FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST IN 1899. 509 
and large consignments of fresh salmon are also shipped to Europe. 
The shipments from Washington and Oregon by rail during 1899 
amounted to 11,845,490 pounds, against 5,872,533 pounds in 1895. 
The shipments in 1899 were as follows: From Portland, 3,473,159 
pounds; from Astoria, 234,000 pounds; from Seattle, 5,173,257 pounds; 
from Tacoma, 1,811,300 pounds; from other points in Washington, 
1,153,774 pounds; total, 11,845,490 pounds. The bulk of this large 
amount was salmon, with large shipments of halibut, most of which — 
went east of the Rocky Mountains, a comparatively small proportion 
of the fresh fish of numerous species supplying a nearer home demand. 

Dog SALMON (Oncorhynchus keta). 
fm addition to the above, 2,190,601 pounds of pickled fish were 
shipped by rail from the Columbia River and Puget Sound. 
GENERAL FISHERY STATISTICS OF THE PACIFIC STATES. 
The three following tables show in detail the number of persons em- 
ployed, the amount of capital invested, and the quantity and value of 
the products of the fisheries of the States of the Pacific coast in 1899: 
Persons employed in the fishing industry of the Pacific States in 1899. 

Washing- Califor- 


How engaged. a Oregon. a), Total. 
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MiG SUOLe LM CANMETICH CLC) < Joc oscccc ne nb nmecbeuclecccace cece 4,294 1, 837 494 6, 625 
TAS) CUDA Soars 1 aa Tis SY a Sean Se 9, 911 5, 643 3,974 19, 528 


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