FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST IN 1899. 543 
Summary, by apparatus, of the yield of the fisheries of Oregon in 1899. 

































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Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. Apparatus and species. | Lbs. Value. 
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Gill nets: Wheels: 
[Eto ee 7,120 $107 Salmon: 
Salmon: Bluebaeks.seass- eo 283, 264 $10, 968 
BITEDE CK wee wescc = 61, 504 1, 935 Chinooks2-222 22:22. | 889, 445 43, 993 
CHinogokas28se- ~~ = - 11, 678, 358 540, 480 DO Set ears! sense Sees 7, 843 39 
DOR eee ee cin 712, 100 3, 560 SilVerasectowss. ceases 26, 662 748 
WILVCD eaeehaces ace ce os 4, 428, 867 81, 706 || steelhead! = 225.228. 5. | 256, 827 7, 373 
SURET| eG LES Se 448, 025 21, 287 SHAG het aes cheeses | 2,000 20 
BAPE Son Ge sO oc. see: 20, 000 100 ——————— | —_— 
— MO tales assess ce ac 1, 466, 041 63, 141 
ING) Pi] SS Pe Sere 17, 355, 974 649, 175 
Fyke nets: 
Seines: | Catzishvest ese ee ee 54, 360 1, 087 
ILOUN Gers) 3.5 2-- Ses: 3, 522 53 || Trawls: 
Perrin Sy27 sees se aeee 12, 000 | 240 Halibut seeae se a| 17, 000 1, 360 
Rerchree ie eee 6, 360 | 95 | 
Salmon: j Hoop nets: 
BlnepaCkKen~tccssesc.% 171, 503 | 5, 874 Crabs*sae5s-n2 se eeee ee 79, 260 1, 635 
Chinook, fresh ....--- 788, 567 55, 339 Crawfishiv.- 2 sss 25 eee 116, 400 7, 760 
Chinook, salted .....-. 2,400 7D ——. —— 
[DSU SR ae aan ceaosogonae | 7,418 37 Potala tees 195, 660 9, 395 
SUbver= 2 oemeo aie) 493, 058 8, 820 SS a 
Steelhead: oF. 25. 55.522 279, 986 | 13,452 | Crab pots, dip nets, guns: | 
SHAG 22. os mesee esos es Si2 | 30, 000 | 300 CrapSten a setae cee 31, 344 980 
OMelveaaet seect er wae ccisc 8, 000 240 Salmon, chinook ...-. 12, 000 180 
——_—-—--— Sea-lion pelts.....--.-.- 18, 000 720 
ROLE sas seac.o3e <i 1, 802, 814 84, 525 Scaliontoil pe eee 750 Be 
Sea-lion trimmings....|..---.::---- 135 
Pound nets: —— —— — 
“Salmon: | Ota nese eae ae 62,094 2,350 
Bie PACK saeco ne 62, 912 | 2,516 ——— —__—_—- 
GhinGOkigs5.- cee coni ee 376, 440 | 18,921 | Tongs, hoes, etc.: 
LOO Oa eee eee 62, 254 312 | (ClamSi eee sae er ee 979, 290 9, 434 
Giliven sae saeec os mos « 205, 788 GO07i IE Oystersians 2 pecenseece 59, 100 1, 625 
Stéelherd® 225-22. --.- | 118, 684 5, 902 | ———E ee 
— ———_} Ota eee oe ae oe 1, 038, 390 11, 059 
MotaWesscsn.-50este= 826, 078 33, 658 
| | Grand total........ 22,818, 411 855, 750 


Clatsop County.—This county has many natural advantages for the 
prosecution of the fisheries. Located at the outlet of the Columbia 
River, and bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, it is near valu- 
able fishing grounds, with rail and water facilities for shipment. For 
many years the business, which centered at Astoria, was almost exclu- 
sively based on the salmon. Before the Alaska salmon fisheries were 
developed Astoria was the headquarters of the canned-salmon business 
of the United States. Of late years the industry has declined with the 
catch of salmon, although capital has been freely used and an increased 
quantity of apparatus employed in the endeavor to regain the former 
amount of business. 
The following tables show the capital and products of Clatsop County 
for 1899 as compared with those of 1895: 


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Items. 1895. 1899. 
tes ind 
CRE Pe POTS Oh ee a onl bed Seo Rom M Co fis ckiras oh Asieiciclales $1,809,100 | $2,583, 526 
Vale Ole PLOUMC IS amet poe aoa = SERRE eiacic otic misled was Sle xidlne Vives cudeac tine $1, 040, 480 $639, 153 
PT LOC CNR eee ee es Se eee sor ce me eiaeien cb cisiselane sacle cisie notes ces ¢ 3, 908 3,470 

