The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-26
CANNERY FIELD
 SUPERINTENDENT
 LEAVING TODAY

FIELD suPERiNTENDENT OF
 CARLISLE PACKING co. WITH
 SMALL CREW LEAVES THIS
 MoRMit!G TO JelN SEATTLE 8
 AND MAIN OUTFIT.
 On board Frank Kearns' launch Nels Hawkinson. field superintendent for the Carlisle Packing company. one of Alaska's biggest fish canners. will leave Fairbanks this morning for the lower Yukon river for the scene of the summers operations. He is optimistic regarding the outlook for the seasons catch, but stated that much of the work would be more or less an experiment conducted large ly upon the observations of last sea. son.
 The company's plant on the Yu. kon will be somewhat enlarged this year and the scope of operations ex. tended under permission from the fisheries bureau. It is expected that total of from 250 to 300 men will be employed during the season. The force of fishermen, who are being prot from the Outside, will be in- creased from five which was last years experienced crew to SO men all of whom are old hands at the game. The cannery crew being brot in from the Outside has been in. creased from 8 to 55 experienced men.
 IMPROVED GEAR
 The plant will be equipped witt! better gear this season than was available in last years operations when the nets were not of the pro per depth nor of the right mesh. These defects have been remedied A considerable number of skiffs for river fishing are being shipped in over Lake Labarge and are on the Seattle 3. A large purse seine boat will also be used in the operations this year. This is boat having a net which is used to inclose the fish completely, having capacity large enough so that one good haul vii. supply sufficient fish to keep the cannery busy for a whole day. An experienced crew of men is being brot in to handle this boat.
 FISH OUTSIDE OF MOUTH
 In addition to the plant establish ed at Andreafsky last spring, float ing plant will be used in the south mouth of the Yukon this season. Six power boats are being shipped in by the way of St. Michael to be used in connection with this plant. They will be used entirely outside the river mouth where the water is too rough for smaller craft. This work. Mir Hawkinson stated, will be largely an experiment, and he is unable to state whether or not any results will be obtained beyond the reaches ol the river proper.
 WIRELESS PLANT
 A wireless plant is being shipped in and will be established on the lower Yukon which will put 1t in communication at all times. The plant superintendent, MT. Gilbert, formerly a member o! the U. s. avia. tion corps, is an operator and is also bringing in another operator. The company will establish it's usual company store and commissary and will be complete in every respect.
 COAST SEASON ON
 The coast canning season is al. ready open, said MT. Hawkinson. The COrdova plant of the Carlisle people canned 400 cases of salmon on May IT.. He also said that his people had been the first company to put Alaska packed fish on the market for the past three years. The Cordova plant, which was built under MT. Hawkin. Bon's directions and operated by him Tor some time. Is one of the largest on the coast. It has 8 capacity oi 100000 cases per annum. which limit was reached last season and 1t is ex. pected that that amount will be can ned this year.
 This plant Is a five line plant. The plant is a three line one md 1t is expected that between 40.. 700 and 60.000 cases will be put up n the lower Yukon this season. ;ans. knocked-down and ready to be Iet up at the cannery. for this mum. ,er have been shipped in from Se- title. The foreman for the Andreaf. ky plant is one who has b<,en work.