ALASKA INDUSTRIES. 395 



Alaska salmon pack season of 1892 Continued. 



EEC A PITUL A TIOiST. 



rasps packed, 457,069, at $4.20 $1, 923, 469. 80 



Barrel* salt ed, 15.252, at $8 122, 016. 00 



J I al f harrrls salt cd. 4,1115, at $4.25 18, 041. 25 



.Barrels of bellies salted, 35, at $15 525. 00 



Half barrels of bellies salted, 36, at $8 288. 00 



Total 2,064,340.05 



Tin plate consumed (49,239 boxes, 108 pounds each) pounds. . 5, 317. 812 



Value of tin plate, duty paid, $291,660.60 ; duty at 2.2 cents per pound 116, 991. 86 



A venire cost per box, duty paid, for the season of 1892 5. 92. 33 



Average cost of canned salmon, per case of 4 dozen, in 1-pound tins, delivered at San 



Francisco 2.73 



NOTE.- Size of wheet of tin plate, 14 by 20 inches; 112 sheets (108 pounds) to a box. A box of tin 

 makes 448 cans. The cost, as reported, is duty paid at Sau Francisco, Astoria, or at the works. The 

 rate of duty is 2.2 cents per pound, or $2.376 per box. The amount of drawback allowed upon expor- 

 tation equals about 25 cents per case, or $2 per box of tin. 



APPENDIX C. 



TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, 



Washington, D. C., January 16, 1893. 



SIR: Referring to your report of the 2d ultimo, in relation to disputed claims 

 upon Alaska fishery locations and particularly to your inquiry whether or not aliens 

 may claim and hold salmon fisheries or control streams that carry salmon in Alaska, 

 I inclose herewith for your information copy of an opinion, dated the 28th ultimo, 

 of the Acting Solicitor of the Treasury, to whom the subject was referred. 

 Respectfully, yours, 



O. L. SPALDING, Acting Secretary. 

 Mr. MAX PRACHT, 



Special Agent, Sitka, Alaska. 



DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, 

 OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR OF TREASURY, 



. Washington, D. C., November 28, 1892. 



SIR: Inquiry is made by Special Agent Max Pracht "whether aliens can claim 

 and hold salmon fisheries, or control streams that carry salmon, in Alaska?" 



In reply to your reference of said inquiry, I have to advise you that aliens have no 

 such right. Besides, Congress has reserved to the United States the exclusive right 

 to regulate the taking of salmon, and to prevent the destruction of salmon, in Alaska. 

 See section 14, act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat., p. 1095), and act of March 2, 1889 

 (25 Stat., p. 1005). 



The letter referred to is herewith returned. 

 Very respectfully, 



F. A. REEVE, Acting Solicitor. 

 The SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. 



