FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST IN 1899. Sls 
Table of persons employed. 

















How engaged. No. 
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Camm @nne Sins ONUIN Cae act = 256 4. ooo < Re ee cere SOT In SD ea ly ME 301 
EESHOTe ASN enICh emetic ea: bo 5...) See nnn ee. TR LN PS ek Eas? ts Ree 5, 073 
ESOT eek CANG OLIN CLC sc 5)22% aa alee a eS ky Me ie ga Te eS 4, 294 
WO UCI S50 AS RRs Sle SEER Ie OakS S20 FSC OES FACE EEO SE EC ene Eas ae Ce 9, 911 
Table of products. 
Species. Lbs. Value. Species. Lbs. | Value. 
MB akGks Cod ai ace bn ee | 163, 500 $4,475 || Salmon—continued. | 
CLD E(EG Ieee ae ee 105, 700 2,114 Silver, fresh. .......- 20,606,686 $364, 287 
Gaderalited (oo-.22<-5. 55 930, 000 23, 250 Silver, salted ........ 21, 000 630 
Gultus-cod_-...-- =.=. 91, 000 1,530 Steelhead .-.---.---- | 1, 507, 465 69, 242 
HMlounders’. 00-2 2... 28, 000 560 || Salmon trout.........- | 44, 000 3, 080 
L310 Oe See ee | 6, 860, 640 LOT 220 SCRUDASS s+ aaa 522 Sorento s 5, 000 | 150 
i Cin way=y SA es See eee | 424, 000 2 ey4) NASMOGKG WE aes ooo eee | 85, 000 | 1, 275 
LETC 0 ea ee ee | 43, 000 meOa| WSmeltee a so3--es0ccee: 937, 000 | 9, 810 
Rock-Gshe.=- 2 a2 cse2 es | 72, 000 15440") Sturgeon2- 5. . 22855525. 89, 685 | 3, 907 
Salmon: OVsterseesns eae | *5, 901,320 174, 567 
Blueback, fresh. ...-. 41, 931, 194 TOOT ol teal | OlaInS ase see soe cell +3; 1315325 23, 248 
Blueback, salted .... 70, 000 28018) | Miasselse sa saa fees - 19, 200 240 
Chinook, fresh....... 10, 702, 189 SOL On PONDS er ene ener ee cae | 274, 696 11, 119 
Chinook, salted. ..... 118, 220 BSNL |\tslonsheel ee peeanoe aeneese 19, 600 1, 960 
Wop treshyo----3.55 6, 522, 629 109, 940 |} Fur-seal pelts -........ 375 1, 000 
Mop- salted’ 2 .-+..,.2 22, 302 AAGH | Wihalevoil=-2. 2+ soc. 15, 000 300 
Humpback, fresh....| 18,579, 907 133, 059 —_—_—____—— 
Humpback, salted. ..! 1, 266, 093 31, 653 Motalees loses ce 120, 587,726 | 2,871,438 
| 
* 98,355 bushels. e : + 48,174 bushels. 
COUNTIES AND FISHING WATERS. 
The State of Washington is much favored in its numerous waterways 
of both fresh and salt water. Throughout the interior there are many 
small streams and lakes of considerable size, well supplied with trout 
and other fine fish. Some of these waters are favorite resorts for 
sportsmen, while many are isolated and seldom visited, except by the 
few natives residing in the vicinity. 
The commercial fisheries up to the present time have been confined 
to fishing in 19 of the 34 counties of the State. These 19 counties bor- 
der the Pacific or its arms that are near the coast, the Washington side 
of the Columbia River being the only exception, and on that stream 
the bulk of the fishing has been near the coast. 
With the decline in the salmon fisheries of the Columbia River more 
attention has been given to the waters of the northwestern portion of 
the State, whose fisheries show a remarkable growth within the past 
few years. These waters, which in 1899 produced nearly one-third 
of the salmon catch of the world, are generally known as Puget Sound, 
although this alsoembraces Admiralty Inlet and portions of the Straits 
of Juan de Fuca and of the Gulf of Georgia. Although the salmon 
is by far the most important, many other species of fish are taken all 
through the year, forming important items in the fish products of the 
State. 
F.C. 1901——33 
