History
History
Yup'ik Eskimos and Aleuts jointly occupied the area historically. This Aleut village was first recorded in 1880 as "Oogashik." In the 1890s, the Red Salmon Company developed a cannery, and Ugashik became one of the largest villages in the region. The 1919 flu epidemic decimated the population. The cannery has continued to operate under various owners. The Briggs Way Cannery opened in 1963. The village has a small year-round population.
State of Alaska website
http://www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CF_BLOCK.cfm?Comm_Boro_Name=Ugashik&Data_Type=Overview
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| Mount Peulik | |||
| Country: | United States | ||
| Subregion Name: | Alaska Peninsula | ||
| Volcano Number: | 1102-13- | ||
| Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano | ||
| Volcano Status: | Historical | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | 1814 | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 1474 m | 4,836 feet | |
| Latitude: | 57.751°N | 57°45'3"N | |
| Longitude: | 156.368°W | 156°22'5"W | |
| The Ugashik-Peulik volcanic complex lies south of Becharof Lake and east of Upper Ugashik Lake. Late-Pleistocene caldera formation at Ugashik volcano was followed by the emplacement of at least 5 Holocene lava domes within the 4.5-km-wide caldera. Most of the caldera walls consist of basement sandstones of Jurassic age. Following caldera formation the small, 3 cu km Peulik stratovolcano grew 2.5 km to the north to a height of 1474 m, more than 500 m above that of Ugashik. Lava flows from Peulik cover the caldera rim to the south and extend to Becharof Lake, 6 km to the north. A small lava dome at 1200 m elevation on the east flank of Peulik was the source of a small block-and-ash flow. The summit of Peulik volcano contains a 1.5-km-wide crater breached to the west that is partially filled by a lava dome. Debris-avalanche deposits cover a 75 sq km area to the NW. A single documented historical eruption took place from Peulik volcano in 1814. | |||
About the Family Roots
When the Russians came, both Yup’ik and Alutiiq people were living at Ugashik village. In the early 1800’s, Yupiit had migrated from lands in western Alaska to the eastern shore of Bristol Bay. Some of them settled at Ugashik, others at Paugvik (Naknek). Like people in other villages, Ugashik men and women worked in the fur trade. Men hunted the valuable sea otter for the Russians and Americans who then traded these furs to China. Women prepared food and clothing for the hunters and their families. However, trade in furs declined by the late 1890’s, largely due to over-hunting. At this point, the salmon salteries and canneries located along the Ugashik River provided families with more cash than the fur trade.
