652 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
In the following tables the fisheries of the Great Lakes for 1899 are 
presented by States, while States bordering on more than one lake are 
also treated in separate tables: 
Table showing the number of persons employed in the fisheries of the Great Lakes in 1899. 

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On vessels 
On vessels In shore | Shores- 
States. fishing. aera “| fisheries.| men. Total. 
ING WaViOL Ke Memaee ses commen ike Sie blot eieeieiem cleerseneee a) ||) 5 1,190 117 1, 367 
Pennsylvanilarss: sues oss eae e ee ences aneees eee 156 2 206 100 464 
ODTORS seen aera einireners Gere eie etre ee Sten eects 363 55 1, 268 482 2,168 
Machiganmtacs.cecn eee ees 321 15 2, 632 459 3,427 
JMGVAan ay Sane 53 ease cece (ohm eerie soue 42 6 56 
BDU SG) Dien Satan cea ae GeO eS Das ee Uae aM SA SHS soon 205) Eemeeeeace 286 379 685 
WiSCONSIMMe a cotsa sere & ach aoe oe soe ee Sais Osea 233 15 906 198 1, 352 
IME TITI EROTAS c sere ais leisi ones seizes aisle eres oemuennatied | Sasessee cel Saeaeeaser 127 24 151 
ROLE ic yee an A eS Ae SR re 1, 156 92 6, 657 1, 765 9, 670 



Table showing, by States, the apparatus and capital employed in the fisheries of the Great 
Lakes in 1899. 



New York. Pennsyl- Ohio. Indiana. Michigan. 
vania. 
Items. 
No. | Value.| No. | Value.| No.'| Value. | No. | Val. | No. Value. 
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Vessels fishing’. .-2......-.- 10 $34, 000 25| $60, 200 50) $187, 200 1 $6, 000 49} $153, 500 
TONNMAL ES ae~ a 5ena=scscee Gil Saeeecee 284) seo snes (h))) Bosocoee Bmilgcsase 916) oscs cece 
OUTht aca sa nsec cates Sesese TOU Ulaaooes 205485 |e see ASS 320). si 450 eee 35, 345 
Vessels transporting ....--- 2} 1,000 1} 1,000 16) 1635500) 2222s eee eas 5 14, 450 
MONNALE ese hee sesercee Da etna IGlsasccece [ee Sb il cess Saas a aael bees 150\3 22 sees ce 
OMG se eye Sarsisce eee ls eeces 90) e252 OO Z eee 95630]: ees Resse sees 3, 796 
BOatSHeesese see soos eee ee eee 421, 18,437 49| 8,055) 630) 57,797 34) 1,195) 1,447 91, 969 
Apparatus—vessel fisheries: | 
POUNGIMNetSisee ease tenes aeeee lees Sere We oe EH ERE eee see ee etek cee | cree | ercreea 45 2, 565 
Galllinmets aa see ee 2,995) 17,133) 9,024) 51,962)/16,999) 91,775} 750) 5, 250/20, 203}, 158, 236 
imes| shes et ee ae ese ocr eclbae Saale mace Sasceel sees aces | ee ces | bneces|aeeces 7 
Pound netsand trapnets.| 169) 6,885) 152) 23,610) 1,245) 269,875} 15) 4,675) 1,809) 253, 478 





















GuillSnets ec cep rece secre ee 4,471) 40,709} 2,340) 14,130) 7,086] 32,147} 185] 725/14, 458 99, 772 
Seimeshsesb es se ed 28 820 be cee al eae 92 NAD ee alocosen 42 3, 053 
WVIKE/N Clg anna Soseeeeees AGED N42 een emer: DDD W5s180|- Semcleceeee 5385 9, 242 
WANES Fees ssmciee eccsee eeeahe cece SHO7D|Sa-eee 90 n22-82 1O0)eeeee 144). 22a: 2, 237 
Other apparatus) ------4--|- --o-- ADT sietacte aera Fate cise 14D er eal socio] meee 807 
Shore and accessory prop- 
ORLY eco eae meal caters 146, 585)... --. 7420 | eens 784, 115]....- QeO| ace ae 340, 928 
Cashtcapitall meeps ceeecacees |teseee | 1195200): 2 = 1055000|3252-5 309, 700}... -- 5000|222e=- | 128, 000 
Potalessas soo ohne Geceee 401, 743). ..-.-- | 456,102). .---- 1 S722 | sasa a ooy aL eee | 1, 287, 448 
Tllinois. Wisconsin. Minnesota. Total. 
Items. ; SSS a = 
No. Value. No. Value. No. | Value. No. Value. 
1 | 
Vesselsifishin ps ae s1)seatee'semiae 4 $10, 500 ANY |i S121 GOON Feces enecices | 179 | $573,000 
PLOMNGS sees eee sia DS | |eeeia= ier 603! S252 eee nesleoase ease eras yEtsV it fall Boaesaeeee 
OUttE 584 ose ee eee aecisere O85 aes ee kee 1h a Ko! a IS ees [lets ec eee eet | 127,795 
Vesselsitransporting aa..2 a see |e eee cesses iar 5 6, 700)|/S2=-1 |edeocoes 29) 86, 650 
Tonnage esis. see ee he seas Pee nas poet ieee t W25) lis Sees seis elice nee Meee setts 664s ss sec eee 
Outhitiesecce bee: ce Senet Se orcs Seoeeeiers | Seles sale ee | Neem FOU Oy Earle esac | erence 15, 176 
BORTSRee Eo sate eee scone seen 37 2,145 572 40,238 | 91 | $7,930 | 3,281 227, 766 
Apparatus—vessel fisheries: 
Pound nets 2222245 pest S| ese eee ee ook Ea So ae ye Seteiera Seornial arereeetstaee | 45 | 2,565 
Gillmets: 2G a8..see os see eee 1,369 Gs i7tsi0) IP aes alae, Ie by (ofe{0) Sead beasscoe | 63, 497 433, 816 
IDI Soca soase eee nsaodasgae boneceollotcooconodslleasocccc 410))|-Se3||2 face ences 480 
Apparatus—shore fisheries: 
Pound nets and trap nets...- 5 1, 385 391 96, 935 Gol) LS O00n | Ss a792 657, 843 
Gilly ets: ee es we sey cee 713 38, 210 | 12, 262 51, 335 | 775 | 14,674 | 42,190 256, 702 
Seimei sooo 5 acca eee See Se Alecia pete ete cts ists] [ese setteicie | coe epee tera | ee ete Scere races 162 11, 298 
Hykemets feaee see eee os 12 180 | 1,405 PPL Ue llSooncellsacesoos 2, 958 52, 571 
TAM CS ee a esac = eee Sete teats OG eee TA24o 2525 DOH eee 9, O81 
Ofheraip pangs s seen esse. ee ee NE VTILO)S ie eterateers (er Maree esascase ssoccAas 3, 870 
Shore and accessory property. .|.-.-.---- 6935/00RIh a. sees OT s2a| seers 30; 248i peeenese 2, 225, 503 
GCashi capital aac. sa-es sincerest leeeecing LF 47500) bee 2 Heo 200) | Pees IPO OO Ssesease 1, 933, 600 
Totalew sn sencesseseeesessslocsesce aro Ge De eae sy ar 619, 339 |....- THOU asapocee | 6, 617, 716 







