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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
The following was the output in 1900: 
Species. 
Cases. 
Num- 
ber to 
the case 
Dates. 
Remarks. 
Karluk Packing Co.: 
King salmon 
475 
4.9 
June 9-June 28. . . 
i 
Redlisli : 
77, 558 
13. 0 
June 9-Sept. 14... 
>None salted. 
Cohoes 
1,382 
7.2 
Aug. 25-Sept. 14. .. 
1 
Alaska Improvement Co. : 
King salmon 
012 
4.9 
June 5-June28... 
i 
Redfish 
09, 712 
13.9 
June 4-Sept. 21... 
\ I)o. 
Cohoes 
2,791 
8.0 
Aug. 25-Sept. 21 . . . 
1 
Uganuk: 
Redfish 
13,370 
12. 8 
June 9-JuIv 17... 
The hatchery operated by the Alaska Packers Association on Karluk Lagoon was 
visited by Mr. Fassett, whose report will be found on pp. 331-348. 
UYAK. 
The Uyak Bay canneries, of the Pacific Steam Whaling Company and Hume 
Bros. & Hume, were fully described in my previous report, pages 158-159, and will 
only be referred to in connection with the statistics. These canneries are practically 
the same as in 1897, and as there are no redfish streams in Uyak Bay all the fish are 
obtained at a distance. The principal places fished are Karluk, The Slide, Water- 
falls, Avakulik. Uganuk, Little River, Eagle Harbor, Kuslmack, Kukak, and Kiliuda 
Bay. Formerly the Afognak streams at Litnik, Paramanof, and Malinof were also 
fished, and it is said fish are still obtained at these places. 
The Pacific Steam Whaling Company cannery uses steam boxes in the canning 
process for first cooking, and for second cooking 2 iron retorts; it has 1 filler in use, 
and 1 spare one, 1 solderer, and 1 cutter. Topping is done by hand. All cans are 
made by hand at the cannery, using 100-pound imported tin-plate for bodies and tops. 
Fish are pewed from boats or steamers to the fish-house on the end of the wharf, 
and when cleaned are transported fyv handcarts to the cutters. The cannery has a 
capacity of 900 cases per day. 
The Chinese contract was the same as that of the Karluk canneries. The fisher- 
men’s contract was $25 per month from the day of landing to the day of departure, 
transportation and full board from the time of leaving the home' port until the 
return to the port of departure, and $15 per thousand fish. 
During the season of 1900 the cannery employed 64 white fishermen, 6 white 
cannery-hands, 4 natives, and 56 Chinese; they also purchased fish from 26 natives, 
who were paid from $30 to $35 per thousand. 
They used 5 seines; one 700 fathoms, one 550 fathoms, and three 350 fathoms 
long; 21-inch to 3-inch mesh, and 180 meshes deep. They have 10 spare seines; aver- 
age value of all, $1.50 per fathom. 
There are 5 lighters, $450 each; 15 seine boats, $70 each; 3 sailboats, $90 each; 
13 dories, $30 each; and one pile-driver, $1,000. 
The following vessels (owned by the company) were employed: Steamer Sheli- 
kofi\ 101 tons, crew 10, value $36,000; launch Kenai , 5 tons, crew 2, value $7,000. 
Transportation of spring outfit and fall pack is by calling vessels of company. 
The following was the output in 1900: Redfish, 29,384 cases, 13.7 to the case, 
May 28 to August 25; humpbacks, 1,025 cases, 21 to the case, July 20 to August 25. 
