REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF 
FISH AND FISHERIES. 
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Wabash River | Cumberlan Tennessee 
and tributaries. River. River. and tributaries. 
Items. f : 
No. Value. No. Value. No. Value. No. Value. 
Persons employed ------ oon | ee ae OS Lae seers SOs | Eases 2 4G wes Sao 
EFS a ae es Oe ee 231 | $2,500 95 | $1, 044 233 | $2,172 342 $7,995 
Hand: and'set linest _.-.-|_..-../=.- BGG Eee ee B8Om | Gases sat TROT OU ee eee ete 504 
SENT Eee 18 ROO |ES SSS a ee es ck 27 1,870 
LON )R aS here ee 645 | 3,225 535 | 3,186 4,904 2,020 10, 100 
IERea ELIS CT TC) Peete | a es me ee | a ees ae eee 24 1, 700 
Tramme] nets. --.-.---- 1 AA) sls Ses = S| Pe eel eee ee [eta 2 52 1,700 
Other apparatus. --.-.-|---------- OS sos See ee eee (AUS 3d eee ee 2,518 
Shore and accessory 
DRODOLG Vien ce sae 5 os] 22 eee ee DOOw | eeeee aoe 654535 |Raaes eee ieee ces Smee 2,910 
OSTA Cer Tan eS ee ee ee ee ee IGE U0) |S e S hela gl [tek Seales | a 
Total investment _|_-.-._ ._-- (Git ey | pe ae ee 2620683 | 24. eee Oh O21G |. 28a es 29, 297 
PRODUCTs. Lbs. | Value Lbs. Value Lbs. | Value Lbs. Value 
| 
Black bass- ....-- ee 7,413 $731 iano: $429 10, 792 $567 907,200 | $25, 363 
Buafialo-fishs 22s 2232 = 39,159 | 3,093 61,362 | 3,645 | 119,391 | 5,864] 1,629,200 24, 634 
Carp, German..-.------ 17,491 1,490 4, 634 UE Nee ae 2 oo ee ee eee 9, 720 179 
aiatishmecs: fo erin se 126,417 | 10,321 62,410 | 4,615 | 366,795 | 18,306 487, 000 17, 762 
RULED DIOS 2-2 oases cele 1,972 1i7 669 58 80 483, 289 24, 162 
Drum or sheepshead Eos) 363799) 27913 73,194 | 4,967 | 328,245 | 16,620 34, 870 539 
DG 24a eee 5, 127 444 1, 463 105 8, 040 403 6,210 133 
EMERGE VESNAG seme eer en eee Cae NILE lee a eels eel eae G51 055s | Se282) see ee ee Be Am ee 
MIGON-OYG c= --- ooo K ook. 340 QO pe aoe eek eae el | nce See oe Sees ns] | mene gece Rs ara 
Paadle-fishy 2 co ase ees. 3,590 169 6, 540 328 145 4 9,120 179 
EAR eIGMDICKOLOle = nee) asses S| Seems (eee See Jee SA Secese ose aes 23,910 42 
Pike perch (wall-eyed) - 8,119 779 J, 056 119 14, 492 954 4, 287 217 
ior eo Che ee ee 4, 460 411 1,190 125 82 8 20, 320 928 
Paneors OF Mang pPlRes?.|-- c= ath seas e == 463 5 La) ae ee a | CSE ged emer ep he a loan Care 
Sturgeon, lake -__...-_-- bee ee 5,178 436 | ° 9,77 ASO ees 2 tape a eee 
Sturgeon,shovel-nose _-| 10,131 744 5, 648 412 32, 170 1,868 475 | 5 
Silt av gt) Seas eee eam 70,282 | 5,245 10,914 843 | 200,469 | 10,098 144,410 | 2,178 
Sc Sik ha ae 8,109 774 2, 068 ie) | eee 2 es le eS 200, 430 3, 400 
PNMTILOGDASS 3-20 = ooo. 1,742 NUS (AH en ee ee Oe Pe Cee ees eee een eee SL apes eee 
MELIC AP Tefen eh 1 Es ee ee pee ee 705 AH eee en eee oe Roe ee eee 
rope et ee nee pone Sheer Gare reall ce ee wae Pee I OAS Zoe 243, 164 30, 819 
Turtles and terrapin __-_ 3, 320 TSG | eee. Sey SE rs A Re Ue Ge) 16, 100 | 482 
QRS Nall eee Se | ee ee ree ee OSPR ee es Oe A 1, 262 3,155 
Total products____| 344,471 | 27,664 | 245,047 | 16,661 |1, 255,526 62, ,951 | 3,820,958 | 134, 863 
= SM | Red nine al White Riverand 
¥azoo River. tributaries. tributaries. Total 
Items. | r r 
No. Value.) No. |Value. No. | Value. No. Value 
Persons employed .----- 150 ude APT |e see | th ee es 1 8) || eee 
LB a ee ee ee 109 , 310 171 | $5, 23 124 | $1, 004 17,817 | $164,247 
Hand and set lines_____- eee AS CNG Sey be ee far | pickle mery Hay | ees Nee LES 15, 680 
Crowfoot grapples, | 
TEL STER ROTI fray Fees ad ee (a Pa] eee eel | ee NEB Foe ee | heehee 10,393 
SETS) SaaS ae See |e een eee 50 600 10| 575 1, 057 72, 241 
Ly Gs ee 26 75 5 180,514 
Shiltergi a ees SS ee 285 
Pound nets.--.....-.---- 4, 400 
Trammel nets---..-.-___. 13, 079 
Shrimp traps --.-...-_-- 987 
Other apparatus ieee 6, 283 
Shore and accessory 
property -- ate 794, 316 
Cash capital. .......-2... 621, 450 
Total investment_|......_..-| 12,689 |. ..------ eV ee eS G3 0720) Sees eee 1, 883, 875 
PRODUCTS. Lbs. | Value.| Lbs. |Value.| Lbs. | Value Lbs. Value. 
Blsek Dash ct | 1, 600 | $80 6, 300 $518 12,575 | $1,060 948, 184 $56, 652 
Butralo-tish <= 322.5758 632,590 | 9,489 | 405,950 | 8,371 | 430,850 | 15,987 | 14,215,975 | 349,913 
Carp, German._...____-- 1,615 Born R aes Le eens Enea eee eae eas 11, 868, 840 289, 258 
Gat lish 25-2205. ute 107,900 | 3,237 453, 050. 14,672 | 431,500 | 25,291 | 7,648,179 339, 800 
Grapple 5-2-2 2. a 2,050 94 7, 980 578 28,575 | 2,089 | 1,318,832 61, 400 
EGS EM Sse ee el Te Sei fa SN id (GE Ege een | ee ee meee 811, 000 8, 751 
Drum or sheepshead -. 91,520 | 1,378 | 104,700 | 2,877 76,050 | 2,919 | 3,149, 232 108, 786 
elsiee >=: a: 1,365 4] | 260 i) ote iar ee ee 93, 905 4, 803 
Hickory shad - cele meee ae ee Cee | ee RE FE eer en eee en ee ee 182) 735 8, 409 
1 Includes 2 small a torad vessels and 21 launches and steamboats under 5 tons. 
