The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-09-17
SoCkeye Run Heaviest
For Eight Years

s'The sockeye packing season on
Puget Sound closed August D after
the heaviest run for eight years, II
not in the history of the industry, "
saws the Pacific Fisherman. 1.-The
total pack of this grade is close to
$50. 600 cases, which is over lOO.
600 cases in advance of the big pack
four wears ago. Beginning during the
sockeye run and lasting several weeks
after the packers ceased canning sock
ewes. came the heaviest run of pink
salmon that Puget Sound has ever
known. The packers have canned to
date about 800. 600 cases.
The British Columbia salmon sea
son run is reviewed as follows:
"Tbe total pack of sockeyes on the
Fraser river is less than half that on
Puget Sound and is estimated by
packers at 1900 cases. The tota !
pack in British Columbia of this
grade was estimated on August % at
the close of the season at 625, 600
cases. For some reason or other. the
sockeyes. which we're So abundant on
Puget Sound, did not enter the Fras
er river in the same numbers. When
the canneries on the Sound we're
swamped with salmon. the plants on
the river were getting very few. For
time the run vas comparatively
heavy, but this was of short duration.
As a consequence, the packers on the
river, who had made very liberal pre-
parations. fell far below their antici
psted pack. The reason why the big
run that made itself noticeable in the
Sound did not show up in the Fraser
has not been definitely determined.
The Journal estimates the Alaska
pack at $3.50, 600 cases, divided from
the different fishing sections as fol
lows: Western Alaska. 1900, 900
cases Central Alaska, 400, 900 cases !;
Southeastern Alaska. $50, 600 cases.
eff there is any variation from these
figures. says the Pacific Fisherman,
cit will probably be IN favor OF a
lower rather than greater total than
this. The pack at Karluck is still in
complete and as this is late district,
it is impossible to say at this time
what the pack there will be. So far,
the pack is behind. but late run
might make a difference.
s'The pack at Bristol bay is report
I'd to be short of last year. but it is
good average pack. The pack of
the Columbia River Packers Associa-
ton is about $1,000 cases, which
brings the Bristol bay total to l..
O7O,5OO cases. The pack is declared
to be 1000 cases short of that of a
year ago, while the run at Kodiak is
land was late in starting. and as a
consequence there is considerable of a
shortage at that point, the canneries
having less than half their usual pack
of reds. Pink salmon in this district
are also reported scarce. The latest
advices from Prince William sound
indicate short pack in that district.
and it is believed that the packers
have not been able to fill their cans.
Gin southeastern Alaska the pack
ers have all realized expectations.
This does not indicate that the pack
is as large as usual, as it is not
Cali the canneries above Wrangle
narrows had excellent success and
made quite pack of red salmon, but
those canneries below the narrows Sc
cured but ew reds and we're COM
PEELED to fill up with pinks and
chums''
In speaking of the Columbia river
run. the Pacific Fisherman says:
"a shorter season and poor runs of
fish have had the result of lessenlng
the pack on the Columbia river this
year about per cent. No official
figures are yet available, but advices
emanatinR from Astoria place the total
pack ut 10000 cases as compared
with $40, So cases last year,