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BULLETIN OP THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
occasion, at several points, from 5,000 to 6,000 pounds of halibut were obtained, but 
before the load could be made the fish spoiled and had to be thrown overboard. As 
a last resort, the vessel made for the Queen Charlotte banks, filled up, and went to 
market. 
Our investigation of the halibut fisheries of Alaska was incidental to that of 
salmon; it would probably occupy several seasons for the thorough esaminatiou of 
this subject alone. 
CHARTS OF THE ALASKA SALMON DISTRICTS. 
The accompanying charts A and B are designed to show, as completely as possible, 
the location of the salmon canneries and streams of Alaska, the pioductive capacity 
of the streams, and such other information bearing upon the fishing interests of the 
region as could be appropriately given in this manner. 
Several corrections are to be noted, most of them occurring in the lists of canneries 
lU'inted on the charts. 
The following cauneries are owned by the Alaska Packers’ Association, and should 
be so noted : 
Southeast Alaska. 
Operated, 1897 : 
Pyramid Harbor Packing Co. 
Glacier Packing Co. 
Alaska Salmon Packing and Fur Co. 
Reserve, 1897 ; 
Cbilkat Canning Co. 
Westekx Alaska. 
Operated, 1897 : 
Bristol Bay Canning Co. 
Arctic Packing Co. at Nnsbagak. 
Alaska Packing Co. 
Point Roberts Packing Co. 
Arctic Packing Co. at Nakuek. 
Ugasbik Fishing Station. 
Reserve, 1897 : 
Nusliagak Packing Co. 
Bering Sea Packing Co. 
Chart A . — “ Kiisan Bay ” should be “ Kasaan Bay.” 
Abandoned saltery No. 5 should be designated “Morrisey ” instead of “No name.” 
Chart B . — In the list of canneries Cannery No. 4 should be designated “ Ugauuk 
Fishing Station.” 
Eeserve cannery No. 9 should be designated “Ohignik Bay Packing Co.” 
Eeserve saltery No. 2 should be designated “Ugauuk Fishing Station.” 
“Alaska Coast and Fishing Co.” should be “Alaska Coast Fishing Co.” 
The name of the company operating reserve canneries 4 and 6 is the “Kodiak 
Packing Co.,” the old spelling of the name of the island being retained, instead of 
the iireseut accei>ted spelling “Kadiak.” 
Centhal Alaska. 
Operated, 1897 : 
Pacific Packing Co. 
Arctic Fishing Co. 
Karluk Packing Co. 
Hr.me-Aleutian Packing Co. 
Alaska Improvement Co. 
Ugannk Pishing Station. 
Arctic Packing Co. at Alitak. 
Chiguik Bay Co. 
Eeserve, 1897 : 
Northern Packing Co. 
Hnme Canning and Trading Co. 
Kodiak Packing Co. at Karluk. 
Kodi:ik Packing Co. at Alitak. 
Chiguik Bay Packing Co. 
