THE SALMON AND SALMON FISHERIES OF ALASKA. 
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Riime PacMng Company. — The cannery of this company was built in 1889 on the 
spit about 400 yards westward of Kodiak cannery, and lias been operated every year 
to date. In 1892 it joined the pool formed by the Alaska Packing Association, and in 
1893 it became a member of the Alaska Packers’ Association. In 1891, under the 
agreement of the Karluk Kiver Fisheries, the quota of fish allotted to the Aleutian 
Islands Fishing and Mining Company’s cannery was packed in the Hnme cannery, and 
after that date these two canneries were consolidated under the Hume, which is now 
known as the Hume- Aleutian. The capacity is 2,600 cases iier day. 
Aleutian Islands Fishing and Mining Company. — This comxjauy in 1888 built a 
cannery on Karluk Spit in a position wliich is now about 100 yards westward of the 
Hume cannery, and operated it in 1888, 1889, and 1890. In 1891 the quota of fish 
allowed under the Karluk River Fisheries agreement was packed in the Hume can- 
nery, under an agreement known as the Hume- Aleutian compact. After 1891, however, 
the two canneries were consolidated and, as mentioned above are now known as the 
Hume-Aleutiau. The building is used as a warehouse. 
Alasha Improvement Company. — This company was incorporated under the laws of 
the State of California, and in 1888 built a cannery on the left bank of the outlet, 
opposite the point of the spit and facing the Shelikof Straits. It was ready to pack 
in 1888, but was uot operated on account of the loss of the cannery ship, the Julia 
Ford. It made a first pack in 1889, and has continued each year to date. In 1891, 
under the Karluk River Fisheries agreement, the quota of the fish of the Russian- 
American cannery at Afognak was packed at the Alaska Improvement Company’s 
cannery. It did not enter the pool of the Alaska Packing Association of 1892, nor 
the Alaska Packers’ Association of 1893, but in the spring of 1897 it was sold to the 
latter organization, and is now operated by that company. It has a capacity of 1,600 
cases a day. The cost of the cannery from the time of building until 1896, including 
all buildings, wharves, machinery, and improvements and additions, was $38,000. 
Hume' Canning and Trading Company. — In 1893 this company built a cannery on 
the beach under Karluk Head, about three-fourths of a mile northward of the Alaska 
Improvement Company, in what is known locally as Tanglefoot Bay. It was operated 
in 1893 and 1894, and in 1895 it was sold to the Alaska Packers’ Association and 
operated by that organization; it was closed in 1896 and 1897. It is held as a 
reserve, and has a capacity of 1,600 cases a day. 
OUTPUT AND EQUIPMENT OF THE KARLUK CANNERIES. 
In 1896 the Alaska Improvement Company packed 87,613 cases of redfish, 12 to 
the case. Ko other fish were packed and none salted or smoked. Of the above, 
15,580 cases were fish taken at Uganuk, which ran 10 to the case; 3,500 cases from 
Ayagulik ; 340 cases from Kaguayak, and 10 cases from Little River. The balance, 
68,183 cases, were from Karluk beach and lagoon. The Aleuts fished the lagoon and 
the white crews fished the beach fronting the profierty of the Alaska Imiirovement 
Company. Packing begun June 10, when 270 cases were packed — 18 cases of Karluk 
fisli and 252 cases from Uganuk. The last fish were packed September 15, all from 
Karluk. The nets were dragged as late as September 20. 
During part of July and August the run of redfish was so large at Karluk that 
the company sold 101,000 to Hume Bros. & Hume and 54,000 to the Pacific Steam 
Whaling Company, both at Chignik, and only stopped selling fish to that point by 
agreement with the Alaska Packers’ Association canneries, which were also skipping 
