THE SALMON AND SALMON FISHERIES OF ALASKA. 
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BERING SEA , DISTRICT. 
Tlie following brief histories and statistics of the Bering Sea canneries have been 
largely furnished by the Alaska Packers’ Association, time not permitting a visit. 
From the table of percentages of packs for the different districts, it will be seen 
that 35,2 per cent of the Alaska jiack was made in Bering Sea in 1887. By the 
increase of canneries in other districts in 1888, and the still larger increase in 1889, 
the percentage of pack fell off and reached its lowest point (13.4 per ceiit) in 1892. 
From that date the percentage of pack has gradually increased until, in 1897, it 
reached 28 per cent of the whole Alaska pack, of which over idne-tenths was packed 
by the Alaska Packers’ Association. 
All the canneries in Bering Sea are located on the Nushagak, Kvichak, Naknek, 
and TJgashik rivers, all emptying into Bristol Bay (see Chart B). 
NUSHAGAK RIVER. 
On the Xushagak there are four canneries, as follows: Arctic Packing Company, 
Nushagak Packing Company, Bristol Bay Caniung Company, and Alaska Packing 
Company, There is also a saltery operated by C. E. Whitney & Co., which in 1897 
salted 2,436 barrels, principally redhsh. 
In 1883 the schooner Neptune, with a party, prospected for salmon on the FTush- 
agak, and salted a large number. The same year cannery buildings were erected for 
the Arctic Packing Company, which was formed and commenced operations in 1884, 
making a iiack of 400 cases that year. This was the first cannery operated in Bering 
Sea. It has made a pack every year to date, except in 1892, when it joined the pool of 
the Alaska Packing Association and was closed. In 1893 it became a member of the 
Alaska Packers’ Association. The cannery is located at Hanulik, on the eastern 
shore, at the mouth of the river, and about 3 miles above Fort Alexander. It has 
a capacity of 2,000 cases a day. 
The Alaska Packing Company built a cannery on the western shore of thelSTusha- 
gak, near the mouth, in 1886, and made a pack that year, as it has done every year 
since. It entered the pool of the Alaska Packing Association in 1892, and the Alaska 
Packers’ Association in 1893. It is located near the village of Kanakanak, and lias a 
capacity of 2,000 cases a day. 
The Bristol Bay Canning Company built a cannery immediately above that of the 
Alaska Packing Company in 1886, and operated that year and every year to date. 
It entered the ijool of the Alaska Packing Association in 1892, and of the Alaska 
Packers’ Association in 1893. It has a capacity of 2,000 cases per day. 
The ISTushagak Packing Company built a cannery on the eastern shore of the 
estuary at Nushagak iii 1888, at a place called Stugarok, 11 miles below Fort Alex- 
ander. It was oiierated iu 1888, 1889, 1890, and 1891 ; it was then closed and has not 
been operated since. It joined the pool of the Alaska Packing Association iu 1892 
