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and dispatched in March and April from home ports at San Francisco 
and on Puget Sound. The run vessels made several trips to the Alas- 
kan shore stations to take north supplies and return with the catch. 
The fishing vessels operating both in the vicinity of the Shumagin 
Islands and in Bering Sea had a successful season although weather 
conditions were unfavorable part of the time. The shore stations 
did not do as well as in some seasons past. Along toward the end of 
the year market conditions improved somewhat. 
The concern heretofore listed as the Matheson Fisheries Co. is now 
designated under the name of J. A. Matheson. Early in the year the 
Alaska Codfish Co. added the schooner Maweema (392 tons) to its 
fleet of fishing vessels. On March 12, 1915, this company suffered 
the loss of the power schooner Nonpareil (31 tons) which went ashore 
on Unga Island, Alaska. No lives were lost. This vessel was used 
in connection with the company’s shore stations in Alaska. It is 
reported as having been the first power schooner engaged in the Alas- 
kan cod fishery. It was sent north from San Francisco about five 
years ago. 
At its cannery at King Cove the Pacific American Fisheries put up 
experimentally a few cases of canned cod. The fish were packed in 
1-pound flat cans and were treated in a manner quite similar to. the 
ordinary method of canning salmon. Cans opened several months 
later showed the product to be firm and white and in every way 
justifying the conclusion that the experiment was a success. It is 
believed that this field is worthy of further development and ex- 
ploitation. 
The following vessels were operated in connection with the cod 
fishery in 1915: 
ALASKA Cop. FLEET, 1915. 
Names. Class. tonnage Operators. 
Shee eae 327 | J. A. Matheson, Anacortes, Wash. 
ston 3 252 0. 
.-do. 413 | Robinson Fisheries Co., Anacortes, Wash. 
nee Go: =e 220 Do. 
oo Le ro (eRe eee 235 | Pacific Coast Codfish Co., Seattle, Wash. 
Sees oo el Steet ae 328 Do. 
Satctak GOSeccs<cesss 4 171 Do. 
SS G0sSs5 oo e532 138 | Northern Codfish Co., Seattle, Wash. 
jae (RS to ARS aeee 281 | Alaska Codfish Co., San Francisco, Cal. 
beers Moet ccctccie sa 266 Do. 
eercrepei Cth ER Se 370 Do. 
as OO! aoe oo ane 392 Do. 
1p Power schooner. -. 31 Do. 
Ottilia Mjordss...ciece eee eee Schooner........-.- 247 page States Trading Co., San Francisco, 
Cal. 
Bertha Dolbeer ¢.............|..... GMI = 230 Do. 
Bediiplasas eae 43 5 | be Gorse ee Se): 324 | Union Fish Co., San Francisco, Cal. 
WET os OC SR ar San ten ea GOS asses 233 Do. 
Ge Ss Oe oe ile Se aS eae iy eee doa SE 328 Do 
Golden State @................ Power schooner 223 Do 
ALD «(Ae esse EE ns Sou Galeils 2 G07 ba sss: 30 Do 
irbonitss Soba kn. oe <. je lee sos (3 (ae eee 9 Do 
‘Uli Tay be eS ge (eee oe see 7 Do 
RE ARCs ae ocssee sees Schoonersjassces ce 14 Do 
@ Transporting vessel. b Wrecked Mar. 12, 1915. 
