The principal fur-bearing animals are the otter, seal, beaver, marten, mink, fox, and a few others.

There is a little trade in walrus teeth, mammoth tusks, whalebone, and oil.

The rivers abound in fish, of which large quantities are annually salted and sent to the Pacific markets.
The fisheries along the coast are valuable and of the same character as those on the banks of Newfoundland.
Agriculture is limited to a few garden vegetables.

There are no fruit trees, and no attempts have thus far been made to introduce them.

The number of native inhabitants is unknown, as no census has ever been taken.