598 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Since 1893 the products of this lake have increased 3,752,241 
pounds in quantity and $48,132 in value, owing to an increase in the 
catch of herring. During this period, however, there has been a 
falling off in the catch of practically all other species. With respect 
to white-fish and trout, which have always been important species in 
the fisheries of this lake, there has been a diminution of 819,696 
pounds of the former and 2,727,973 pounds of the latter. 
It appears that the choice species of fish entering into the yield of 
Lake Michigan are much less in quantity than in earlier years, while 
a very large increase has occurred in the catch of cheaper varieties. 
Statistics.—The following tables exhibit by States and counties the 
extent of the fisheries of Lake Michigan in 1899: 
Table showing, by States and counties, the number of persons employed in the fisheries of 
Lake Michigan in 1899. 


















On ves- | On ves- : =i ; 
States and counties, sels fish- |sels trans- Tushore Shores: | ‘potal. 
ing. porting. isheries.|| men. 
Michigan: 
DANSE ATA Aycyay cr ah ole va aye ase oie Toumin ie vst opa Dia aa ete oic felon east sos Slot ate ia]  lalePnialewtetiere SOM anata eee 30 
CAN UIUINU RS. oye wy sce science eo feiasiae DOES ee ae eee Soe eremcinalleuattas wae (ial eas 6 
1a OVA ee IA e ees one ae Seats sate ceR eS hee LG) Pe aerere Sierare 14h el eee . 30 
BErmier Aree Sie cae oe Sate caine a nache rome ANS |e sascser 42 12 95 
Charlevoix siencca- steer ew acne (RUN Bea pa 142 21 233 
Delta ... poster eco snaeocees Be AO A SoBe OS ASE season 96 5 101 
| Shp 1) 8 2 Fol Pete oro Si EOP Ne ok ACER RENEE eT tee, 1D) sd eee ses 60 15 87 
Grandeiiraverses.5 os sets) ask ates oes ee ase cers Pees Perea caSe 20 Saeke hese 20 
1 Gf eVe ED 0h er ee ee ree ee er eee te SS, at eee |b one ee id loo ena comes Ch eee eseses 95 - 
I Ye) Ol NOR ee Chere n RE ERs nee BAe Bee e hemes Rots San aaa 5Sercar Esaeer once 139 1 140 
Maiti Stee ree ee ee cise cec eee ee noe oes Se aiwaneisllaeteeioetae eel emcees Pal ba OGoeS 28 
MASON See cate rertsisise asta aise ele erstoin = Sie ais a etovaveiee mee are 1 i ee Se oe 10 5 29 
Menominee ..........- Be re eee Mera CaS Goa el ite qeSaroe loa seeon see 163 12 175 
Muskeg omy. Shssoi2 olsen ss eae ne seas oe oe ae beetle al Aedes oe Se eae ser « 29) | seewee sete 29 
OCCA BAe esse kcja\ttesiereryeris so parccleei ore eroespes cee Hescye steyelsieletel|leieraisserersusite aleepeeasons 9 
@blawiatae Me ean SSS ce SS eases setecint Shae cee sites 34 32.25 28 82 144 
SChHOOlCraAT i soaker see eee eee nietiae metetineeieice PAE eaaecenoae 39 17 77 
VSN BUT OT it yate bis ye tichecncte oh cistowetere lec ie tial eae stnoel lie mnie eereteiel| mee etoerae Oy aeemacase 2 
INO tet! eee eer ee cere mice ye anne tthe a ene Lava 208) | neneseaee 952 170 1, 3380 
Indiana: 
TRO Ree tel oy ah cee Om re erste EY cae ce aya Sane ato | eictare Siete all aeerstom terres 0 We | SSeeeerse 11 
WAPONLE as Fast ao tee ccc eee ace Sa eee ee cose ere Bite cates 19 6 33 
IROLLOL alae pote ao: ars = cteleie wre crs emia Steele o/sisie, sree eer eis hel esroiet eisai esiatsbeereee Dalle cremraleyersiere 12 
Total pas ceetecn 2s eee iccee Scerreaan Uae eeeteaae Suzan es 42 6 56 
Illinois: 
Cook AS Se eee. 270 376 659 
Lake Ci BeAneenoce 16 3 26 
Total 20 ease ees 286 379 685 
Wisconsin: 
SPO WANE Aa a rsterciaials siataloie stele cls <J-isteinsteratetstrnetelcneiere = ae lives einer 2 108 67 202 
DOOR Beastie ste oer toratoreee s/s ais SOE ees oa Seas 25 324 By) 365 
Ken Osha siete Sacred ote noes See eee se eee dd eas May ie ero 2 2 11 
KWEWAUNCC 38 Scdcesd ae Ogos eee Sate ee is ee des Gal eseceeeiacs 8 5) 19 
MANITOWOC eniges dacs wocissiaees ater eee ene AST Saseeeenee Al 24 108 
IW AIM OUEC a: soi rete ois Sete ars aie Se eveeTe ele epeiniae erase lop eters Pe el [eae ree 92 2 94 
Milwaukee acess co sat cece nei eee ree caauee eis GOs. eae ae 49 22 131 
OCORLO Wiss ohisweg ese ees de iccla eee elon eee San = | ee ee lsteetel eters ae 111 7 118 
Ozaukee ss 2 i234 25 ih. 2e2 A eee pee ee aerate 2B) Npeacotcecs Tel 10 40 
RAGING ge Sadecccaccwei tec k ne see See epee aeciaee D; | eideeecttels 8 | 3 16 
Shepoygam Coos. Frcs eh ite ceeeieiceto so cae Soe eae AS sae A 15 | 17 80 
MOtalees jssctcew ences sheets sere eases 217 10 765 192 1, 184 







