8 FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1907. 
EMPLOYEES. 
The number of persons employed in the fisheries of Alaska in 1907 
was 12,752, of whom 4,829 were engaged directly in fishing, 7,277 in 
the canneries, salteries, and at other shore work, and 646 employed 
on the transporting vessels. This total is a gain of 395 over the num- 
ber employed in 1906. The fact that the fishermen act as sailors on 
the transporting ships to and from the salmon canneries and salteries 
explains the small number of transporters shown in the table. 
Southeast Alaska leads in the number of fishermen and_trans- 
porters, and western Alaska in the number of shoresmen. In the 
total number of persons employed western Alaska is first by a smal] 
margin over southeast Alaska. Whites predominate in fishing and 
transporting, while Chinese are in the lead as shoresmen, although 
the Japanese are rapidly gaining over the latter. The number of 
natives employed shows an increase over both 1905 and 1906. 
EMPLOYEES IN THE ALASKA FISHERIES IN 1907. 
South- | 
Nace : Central | Western 
How engaged. ee Nici, | Neitea, Total. 
Fishermen: 
IW Rites? Sco ho etek) See to Seats cee eee ono shee meaeee 856 676 1,511 3, 043 
(indians: =) 58 See ee eee stare aie octets = ane or ee mie 1, 468 169 128 1,765 
Japanese. - 5... 2-22 winch Hoek Rca cme deneoke eee aseg a BL 2S Ses 5 Rash ease eee 21 
Ota. Bote bei em eel atc SEE EEE ce ia antec oe aan 2,345 845 | 1, 689 4, 829 
Shoresmen: | iis 
AA OVI ee ne era Reeee seston See tetenccee coe S2ch PCPS ade oC 532 245 951 1,728 
Indians: ;. 3eth3 esate. dace eae . ee ee 1,046 | 144 301 1, 491 
CHIN OSES 52 ot Gis sere eee tia eras el siete spree erste einle =e ratabeyarerei satel 726 | 471 | 1,009 2, 206 
Japaneses) 24. .diace est oeste. soak cee eee ees EES 311 | 268 | i 2983 1, 852 
TO tal Ine. Sota. 2 eta tat AS ews B ne TREE oh ee eae OE 2,615 | 1,128 3, 534 7,277 
Transporters: | | 
WiHites = 3 2ajedn ack icccccose eee se mene cia cleo = eee sore 258 163 | 173 594 
INGIAMS 2 eee ere saree eee eee eee tee ee eee acaemaaeeer 50 2 lawac eae 52 
ABOU Soe Meee ee oe Gee ee etiaec Crests wera are See scd 308 165 | 173 646 
Grandtiotali, 2:29 20 JL MEreAt sr Seat ae 5,268 | 2,138! 5,346 | 12,752 
INVESTMENT. 
The total investment in the fisheries was $9,216,028, an increase of 
$380,570 over 1906. The item of cash capital was eliminated in the 
1906 report, and this year the item of outfit for fishing and transport- 
ing vessels also is cut out. This outfit included fuel, food, bait, 
boats, and other vessel equipment, the first three items of which have 
been left out of consideration altogether; the value of boats and work- 
ing gear has been included with the value of the vessels. 
