| Show treat GREAT FISH RIVER nushagak Nusha gak basis of important canning industry how many readers ever heard of the k river asks the youths com bonlon not many it is sate safe to say yet tet the department ot of commerce arid and labor pronounces this river of western alaska one of 0 the important fi shina streams ot of the world the fish which the nushagak Nusha gak furn furnishes isles Is salmon the ta ff canning fregg ig and salting ot of which is an aln mn fildI industry stry tp importance ot of which h is ic shown by a recent report issued by the department ot of commerce and labor the first two canneries were built in 1878 since then the number has increased until in 1002 1902 there were 64 establishments which put up more than cases low prices since then havo haac somewhat reduced both the number numbe r 0 canneries and the fhe output ne levei tho less since canning began in alas alar r nearly cases have hate been sent out in order to provide some counterpoise ter poise to tills this tremendous drain the packers combined to start these have been carried ou on with important results and increasing success in 1903 the united frates bran br bu gaii an of fisheries took up the work in addition to what had lieen been done by the packers there are now nine hatcheries from which about OO fry hare beem liberated |
