LARGE NUMBER
CANNERIES IN
A SMALL AREA
PURSER DVKEMAN ON STEAMER
STARR, COMPILES INTEREST
ING WESTWARD DATA.
A compilation of the canneries op
erating at Naknek and including the
Egegik and Ugashik rivers, as enu
merated recently by Roe Dykenian,
purser of the good ship Starr, shows
there are 2-1 in the district, and on
1he Nushagak river there are eight
canneries and one saltery.
The accompanying list is believed
correct, Mr. Dykeman says, and gives
one, who has never been to the Far
Westward districts, a good idea of
what a tremendous industry and val
uable natural resource lies adjacent
to Seward.
Naknek: Libbys-Lockanock can
nery, Koggiung cannery, Libbyville
cannery. These canneries are serv
ed by the S.S. Ostego. Alaska Pack
ers Association: Coffee Creek can
nery. This is the well known Dia
mond ‘X’ brand of salmon. The
steamer Star of England serves this
plant. The Naknek River canner
iesies have the following brands:
Diamond NN, the Diamond O and
the Diamond M. The steamers Star
of Lapland. Star of France, Star of
Holland, Star of Italy and the Star
of Zealand supply the Naknek Riv
er canneries. The Koggiung cannery
is the Diamond ‘J’ brand with the
Star of Peru and the Star of Scot
land serving it.
Other caneries are the Alaska Sal
mon Company, the Hales Creek Com
pany, the Bristol Bay Packing Com
pany, Hungrey Pedersons cannery.
The last two canneries are served
by the S.S. Glacier. The North West
ern Fisheries Company and the Nak
nek River Cannery which the steam
er Eastern Gale supplies.
Next, comes the Naknek Packing
Company, Frank B. Pederson’s can
nery, the Alaska Portland Packers
Association, the Dalys Naknek Can
nery and the Red Salmon Cannery.
The Frank B. Peterson’s cannery is
served by the S.S. Hvades. Frank B.
: Peterson is superintendent of both
! the Peterson cannery and the Mt.
;
j Baker plant.
The Carlisle Packing Company op
erate the “Caderetta” floating can
nery in the river. The Westward
Packing Company; the S.S. Sophie
Christiansen; The Atlantic and Paci
fic Products Company, Nakeen Can
nery, p. M. Nelsons Saltery, (Pete
Iverson), and S. S. Castletown, on
Squaw Creek. The Bering Sea Sal
mon Company (Olson Brothers) on
King Salmon Creek. The steamer
Glacier is serving the latter company.
Egegik Canneries: Libbys-Egegik
Cannery, and the Alaska Packers As
sociation plant, the Diamond E can
nery.
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Ugashik Canneries: A. P. A. Dia
mond U cannery, Frank B. Peter
sons’ International Packing Compa
ny, served by the S.S. Santa Flavia.
Nusligak Canneries; Libbys Ekuk
[Cannery, Alaska Fisherman’s Cannery,
Nushagak P. O., Iguskik Saltery, ves
sels, “Libby Maine” and the schooner
“Henry Wilson.”
The Alaska Packers Association:
Clarkes Point Cannery, the Scandi
navian Cannery which is the Diamond
PI-IJ brand. These two canneries are
served by the Star of Iceland, the
Star of Falkland and Kvichak.
The Columbia River Packers: Com
bineor Creek Cannery ( on Clarks
: Slough.) The vessels Patsy and the
I Chilicothe are attendant to this
| plant.
The Northwestern Fisheries: Nu
‘shagak Cannery, with the Eastern
Gale serving it.
The A. P. A. Snag Point Cannery
and the steamer North King.
The Alaska Salmon Company:
Wood River Canery (Hale) with the
schooner Costa Rica.
CLOSE (T S. LAND
OFFICES JULY 1ST
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 26.—
(JP)—Abolition of ihe etwees of 22
receivers at local land offices m 11
states will be effective July I. the
| Interior Department announced to
! day.
The offices will be consolidated
with the offices of registrar a; an
estimated saving of *.>0.000 annu
ally.
Among registrars appointed u.odei
the new regime as announces by
tlie department are:
Sacramento, Cal., John C Ing.
Portland, Ore., Walter L. Tooze.
Roseburg, Ore., Hammill A. Can
ad ay.
The Dalles, Ore., James M. Don
nelly.
Vale, Ore., Geo. W. McKnight.
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CHURCH NOTICE
Owing to repairs now going forward
on the Seward Episcopal Church, con
trary to the announcement made in
Wednesday’s issue of the Gateway,
there will be no church service on
1 Sunday. Rev. Lansdowne has can
celled the contemplated journey to
Seward from Anchorage.
■ — -—
H. Thoday has been awarded the
| contract for putting in a full concrete
! basement under the Episcopal church.
Mr. Thoday has already started the
work with a small crew.
More than 2,000,000 bicycles were
manufactured in 1S97.
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