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to the case, but they run very early; in fact, the dates given are the earliest of any 
stream within my knowledge in southeastern Alaska. The run of redfish commences 
about June 1 and continues until the middle of July. The cohoes run for fishing 
purposes from September 1 until the early part of October, and in scattering bunches 
until November. The humpbacks are said to be very plentiful and are exceptionally 
large and fine fish. They usually run early, the time being from July 1 to August 1. 
The only record available is a statement that the Point Ellis cannery in one season 
took from around this stream 38,000 redfish, 10,000 cohoes, and 200,000 humpbacks. 
Mr. Jack Mantle, who has fished in this locality for many years, stated that he had 
seen a large run of steelheads in the stream in May. 
The following notes from the records of the Baranoff Packing Company, giving 
their catches from this stream, may be of interest as indicating the catch of a cannery 
steamer visiting different localities for fish: 5,990 redfish, June 15 to July 7, 1892; 
3,529 redfish, June 19 to July 27, 1893; 730 redfish, July 19 to July 21, 1895; 1,500 
redfish, June 15 to July 29, 1896; 4,304 redfish, June 29 to July 7, 1897. 
WRANGELL. 
Glacier Packing Company , Point Highfield . — The history of this cannery with 
the streams fished, etc., was given in my former report, pages 103-108, and reference 
here will only be made to such details as were not then recorded. 
There has been no change in the cannery, but the company expects to erect new 
buildings for the season of 1901. 
In canning, the following machinery is operated: Five retorts, 2 fillers and 1 
spare one, 2 toppers, 1 solderer, and 1 cutter. 
The fish are hoisted by steam in buckets to the wharf, dumped into the bins, 
and, after cleaning, transferred direct from the draining tubs to the cutters. The 
daily capacity is 1,600 cases. There are no can-makers. All tins are made at the 
cannery by hand, except about 1,200 cases of fiats, using 100-pound tin plate for 
bodies and 95-pound for tops, all domestic. 
The Chinese contract was 42£ cents, with the usual conditions. The fishermen 
contracted for $125 for the run, 10 cents for king salmon, and 5 cents for redfish and 
cohoes, per boat of two men, and full board. The cannery purchased fish and paid 
7 cents for redfish and cohoes, if the gear (web and boats) was furnished, or 8 cents if 
it was not furnished. Humpbacks were purchased at $10 per thousand. The cannery 
steamers call at the fisheries for all fish. Occasionally a steelhead is taken; there are 
plenty of halibut and flounders, but no shad or sturgeon since my last report. 
The following are the statistics for 1900: 
Hands employed: 24 white fishermen, besides purchasing from fisheries engaging 
150 native fishermen, 7 white and 4 native cannery-hands, and 86 Chinese. 
Fishing gear: Twelve king salmon gill nets, each 250 fathoms by 28 meshes by 
8^-inch mesh; 12 redfish gill nets, each 250 fathoms by 30 meshes by 6|-inch mesh, 
value 65 cents per fathom; 2 drag seines, 120 fathoms by 200 meshes at bunt and 
100 meshes at wings by 3-inch mesh, valued at $1.50 per fathom; 5 purse seines, 120 
fathoms by 250 meshes by 3-inch mesh, value $2 per fathom. 
