154 REPORT OF 
COMMISSIONER OF 
FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Fisheries of the Great Lakes, 1899—Continued. 



























Lake Erie. Lake Ontario. Toten ice Great 
akes. 
Items. 
No. Value. No. Value. No. Value. 
Personsiem ployed! =22--+:-----22~s--" O20 lgaeeseacese| 8) 1) OO Meenas, on Mme ONG (| eee aereee 
Wesselsiandoutiits: sss eee o ee 104 | $439, 977 $802, 621 
Monnae ewes so* Sle sss ee eee eee PiG6D i) o2ee Soe) OF Oe ees | ee ea) | ee eee 
BOate eases sesso secede ne eee 876 79, 466 227, 766 
SGineS pyar se cce eee noes 104 8, 390 11,298 
GaN TSS: Sins eh ee cee eee 41, 678 229, 182 690, 518 
Pound nets and trap nets -.--.-.-.- 1, 724 329, 500 660, 408 
Myke meta moos state ns) ee cee 617 15, 750 52,571 
HTSATN GS ee ee eee a ee ee tel [eee 3,470 9,561 
Otheriapparatusessssressss eee |eeeeae eee 142 3, 870 
Shore and accessory property - ---- cone 1, 050, 97 2, 225, 503 
@ashicapitaleec a gaceee == ose eee eee 563, 7 1, 933, 600 
Totalunvyestment/ sss se sesees | eae eee CRA a eee ae 803505 so. ee eee 6, 617, 716 
PRODUCTS. Lbs. Value. Lbs. | Value. Lbs. Value. 
BIB CKADASS 2 oe eea ont yee ee oe ee 133, 746 $9, 866 48,046 | $3,183 196, 216 $14, 053 
Blwehins) =: 225. eee oe See | eae ea eee see se eee eae 933, 878 24,111 
Bullhead saa aese eee Ge DEANE oh Geet 511, 042 | 18,600 714, 723 24) 544 
Carp, German ---.----- ate ae 3, 633, 697 51, 456 1, 000 50 3, 674, 346 52, 362 
Catstishtes eee Bee if. 002; TO4 30, 451 7, 381 234 1, 468, 077 43, 983 
Crappieyiasi.-sscesesaseee seeds est 60, 000 LE SOO (Eee eae coll eee ne 60, 000 1, 800 
He 1S ees Re eee eet sen WAS oe eee 849 61 123,840 | 6,163 126, 034 6,318 
Herring streshterras. see ee 33, 427, 797 431, 037 61,178 | 2,789 | 45,674, 603 673, 260 
Herrin salted tee: o.ssssee oa neer 28 ae ae ae Sell eee oes 25,600 | 1,024 | 14,288,973 267, 807 
Ling or lawyers. -----. --- See Al ees eee aa ee rea peep eeeerl eece sane 143,219 1, 053 
Menomineesiresh el: 22525. 22) ee Oa Eee es |r ee |e ee | 487, 470 12, 414 
Menominee: Saltede = 2222 ss soe eee eee ee eee (ee | ee 168, 090 5, 370 
IMI OONCY.C ieee se ene ee me nce ateeree 48, 836 OG7ii| ye Se See See 43, 836 867 
TRIE WO) eo ase eae oP See et ae 3, 315, 496 52,625 | 407,017 | 11,822 9, 584, 802 156, 350 
PiKG ie es ces eet aes acon k ce ates 19, 625 1,241 | 100,365 | 5,861 457, 024 20, 698 
Pike perch (blue pike) -.-.... ___--- 4, 544, 786 139,301 | 186,996 | 9,439 4,731, 782 148, 740 
Pike perch (wall-eyed pike) _--.-.-| 1,785,174 86, 455 10, 440 827 3, 311, 892 156, 503 
ROCKIDASS a teen ae eeeeet ee eee eee 5, 296 91 102, 968'| 2,323 200, 403 4,314 
Saugcerspees se ore eee ee eee 3, 026" 565 aso) |aaece sees | a eee 3, 026,565 75, 313 
Sheepshead sie eee 1, 147, 122 WA GO LE ie eee a oe ee ee 1, 380, 190 9,513 
Sturgeon tees aati re se ee ee enh 789, 402 53, 392 | 189, 9! 17, 7538 1,130, 148 81, 128 
Suckersstreshere ss seer seee ee see ene 1, 568, 734 18,077 | 278,738 | 5,101 8, 801, 856 52, 205 
Suckersisalted svete = 5 sae os eee eee. 2 Bee ee SE ee EA Pea ee ae 242,131 3, 863 
Scat SG esa ees ce eee ee 175, 440 4,362 | 148,449 | 2,099 385, 201 7, 204 
todos tres lia sees eee ae 32, 024 1, 736 15, 432 853 | 10,068, 730 412, 137 
TE rOmts Salted ie ee oe ee een tee toes eee CRISS SEO Aes MATS BARES Bier 542, 858 19, 139 
Wii tevbass= sper ia ss2 ee eeeere es ee 1, 596, 524 30, 603 2,300 92 1, 603, 204 30, 841 
IWihite-fishsfreshess-sase essen. os 2. ie UGbn ans: 152, 009 6 935 | 10,978 4,937, 131 289, 334 
Wihite- fish salted asc. 2 een e ace |B oee eo eee ne | Nae e eel ya ee cell eee 156, 883 7,689 
Otheritish=-2 23 540 5 22,700 | 1,593 24,471 1, 754 
@aratiwy Fi SD sree ae ee oe are el [eee ee reer | ae eee rane ee al | ee ere oe 135, 861 3,498 
ROS See seas Seer Oe See 982 172 1,750 306 10, 732 998 
artless: 95k ees Saeko Bah ase 67, 211 P| eee ae eee 67, 211 2,324 
Totulhes nese 222 _....---.| 58,3938, 864 | 1,150,895 |2, 407,132 |101,040 | 113, 728, 040 611, 482 





The following shows the quantity and value 
1885, 1890, 1893, and 1899: 
by lakes for the years 
Yield of the fisheries of the Great Lakes in 1885, 1890, 1893, and 1899, 

1899. 





1885. 1890. 1893. 
Lakes. 
Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. 
Lake Supe- 
TOR eee ete 8, 825, 980 | $291,523 | 6,115,992 | $220,968 | 8,096,927 | $252,107 | 5,429,654 | $150, 862 
Lake Mich 
igang shied 23,518,148 | 878,788 | 26,484,266 | 830,465 |30, 747, 75 828,611 | 34,499,996 | 876,743 
Lake Huron___|11, 457,170 | 276,397 | 10,056,381 | 221,067 12) 064, 8 306, 381 12) 418, 327 | 308,078 © 
Lake St. Clair, 
St.Clair and 
Detroit riv- 
OLS ere ae 2, 185, 795 40,193 | 2,994,571 73,577 | 1,814,311 46, 030 579, 067 23, 864 
Lake Erie -_-. {51,456,517 |1, 109,096 | 64,850,873 |1,000,905 |42, 968, 32: 805,979 | 58,393, 864 |1, 150, 895 
Lake Ontario__| 2,398, 466 95,869 | 3,446, 448 124, 786 928, 015 31,510 | 2,407, 182 101, 040 
Total ___. |99, 842,076 |2,691, 866 |113, 898,531 |2,471, 768 |96, 619, 671 |2, 270,618 |118, 728, 040 |2, 611, 482 







