Karta Bay Explained

Karta Bay is a western arm of Kasaan Bay, an eastern inlet on Prince of Wales Island off the southern coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. Situated about from Sitka, it contains a bronze copper mine, which was considered valuable in the late 19th century.^[1] Karta Bay is the site of the first salmon saltery in Alaska.^[2]

Geography

Karta Bay is situated at the northwestern end of Kasaan Bay, of which it forms a part. A saltery on the cove directly east of Karta Bay proper, known as Karta Bay or Baronovich Fishery, was one of the first operated in southeast Alaska. A redfish stream empties into the head of Karta Bay about a mile from the saltery.^[3]

References

55.5719°N -132.5414°W

Notes and References

1. Book: United States. Congress. Senate. Senate Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Public Documents and Executive Documents: 14th Congress, 1st Session-48th Congress, 2nd Session and Special Session. Public domain. 1879. 102–.
2. Book: United States. Census Office. Report on Population and Resources of Alaska at the Eleventh Census, 1890. Public domain. 1893. U.S. Government Printing Office. 30–.
3. Book: Moser, Jefferson F.. The Salmon and Salmon Fisheries of Alaska: Report of the Operations of the United States Fish Commission Steamer Albatross for the Year Ending June 30, 1898. Public domain. 1899. U.S. Government Printing Office. 87–.