508 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Table showing, by waters, the salmon pack of Washington, Oregon, and California in 1899. 











































Gane Chinook. | —_Blueback. Silver. Dog. 
States and waters. ner- a Sis ae 
ies. | Cases. | Value. | Cases. | Value. | Cases. | Value. | Cases. | Value. 
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Washington: | 
Straits of Fuca and 
Georgia and Pu- | 
get COUN eee 5-" 19 | 24,364 | $103,180 499, 646 |$2, 368, 334 |111, 387 |$418,176 | 31,481 | $86, 427 
Columbia River -..- 5 | 60,133 | 332,306 | 4,304 20,310 | 7,337 | 27,592 | 2,686 7, 387 
Grays Harbor and 
Willapa Bay..--..- 4 | 10, 650 AGIO70) ence see | Serretactneins 26,415 | 99,056 | 8,489 | 22,470 
Motalisssser oes i 28 | 95,147 | 482,161 (503,950 | 2,388, 644 (145,189 | 544,824 | 42,656 | 116, 284 
Oregon: | Ee hag 
Columbia River ....| 12 |195, 691 )1,125, 869 | 19, 665 114, 418 | 22,271 84,463 | 8,693 | 26,449 
Necanicum River .-- 1 | 9,350 | 1,000 2,450 
Nehalem River ..--. 1 26,658 | 1,288 3, 864 
Tillamook River...- 1 14,036 | 5,121 | 15,363 
Nestucea River. .... 1 10, 922 513 1, 589 
Siletz River.......-- 1 8, 696 200 550 
Yaquina River ..-... 2 12,127 | 1,300 3,575 
Alsea River........- 1 19 038M oes ane atoaee ae 
Siuslaw River ...-.-.-. 1 26, 363 115 345 
Umpqua River ....- 2 27, 006 115 345 
COOSsIBRY -22 2252-5 2 185,626) | 2 a eeiniee| aoc se 
Coquille River...-.. 2 2835002 Sieeeeealeeisc.acce 
Rogue River........ 1 659800 Bese eaaleece aces 
Motaliossee ei52</-\\ 28 |214, 821 |1, 212, 566 | 19, 665 114, 4138 | 78,730 | 292,765 | 18,345 | 54,480 
California: | ere 
Sacramento River-..| 1 1,600 G BOON ete caete| arsiavaisiain mone Seis else sie | otele ele latelan' | eeeetertnell Ee ietetserte 
Klamath River..... 3 | 32,580 150;'668;. |a2ecac cell Seticooswee secaccealeeseocect aeeeeeee ae Ars aE 
Motailes sca ots c5 4.\34,0180\ |, “159; 468" oso. sc oemes.s oe saelllepe ac cl raenie eee lace ee See 
Grand total..... 60 [344,148 1,854,195 \523, 615 | 2,503, 057 |223, 869 | 837,589 | 61,001 | 170,764 
Humpback. Steelhead. Total. Salmon utilized. 
States and waters. = 
Cases. | Value. | Cases. | Value.| Cases. | Value. Lbs. Value. 
Washington: 
Straits of Fuea and 
Georgia and Pu- 
get Sound........ TBS | YBEL OME leo oaS5e| he aosece 99, 611 |$3, 710,358 | 53, 698,785 |$1, 344, 681 
ColumibiavRivertt=:|--esscee=|essse esse 2,258 | $9,175 76,718 396,770 | 4,958, 259 224,514 
Grays Harbor and 
\ olla cil ies gece] She see| seqcanccc Saanemaplaacoe aac 45, 554 168,201 | 3,185,525 47, 346 
Totaly. sce ose = 252, 733 | 734,241 | 2,258 | 9,175 |1, 041,883 | 4,275,329 | 61,842,569 | 1,616,541 
Oregon: | | 
Colimmbia/Rivers2s|s--ccacealte.- 25sec 9,736 | 30,011 256, 056 | 1,381,205 | 16,545, 067 746, 192 
MENG MeN Mee aco abeec| |. seseceoo| Sasaosac boccosce 3, 200 11, 800 295, 000 6, 446 
INGhalenm River sen seamen ses|ee cool eine” 2d eee moe 10, 077 36, 058 705, 420 9, 737 
MillamookjRinerses |Seeeaeser |seeaa= ses sescesealeeseeeee 11, 190 38, 119 753, 605 7,577 
Nestucca Riverizscc|4-<seesaclepeies sas. |Soence od eeeiaooee 4, 656 16, 897 325, 920 4,480 
Siletz Rivers... -- 4,719 19, 146 321, 530 4,178 
Yaquina River : 4, 850 17,124 339, 500 3,548 
Alsea River .......- F 7,160 28,176 501, 200 5, 339 
Siuslaw River...... 4 | ees des 8, 600 31, 356 781, 700 12,040 
Umpqua River 8, 616 31, 211 603, 120 12,590 
Coos Bay =<2-.225--6 6, 447 23,718 458, 790 7, 364 
Coquille River 8, 500 32, 300 593, 750 10, 018 
Rogue River....... 7, 226 37, 125 469, 690 4, 697 
Totals). Mell 9, 736 | § 341,297 | 1,704,235 | 22,694,292 | 834, 206 
California: 
SLOT AVS) SIONS SNCF 0 1s Rees aoad bApaaanod |sonouedR| Paeeesor 1, 600 8,800 | 2,119, 065 61, 748 
Klamath River’ jo 3loos2ccqeel tamer conten cee lee cence 32, 580 150, 668 112, 000 2,100 
ROLE Fates tees face ecite ete ee eee eee logeesass 34, 180 159,468 | 2,231,065 | — 638,848 
Grand total ....} 252,733 | 734,241 | 11,994 | 39,186 |1,417, 360 | 6,139,032 | 86,767,926 | 2,514,595 







A constantly growing demand for fresh fish has caused the building 
at several points of large cold-storage plants exclusively for freezing 
fish. The fish have a wide distribution throughout the United States 
