312 
BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION, 
STATISTICS. 
Comparison table of the salmon packing industry of the Pacific coast, from its first, inception in 1866 to 1900. 
[Compiled from various sources.] 
Year. 
1866 . 
1867 . 
1868 . 
1869 . 
1870 . 
1871 . 
1872 . 
1873 . 
1874 . 
1875. 
1876 . 
1S77 . 
1878 . 
1879 . 
1880 . 
1881 . 
1882 . 
1883 . 
1884 . 
1885. 
1886 . 
1887 . 
1888 . 
1889 . 
1890 . 
1891 . 
1892 . 
1893 . 
1894 . 
1895 . 
1896 . 
1897 . 
1898 . 
1899 . 
1900 . 
Total. 
Alaska. 
British 
Columbia. 
Puget 
Sound. 
Outside 
rivers. 
8, 159 
12, 530 
6, 539 
8, 977 
21,745 
48, 337 
63, 886 
83, 415 
142, 065 
206, 677 
412, 115 
719, 196 
682, 591 
801,400 
474, 717 
643, 654 
686, 440 
626, 530 
966, 707 
909, 078 
965, 097 
1,078,146 
1, .548 , 139 
11, 116, 140 
9, 
67, 
113, 
57, 
61, 
175, 
255, 
243, 
138, 
106, 
163, 
201, 
135, 
414, 
409, 
314, 
236, 
637, 
562, 
564, 
598, 
1,015, 
454, 
711, 
527, 
7,176,869 2,439,642 
248, 200 
423. 500 
417,700 
871.500 
478, 742 
25, 600 
24, 800 
30, 000 
30. 000 
37, 200 
48, 500 
49, 000 
38. 000 
41,350 
, 51,750 
131,100 
195. 400 
154,000 
199, 068 
67, 117 
78, 305 
129, 000 
105, 309 
103, 340 
205, 500 
115. 400 
68, 683 
78, 600 
82,432 
106, 300 
2, 195, 754 
Columbia 
River. 
Sacramento 
River. 
Total . 
4,000 
4, 000 
18, 000 
18, 000 
28, 000 
28, 000 
100, 000 
100, 000 
150, 000 
150, 000 
200, 000 
200, 000 
250, 000 
250, 000 
250, 000 
250, 000 
350, 000 
2, 500 
352, 500 
375, 000 
3,000 
378, 000 
450, 000 
8,300 
493, 747 
460, 000 
21,500 
573, 687 
460, 480 
36, 500 
648, 740 
480, 000 
31,009 
610, 924 
630, 000 
51,000 
786, 039 
551,000 
181, 200 
965, 352 
541, 360 
200, 300 
1 , 067, 466 
629, 400 
160, 000 
1,118, 737 
656, 179 
81,450 
981,810 
524, 530 
48, 500 
815, 060 
454, 943 
39, 300 
930, 412 
373, 800 
36, 500 
1,014,367 
367, 750 
61, 200 
1,130,665 
325, 500 
66, 666 
1 , 724, 830 
433, 500 
25, 065 
1 , 617, 737 
390, 185 
10, 353 
3 , 595, 056 
502, 800 
2, 281 
1,345,795 
375, 700 
23, 336 
1,785, 119 
511, 000 
28, 463 
1,891,614 
627, 500 
25, 185 
2, 049, 592 
463, 621 
13, 387 
2, 405, 615 
552, 721 
38, 543 
3, 008, 002 
473, 230 
29, 731 
2,418,858 
340, 125 
33, 227 
3,117,030 
313,417 
39, 304 
3,013,183 
13,613,741 
1,296, 791 
38, 839, 937 
Note. — Prior to 1896 the Puget Sound pack is included under 
in cases of 48 one-pound tins. 
Outside rivers.” The pack is given 
Table showing by years the number of salmon canneries operated in each district of Alaska, from 1878 to 1900 , 
with the annual per cent value of total salmon pack ( canned ) for each district. 
Y ear. 
Southeast 
Alaska. 
Prince William 
Sound and 
Copper River. 
Cook Inlet. 
Kadiak and 
Chignik. 
Bering Sea. 
Total 
num- 
ber 
of 
can- 
ner- 
ies. 
No. of 
can- 
neries. 
Annual 
per 
cent of 
total 
salmon 
pack. 
No. of 
can- 
neries. 
Annual 
per 
cent of 
total 
salmon 
pack. 
No. of 
can- 
neries. 
Annual 
per 
cent of 
total 
salmon 
pack. 
No. of 
can- 
neries. 
Annual 
per 
cent of 
total 
salmon 
pack. 
No. of 
can- 
neries. 
Annual 
per 
cen t of 
total 
salmon 
pack. 
1878 
9 
100 
9 
1879 
9 
100 

9 
1880 
1 
100 
1 
1881 
1 
100 
1 
1882 
1 
1 
27.8 
1 
19. 3 
3 
1883 
4 
39 
1 
32 
1 
29 
6 
1884 
4 
31.5 
1 
34.7 
] 
33. 1 
1 
0. 7 
1885 
3 
14 
1 
24.8 
1 
43.2 
1 
18 
6 
1886.. 
4 
12.8 
1 
20. 1 
1 
32.6 
3 
34.5 
9 
1887 
5 
15.2 
1 
14.9 
1 
34. 7 
3 
35.2 
10 
' 1888 
6 
19.7 
2 
10.3 
4 
48.2 
4 
21.8 
16 
1889 
12 
19.1 
4 
3.4 
2 
7.1 
15 
54.2 
4 
16.2 
37 
1890 
12 
20.9 
3 
6.2 
2 
4.2 
14 
51.3 
4 
17.4 
35 
1891 
11 
19.5 
3 
8.5 
3 
7.4 
8 
48 
5 
16.6 
30 
1892 
24.4 
0 
1 
4.3 
5 
57. 9 
9 
13.4 
15 
1893 
8 
21.1 
3 
12 
1 
4.9 
7 
45.2 
3 
16.8 
22 
1894 
7 
20.8 
3 
11.4 
1 
5 
6 
47 
4 
15.8 
21 
1895 
7 
23.7 
3 
9.6 
1 
5.7 
6 
37.1 
6 
23.9 
23 
1896 
9 
27.1 
3 
9.6 
1 
3. 6 
8 
37.1 
8 
22.6 
29 
1897 
9 
29.9 
2 
5.7 
1 
3.6 
10 
32.8 
7 
28 
29 
1898 
9 
26.1 
2 
6.3 
•2 
5.8 
10 
28.7 
7 
33 
30 
1899 
9 
28.8 
2 
5.7 
2 
4.8 
10 
22. 5 
9 
38.2 
32 
1900. 
16 
29.5 
2 
4.5 
3 
4.1 
9 
23.2 
12 
38.7 
42 
Percentage of gross 
24.9 
6.2 
6 
37.5 
25.4 
