424 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



1884, 600,000. A very large run of salmon came into the lower part of 

 the river in September and October, but, owing to low water, did not 

 come up as far as the hatchery. 



Last vear we distributed 85,000 Lake Superior fry, and this year wo 

 purchased 200,000 eggs, but unfortunately they were packed with 

 green Avater-weeds, which fermented and raised the temperature to 

 about 85°, which destroyed all the eggs. As we can purchase no more, 

 I asked you for as many as you can spare us. 



I have in the breeding ponds two or three hundred California trout, 

 but not old enough to yield us any eggs this year. I impregnated some 

 brook-trout eggs with the milt of the California trout last week. Should 

 you desire to get a supply of the eggs of the whitefish, called pound- 

 fish in Maine, you can obtain any amount you may want in Lake Win- 

 nHpesaukee, a few miles from here. 



Plymouth, N. II., January 7, 1885. 



LAi.— STATISTICS OF THIS FISHERIES OF THE PROVINCE OF SJRHT- 



IS II COLUMBIA FOR ISS4. 



By GEORGE PITTENORBGH, 

 Inspector of the Fisheries. 



Number mid value of vessels engaged in the different fisheries during tic year 188 !. 



10 steamers and steam auxiliaries, from 3 to 96 tons. . . . > „„ 



,. , ,, .. - . . QA r £892 tons $8:?, 850 



2 1 schooners, &c. , from o to 80 tons } 



878 fishing boats .. .. ) 



9o canoes > 



('..". flat-boats r>,700 



999 salmon nets, -295,770 yards : 119, 035 



39 herring seines 1, 980 



5 herring nets, 700 yards 



78 tish seines, 6, 800 yards 6,800 



3 oolahau nets 75 



246,295 



25 salmon canneries, estimated value $444,500 



1 oil factory, Skidegate, Queen Charlotte's Islands 10,000 



1 oil and scrap factory, Burrard lulot 45,000 



1 floating cannery and oil factory 60,000 



Various salting stations 11,000 



570,500 



816, 7U5 



Sailors ^5 



Fishermen 1,585 ) 



Native hunters, with sailing fleet 296 )> ' ' 



Shoremen , ,.,,, 1,315 



