The times., 1899-11-24

Hon John C. Brady. Governor OF the
Territory Of Alaska, has submitted 10 The
Secretary Of The Interior his annual reBor,
for the year ended June 60. 1899. Among
ether things the Governor says.
The canning Of salmon began in the
spring cs 1873. tWo small cauuories be-
ing erected that year. However, only
SMALL business was done until 1852 when
the first carrery was built on Kariuk
River. Kadiak Island. In 1883 several can
neries w=re built, and each year one OF
more hav1 been added. Some have been
abandoned and a few have been burned to
the ground. The present year nearly all the
CauIeTi5s which were in operation last
year have been working with the addition
10 some new Crzs. The BaranoH Packing
Company sold cut its plant and it was re-
moved.
The pack last year was s7460l cases.
295lS barrels and 4. 500 hsif-barrels; total
value S3.544.128 From the most reliable
Information obtaiHable az the writing Of
this report 9Ss, $50 cases and l20e0 barrels
OF salt fish were already packed. 1T would
be safe 20 say that not less than 100000
cases and l5,GOo barrels viii be the pack
for this year. which, al a valuation Of 81
per case and s. per barrel, would amount
10 Ss 1895 OC0.
some Streams Prolific.
some OF the streams have been won
dsrIuIly prolific. The pack at KarIuk River
in 1894 was Z2g.2S4 cases: in 1886. 226 42S
cases. and in 1887. I54, ,262 cases. The busi-
ness was profitable. and has been conducted
ia spiri- Of rivalry and competition which
has been in defiance OF the laws on the stat
l-F al Lsfe rf1e Frr. f0a
proper protection and propagation Of the
fish. Nobody knows better than the can
ming pscpie that this has been q short
sighted policy.
This same Karluk River I'm 1885 pro-
dEceG about 81. Geo cases, and the pack this
E1ar VIII probably lot amount TO ever
l9-lt0 cases"
Ihe Governor further on says. The
cod VIII always be- our standby We proba-
bly, have the grandcst banks in the world.
IL rs q safe calculation that We have not
less than 125.Q00 square miles OF cod fish
ing in connection with the Alaska Coast
Here is an immense wealth simply waiting
for development We have whales here,
toe, CT various kinds. and sometimes they
have been caught and tied by hawser TO
tree; that was once done al klawack
Prince Of Wales Island when one CT these
huge leViathaps came IN TO scratch OF the
tide waited for no whale, was left high and
dry upon The strand.
Herring Industry Thriving.
The Governor says the herring fertiliz-
ing industry IS thriving and that haIibut
abound il many places along the coast As
10 fur seals and the sea otter. he saws of
he laflc- that II is disappearing rapidly
and that the catch for the whole season
VIII probably not amount to over 125 skins.
There are many bears. broWn black and
polar and beavers, minks. lynx. and vol
VERNE. OF the fur seal the Governor says:
The seal Rockeries.
There Il not much that can be said on
this subject in addition TO what has been
already reported by various Government Of
lcers. who have been commissioned TO in
ycstigate tais matter. Another year only
gives additional weight and force To their
testimony. The herds are decreasing. Pc
lsglc seal hunters are stilI active as num-
hers Of pups on some Cf The rookeries on
ST. George Island were found starved TO
death Dy the failure OF their mothers re-
turning to nourish them. This all happens
even while tie regulations in regard 20 the
6G-mile limit are enforced by our rsye-
Iue cutters and three British war vessels.
4 would seem, therefore, that if We wish
10 preserve these valuable and interesting
animals upon these islands the United
states has bat one policy left 10 pursue.
Ae z1Cula maintain stoUtIy that we have
9 properly right in the seal and 10 make
This palmer and more certain we should
proceed 10 pun brand with the letters
T. S. four inches long and a half or three
quarters 81 an inch wide, upon the back
II every female. II enc OF these animals so
branded is killed by the peIagic sealer. his
skin WLl bring but a small price 10 the
FUR market for il is spoiled for the fur
Iier's purposes.
As about 50 per cent CT the animals
taken iU the sea are females the sealeTs'
catch fo- gae year would not be profitable
and for that reason sealing would soon
cease
The Governors report denotes much
space 10 the gold fields Of Alaska, and
some Of the things he says are
Tic Gold Production.
one Is embarrassed when he tries to
sst forth an accurate and truthful state
meut in regard to the production Of this
mineral at the present time. both from the
quartz and placer mines and as 10 the
promises of its production in the imme-
diate future. i is only here and there
that we can get reliable reports and what
ever is herein set forth must be accepted
IS nea- the truth as Is possible 10 obtain
TIE production from placers ia southeast
eru Alaska Is carried on upon the Porcu-
pine and 1eighbOriEg streams near tho
boundary on what is known as the Dalton
Trail, leading up from Pyramid Harbor.
situated upon Lynn Canal we have no
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