FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST IN 1899. 549 
Sea lions are quite numerous along the coast, and the steamer of the 
cannery has been used in pursuing and killing them, to lessen their 
alleged destruction of salmon. A few men of Port Orford hunted 
sea lions for their oil and pelts. The animals were shot on the rocks 
between Cape Blanco and Port Orford, from 4 to 8 gailons of oi: being 
taken froma lion of full growth. The hunters also collected eggs of 
murres or guillemots from the rocky cliffs near Port Orford. In 
1899 1,300 dozen eggs were collected and shipped to San Francisco. 
The eggs were sani $234 and the sea lions $890. 
FISHERIES OF CALIFORNIA. 
Nearly ali branches of the fisheries of this State show a steady gain 
in investment and yield during the past four years, the aggregate 
capital, value of products, and number of employees being as follows: 



Items. | 1895, 1899. 
| vel 
CaM no eee ee cia a Seaton = aie = Ses cect s ance siaeesie tes Swisaccs sue eece ence | $2, 612, 298 $2, 774, 493 
Wistlite OM PLOducts acces cosas ccc os ce Sewanee ee oe st eciss sec ewieectoaseteb ere $1, 786,483 | $2,551, 451 
ATM OMEGCS ere ee iste serrate x ace w clare esac ierefe cleteieeiciie cinta eters Heese eare eine eieieeerore | 4,770 3, 974 
| 

The gain in capital was $162,195, and in value of products $764,968. 
The three following tables show the number of persons employed, 
the apparatus and capital, and the products of the fisheries of Cali- 
fornia in 1899: Y 
Table of persons employed. 




How employed. No. 
(OTN VESSGIS TS MIE 6a soon seosnaconoan0 550 SbOD ODO ndEDOnoS-noDdaGA aoEUObocU Doon oe nUnogandoducSESe 885 
Onbyesselaiwransportin esi. Sos. foes ntoe ncaa caer eels eas seis eis cet ratcton ner sacisiaeerrd be aerstets 57 
TSH ONEsHI SET CS ee ee reer te mcm etarsinte oie a bie wis lets Wns oe mdS a eM ewincl SsAinse te Scent aac beers 2,538 
Ow MBOLe wily CHT ELICS CLO Mss t-te eee rece ele a eee Risa aloe Care on eee ce emcee tae Neue oe ee 494 
ROLES og esa tee eS te ais ain ae cine a Ae OSE ie RISES & minre mee Se ie Ste slate c aaa amee me 3, 974 



Table of apparatus and capital. 








Items. | No. Value. Items. No. Value. 
eee, | eee 2 2 an a». bs | |e ee 
| 
VERSE IN HSIN Pore mrats. cre ntese ete 33 700, 870 | Apparatus—shore fisheries: | | 
moennare a. sete ee e5 52 ett ay An ee. - Se eee | Paranzella nets. .5.552--.-- hay) $1, 000 
OUD feet soeeaes is sos te sone leeeesen 5 418, 287 || Hoop nets 2. 2-o5 ee eae 1, 537 3, 074 
Vessels, transporting ......... 15 55, 800. || MrammelmMetseesoesee sess | 591 26, 280 
MOMNACE Et eee seo cee ee Saks |SEd acces eine | Shrimp netsaeee see aes 1,370 27, 800 
OUD pS eee ee ein ake |e ene oes 4, 220 Lobster pots se see eee | 878 664 
IBORLS eerie eee eee ie ee ay (eB S5) 150, 335 | Forks, spades, rakes, hoes, 
Apparatus—vessel fisheries: (GUC Re Cine Oe Be sano scan aeeeiete 156 
Seines eee. kee 2 2, 000 Diving, OWGHUSS <a peeink elec |etels cere 3, 000 
Beam trawis 5325.2 257-2 | 4 1, 400 Gunsrandvharpoonsier a ese alecee- 322 
GUE Ten eee eee ee ease Becerra 200 Lines, hand and trawl.....|.-...- 4,140 
GLICO S rest ys ee teense lie are eee? 100 |; Shore and ace essory property..|.-..--- 820, 650 
Apparatus—shore fisheries: HACash® capitan sce teres ees. ie eee 379, 700 
MeMes|ss25s42= 5 rece 113 11, 230 | OS SSS 
Gill nets.... 1,979 166, 841 | GOs) eases Se ee ee bendee | 2,774, 493 
Fyke nets ...... "356 1, 424 


