42 ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1915. 
the canneries resulted in some of the catches of fall cohos being pre- 
pared for market in this way. In the last months of the year, after 
it was apparent that the product of pickled salmon was much below 
normal, the price ascended to unusually high levels. The price of 
pickled salmon bellies was also strong, but the production was small, 
as will be noted from the table of pickled salmon shown on page 43. 
A new concern of importance in the Bristol Bay district this year 
was the Golden Gate Salmon Co. which conducted its pickling opera- 
tions on the schooner Hugh Hogan (355 tons), the vessel being located 
during the fishing season about 15 miles up the Kvichak River. 
Among other operators of importance engaged in pickling operations 
on waters tributary to Bristol Bay were the Alaska Fishermen’s 
Packing Co., Alaska Salmon Co., Olson Bros., and Peter M. Nelson, 
who had two salteries. 
In 1915 there were 17 salteries in operation as compared with 15 
in 1914, and the investment increased from $286,356 to $336,612. 
The number of persons engaged increased from 248 in 1914 to 329 in 
1915. The output, however, shows a reduction, for this year it was but 
13,293 barrels, valued at $148,640, as against 26,362 barrels, valued at 
$252,662, in 1914. Approximately 83 per cent of this year’s produc- 
tion of pickled salmon in Alaska came from the Bering Sea region, as 
compared with 89 per cent from that part of Alaska last year. 
INVESTMENT IN THE SALMON-PIcKLING INDUSTRY IN 1915. 
Items. Central Alaska. | Western Alaska. Total. 
No. Value. No. Value. No. Value. 
Salteries so .2.. Seas se cece cee eee oe eee 8} $26,390 9 | $63,517 17 $89, 907 
Operating capital! 27 SSeS 2S. SSeet ec teee eel acecseae 37, 600 |.-.-----| S35 S40" eee eae 120, 940 
Vessels: 
Power vessels over 5 toms.......:...--------- 2 9, 950 2 20, 000 4 29, 950 
Net tonnage... 28S 5. 22 endo bensecee OO sae seek oes Ue ses stn IGOR ae sea e 
Paunches:umder/5:touss2..-t eee - 2 ee 15 8, 600 4 6,450 19 15, 050 
Sailing SA Oee eo 8 Cee Soe ee ee ecee 1 500 5 | 48,000 6 48, 500 
Net tonnage... 2 aus. oes staat eee OQ iecesectees Dy QA0 WCE ate ees. 2229" | eae oe 
‘Boats#sail andirows-S-seet se tease. eee 40 2,068 67 12,070 107 14, 138 
Highters/and SCOwS-2 saee sees ace sess See ecee 1 100 7 5, 500 8 5, 600 
rs 
aul seiness. $22 28 eb ee eee es 1 2,545 1 100 18 2,645 
WA THOMS ose HS oe Sere tae ea apts eae acta Lis ttey (al eee eects WD bese nees sree T8625) See eeeae 
Gill nets. oem ese saeen oe eee eee 5 2,172 129 7,710 174 9, 882 
Fathoms 22332 scene>cmacce tees oe eee eae PST ert 2e sae 13 OLOU Seana LAS S28 ino eeeectes 
Total 035 -</.s.s5-5ess be ceeee ee oe ge eee | Bee 895,925) ||P eaccase 246, 687 |..------ 336, 612 
