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much more extensive than those of any of the other lakes, yielded 
produets valued at $1,150,895; 
Lake Michigan, $876,745; 
Lake 
Huron, $308,078; Lake Superior, $150,862; Lake Ontario, $101,040; 
Lake St. Clair, St. Clair and Detroit rivers, $23,864. 
The following tables show the persons, apparatus, and capital 
employed in the fisheries of the Great Lakes in 1899, and the quan- 
tity and value of the fishery products: 
Fisheries of the Great Lakes, 1899. 

































Lake St.Clair, 
Lake Superior. | Lake Michigan. Lake Huron. St. Clair and 
Items. Detroitrivers. 
No. Value No. Value. No. Value.| No. |Value. 
Persons employed ---- ---- G133| 22s SYD i |Sere eae DE 2e 12 |S ee AAD |e 
Vessels and outfits_--_----- 10 |$51, 604 80 | $254,905 12) $5504) |e nee eet 
Monnage: 2265 595: =..2-2. sss. mhigeceens = 1,321 Be ee abe | aes eee | mmo s heen ek gee 
BOGS 28-2 22h fn ea cn. 305 | 27,245 1,098 67, 968 527 | 40,835 1s8 | $3,770 
Sain eos Bee ae eee = 1 50 11 510 9 673 139) 1/255 
Gullnepals = 4s2 52.2 2h. 7,2 99, 283 49,857 | 288,395 5,676 | 54, 384 60 600 
Pound nets and trap nets- 162 | 25,820 805 | 186,349 996 |111, 839 5 | 1,050 
By ROMetS 29-2 So. 22- 15 150 1,477 28, 627 SOB) | s632) Pa = see Se 
PIES oF ee eee cee Le ede O88 S aes eee ne 03 Fy 50 ll ere ee ee BART See ee 644 
Oiler apparatus: -.---=|-....2--..- B20 |eaasene-2=2 2500) | teeman sacs S10 ype ee 271 
Shoreandaccessory prop- |---------- HATE O28) ees eae 869629) [hoo eanene 148,489 |.--.---- 26, 945 
CU ie oe ae eee 
Push caywitale as .a22 2-2) s|).sss-sess5 CGO (eee TE ZISS 200! lSa2= 2 sear DD DOU). seat 20, 000 
Total investment.--|....-=---- BYPASS i eee eee te et) oe er eee ces 3 |e eS 54, 535 
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PRODUCTS. | Lbs. | Value Lbs. Value. Lbs. |Value.} Lbs. |Value. 
PIR GHADESS roe ees nanos Soe ee eed te 8, 565 $644 5, 659 $396 200 $14 
Birehns (2-2 > = 2222222), 4350, 060) S11 317 498, 318 ZA Od 1 een eee A ae a |e 
MM NGAGS 22s saofen cose ee 7, 600 304 53, 452 1,367 141,429 | 4,255 | 1,200 18 
CDITE EC EEN STEVE ee Ee | a 25, 280 492 6,369 143 | 8,000 221 
_TiSURl 7d Pg Sad See Stee ies) Mee ae 8,710 315 | 482,977 | 12,372 | 16,305 611 
Nerf eed epee one ee 484 40 861 | AG Ses Ae paves 
Herring, fresh ?_._..---...| 886,018 | 6,954 {10,225,653 | 211,784 | 1,073,957 | 10,696 |---.---.|------- 
Herring, salted ?-.....---- 239,460 | 4,816 /11,348,063 | 212,245 | 2,625,850 | 49, 722 |.--. .---|------- 
PHOTO tw Ors pe se ee ee eae ese 192 339 886 20, 880 L6G | Stee ee | Sonar 
Mano MineO redo = 2. ta |oetae ee teel) choos ee 375, 053 9, 747 aT eS SOOT | ea ees eee 
MER OMINGE SAILE 222500 =| 22k < aoe] os tee 144, 030 4, 560 24, 060 S1Oh ae Shee: 
PR Mee en See se een 3, 879 39 | 3,077, 741 57,972 | 2,740,669 | 32,690 | 40,000 | 1,202 
gti eee tee | * S602 316 87,316 4,490 191,751 | 6,995 | 42,365 | 1,795 
Pike perch (wall-eyed . 
ERG) 9 5 eet 2S ke 13, 679 495 173, 733 7,555 | 1,110,516 | 49,294 1268, 350 | 11,877 
Hock, bass. !- ><: x 9 28 4,161 43 83,344 | 1,612} 3,700 217 
Dheepshead 2-22-22 =_- 52. - pot S Bees ba te GE oe 55, 372 122 160,646 | 1,009 | 17,050 131 
Sirmreconso2. 22. 4,415 176 | 108,279 7,187 30,497 | 1,268} 7,600 | 1,352 
SICKOrS, 1 TOSH. 2. :=<.----_2 5, 447 57 934, 642 10, 148 980,695 18,502 | 33, 600 325 
Suckers, salted _.-.-...-.-. 6, 200 114 109, 136 1,931 126,795 | 1,818 Eee ee 
netighiy sate gets ae 8 Sep 3 Bal pie Oe es 4 bee 2 TSE SSS See 61, 062 739 250 4 
BRYON st TORN ose. o 2-5 - 2, 664, 838 | 85,572 | 5,407,110 | 241,015 | 1,879,411 | 80,077 | 69,915 | 2,884 
Trout, salted. -..2--..-----{ 453,931 | 15, 127 81, 837 3, 666 7,690 BAG) is See Ee cee 
VAVUDEV PE OTS Tl ee 4,380 1AGs see es oe | Sees | ae 
White-fish, fresh .._.--.--- 647,670 | 23,710 | 1,407, 142 68, 025 584,168 | 31,525 | 69,902 | 3,087 
White-fish, salted ___.-_-- 45,521 | 1,837 108, 222 5, 467 8, 140 SBb nL ee Bass | eee 
HbpS TE EL OO ae eee eee 7 9 484 21 630 126 
CISL 5 ee ee ras ae ee 135, 861 B50 Li (ieee ee ie Bl Ne ere Ne St oe | 
GE a ak er | as E> | Oe ee | So ee (be et 8, 000 520) |psee SES Seeee 
Total ____.___.__..... |5,429, 654 |150, 862 (84,499,996 | 876,743 |12, 418,327 |308,078 |579, 067 | 23, 864 
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1 Includes steam tugs and gasoline launches under 5 tons. 
2 Includes “long-jaws” and ‘‘chubs.” 
3 Sturgeon includes 47,470 pounds of caviar, valued at $30,510, apportioned as follows: Michigan, 
5,044 pounds, $2,264; Huron, 300 pounds, $195; Lake St. Clair, St. Clair and Detroit rivers, 960 
pounds, $768 ; Erie, 32,365 pounds, $21,122; Ontario, 8,801 pounds, $6,161. 
4 Pike perch (Stizostedion vitreum) is also called blue pike and wall-eyed pike. 
