,010 | 2,327 348, 488 
Lighters, scows, house 
poatae peck ote 271 127, 270 171 103, 713 158 168, 348 600 399, 331 
i Pile drivers. ......-.-- 38 113, 126 31 84, 298 20 41, 300 89 238, 724 
pparatus: 
Bed SeInegE T2222 18 2,118 fs 37 12, 655 ; ah 16, 226 62 30, 999 
‘athoms 1 41S) eee IGE frase e2'. 4.4 bf ~pex|| 1844 eee ayes 
Purse seines. .- 270 | 100,333 | ° 11 A500" |. SA ES -_| 7281 |” 105, 833 
Fathoms. . GY ee oh Rope ope eecs BEY Ue I epee cl eee sey neE et sss OLAs || eee see 
Gillmets= 2-22! eae eA 13, 406 444 16,535 bee ae 179, 868 Be 392 209, 809 
Pathomso. ya ase-,5 LG 250. eer oe as nS 280 I Pe ee le DET VW ena ae es Ga0e| - wapk aoe - 
Traps, driven. .......- "137 | 377,318 |” 84] 170,255| ° 15]  22,261| 236] 869,834 
Traps, floating ......-. 48 96 7548 ol mcr «tere A rereceten ape alte, EBON Se a meen soe ore 48 96, 545 
Totals ees sh! a wee eee 11 768; 284.\- wea! BRST locce ae: 13,739), 662)|ee 305.2: 31, 282,325 
