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ALASKA. 



The report of the commission created by this law was made in 

 November, 1896. They found that many of the smaller streams 

 which formerly produced red salmon had been reduced to such a 

 condition as to render their use unprofitable. Under the new hiw, 

 the inspection would be more thorough, and probably more effect- 

 ive. The report said that the pack for 1896 exceeded that for 

 1895, amounting to 96^,450 cases and 9,314 barrels. The num- 

 ber of persons employed was estimated at 5,600, and about 

 $130,000 had been paid in wages by the packing companies. 

 There are two hatcheries, one at Karluk, where 5, 500,000 eggs 

 have been secured, and the other at Etholine Island, with a prod- 

 uct of over 2,000,000 eggs. 



WHALES. 



"The whaling business," says Mr. Lyman E. Knapp, Governor 

 of x^laska, in his report for 1892, " in which forty-eight vessels are 

 engaged, resulted in a catch for 1891 of 12,228 barrels of oil, 

 186,250 pounds of bone, and 1,000 pounds of ivory. The total 

 value was $1,218,293. Below is a comparative statement of the 

 amount of oil, bone, and ivory taken during the last eighteen years : 



1891. 

 1890. 

 18S9. 

 1S88. 

 18S7. 

 18S6. 

 1885. 

 1884. 

 1883. 

 1882. 

 1881. 



Bart-eh. 

 12,228 

 14, 890 

 12,834 

 15.774 

 31.714 

 37. 260 

 24. S44 



20, 373 

 12,300 



21, 100 

 21, SOO 



1880 ! 23, 200 



1879. 

 1878. 

 1877. 

 IS76. 

 1875. 

 1874. 



Total. 18 vears 



17, 400 

 g, 000 



13, 900 

 2, 800 



16, 300 



10, 000 



318,917 



Pounds. 



186,250 

 231, 232 

 231,981 



303. 587 

 564, 802 



304. 530 

 451.038 

 295, 700 

 160, 200 

 316, 600 

 354. 500 

 339, 000 

 127, 000 



73. 300 



139, 600 



8,800 



157,000 



86, 000 



4.931,950 



Ivorj'. 



Pounds. 

 I, 000 

 4,150 

 I, 506 



1. 55<^ 

 875 



2, 850 



6, 5'"'4 

 5.421 



23, 100 

 17, Soo 

 15.400 

 15.300 

 32, 900 

 30, 000 

 74, 000 



7, 000 

 25, 400 



7, 000 



272, 4ro 



