FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1907. 39 
The Pacific coast pack of canned salmon.—The table below shows 
by species and regions the number of cases of salmon packed on the 
Pacific coast in 1907. The pack has been reduced to a common basis 
of cases containing 48 1-pound cans. 
Tuer Paciric Coast SALMON Pack. 
Sockeye, 
Coho, Hump- | Chinook, Steel- 
Place. or silver- pee. OF back, or | king, or | aan nad & | head Total. 
side. - pink. spring. : trout. 
| red. 
‘| | 
Cases. Cases. | Cases. | Cases. | Cases. Cases. Cases. 
INNSSKA) DE omiek aos Sete eecioes 85,189 | 184,172 | 561,972 43, 434 1,295,112 |........-- 2, 169, 879 
British Columbia: ; 
Hraser Riven... 95-5.) 3-<-5- 31, 447 16, 421 43, 095 Bctey fall pap esi bs eieemmencee 130, 013 
Otheririverss. /. 5.7452 5.: 51, 662 18, 657 36, 391 32,510 | 191, 622 | 683 331, 525 
UP uMSOUNG 25-4202: soecaa ose 95, 375 51, 780 439,652 5, 663 TEs Ss 664, 057 
Columbia Rivers. < 222-605 -20-2 27, 851 D2 SOON Ce eee ed 204, 549 5, 504 4, 866 265, 326 
Oregon and Washington coasts 96, 165 5 ES el SS HAN GH iane.caes xen lace- seco 137, 091 
DOAN a ae ee ee ae 387,689 | 322,835 |1,081,110 | 301,320 jp 599, 388 5,549 | 3,697, 891 
PICKLING. 
The salmon salteries again had an excellent season. The fish were 
in fair abundance, while the prices realized for the pack were some- 
what better than in 1906, which was the first profitable season the 
salteries had had in five years. 
The United States Bureau of Education expects to send an expe- 
rienced salter to its station on Kotzebue Sound next year (1908) in 
order to instruct the natives in the best and latest methods of pick- 
ling salmon, the intention being to market the surplus pack on Puget 
Sound. As this region has never been exploited commercially, the 
result will be awaited with interest. 
Employees.—This year 483 persons (of whom 265 were fishermen, 
186 shoresmen, and 32 transporters), an increase of 121 over 1906, were 
engaged in the pickling industry, over one-half of them employed in 
southeast Alaska. 
EMPLOYEES IN THE SALMON PicktiInc InpustRY IN 1907. 
South- 
jl 
: Central | Western ; 
How engaged. Rope Alaska. | Alaska. Total. 
| 
Fishermen: 
Vib De eae Bee Ree Se a OER Gat raha eA WEEE eS RE 88 7 | 49 144 
[Ec LE A2 EMS Ue Be 8 ba 8 Gta Rint Pa 43 68 | 10-\ 484 
LLORES EE 2d eb See GEE oS A ee 2 Rn eae aa Med dP SRA a 131 ial 59 265 
Shoresmen: Eb: 
RAST, SSE le ie ate Se a Si age oe Sate 5 46 125 
TNTtLIES Mee eC eo epee SARL ER AS) A Ate ee 58 i Ul a pat ea 59 
GE he oe ES eee See, en eee ee Re ee Same Dia | ean Ae Soba Ree 2 
CA AED pe Oe Gee Ga beet ea ee Oe 134 6 46| 186 
Transporters: 
ORES eee oe Sa ae et RA Gee tae gt en BE su Wad | Spr ea 10 30 
TGR eee Shake SSE oot eens Saas ey is Beenie CD RRR Ie See ea HA ae ee eee 2 
re EL pe Ne Da NS See end are Se 20 | 2| 10 32 
Grand totale cmscrae eae mae ee ee ee Se ot 8 285 83 115 483 
