Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1917 — Wealth in Alaskar Waters. [ARTICLE]

Wealth in Alaskar Waters.

Nearly all Alaskan waters teem with herring, whose value as a fopd fish is just beginning to be recdgnized in those parts. Important In Alaskan fisheries Is the wealing Industry. The species of whale most common are the hump-back, fin-back, sulphur-bottom and sperm. The sperm whale is plentiful about Resurrection bay and Cook Inlet waters. A good-slsed sperm whale is worth about $3,000. The great Alaska Salmon Industry Is the most Important Industry in Alaska next to mining.