672 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
OHIO. 
The fisheries of Ohio conducted in the Ohio River, the only tributary 
of the Mississippi in which this State has fisheries, gave employment in 
1899 to 182 persons. The amount of capital invested was $6,864, and 
the products aggregated 272,843 pounds, valued at $18,937. The prin- 
cipal species taken were cat-fish, 110,396 pounds, worth $5,547; fresh- 
water drum, 60,077 pounds, worth $5,334, and suckers, 74,416 pounds, 
worth $5,452. Fyke nets and seines were the most important forms 
of apparatus employed. 
Table showing the number of persons employed in the fisheries of Ohio in 1899. 



Fisheries in which employed. | No. 
SQ LMG Zioyaicteress ay paye ss ieta eave st ia rele yahs <lvaye Ore eats Soavspei niece Sie casrerenen ese ta y= Le fayette ste eet er teraee ce oe reo | 70 
IBVAG 116 bis, anjecremis Sais SSE ee neo eis Bice Beene SSE othe nie Ge Das COC ECR EEC te ana OER aD eee mene | 90 
CE MER yey eee ee oe ence cae Sie eee ee ee aes a ean a Ree ts RE Er aa een E pi aC Hae 2 
SOU HUMID OS yetercle Sis er crate sale taps ars se ve siete are latch cis ace ale ina wictagnie coroieis te Sar cpeinieede Diese cicisto selec liene e MeO eee 143 
Withoutrapparatus icc destsce octet seeacketne cata cue cok cee ce eset Sone eres eee es een Cen ene ee ee 2 
Total (exclusiveotduplicatiom))<2- s.-sscecee ee see se eee eee eee eee 182 


Table showing the boats, apparatus of capture, and shore property employed in the fisheries 
of Ohio in 1899. 



Items. No. Value. 
PUSH DOB sic a; Se sree repos aco .a ie atm SraySte feo eta ls Sic ayeyel mya ate's.wyatcterniefa(ava, oa iaheya/atmente(Setarmere lives yee 150 | $2,050 
PL OUSC AD OBES Hard Rais wis neracs lo aoe wera core etre Sis eI sha Carats tele PSST ee eee eT neice en eee 10 705 

Seiness (li 25onvards) eases cece cee coco ce oca eReee ceee eens 30 1, 200 
FSVIMOMIN CTS rete cin sistemas are terse he siete aoe SAS nie ae eee coe SES 281 2, 270 
Gallimets)(6biyards) S22. 220. ese eee 1 10 
Sebglinegs s. sass Sota oe cake Slee eset eine na be Sele cimeieminme comelice enneaemaece sie eete 346 439 
Shorevandiaccessory property senses cece ccccessaoes -cisieececencemenaeiee aceee Se reeeoer |sceace 190 
Totalsinvestmenit A. eece eee seins Case tee oe ee en Seer ne eee Ja Jeee eee aoe 6, 864. 



Table showing, by apparatus of capture, the yield of the jisheries of Ohio in 1899. 
















as = : ‘ Without 
Seines. | Fyke nets. ti ts. S Ss. otal. 
ee Seine Fyke net Gill net Set line apparatus. Total 
Lbs. | Val.| Lbs. | Val.| Lbs.|Val.| Lbs. | Val. | Lbs. | Val.| Lbs. | Val. 
Bla@ksbassieeess-e- 5 800 | $96 | 807 | $37 9| $1 SOO $S24 reece seers 1,466 $166 
Buffalo-fish ....-.-- 72) 95 | 2,951 DD Dial eee sl see 424 BO) || See aoe ree 4, 547 | 386 
Carp, German.....-. 7, 805 466 | 1,302 dbk7/)| Baa aae llSveterate 225 Doi les seriall oelerste 9, 332 606 
@atzfishyseesenae eee 7,864 | 406 | 62,780 /3,108 |...... Wesee 39)752 |2;033 |. ---- - een 110,396 | 5,547 
CLAP PIE KS se aces ce se ee eel cme ser | never [eae 15 1h Rees AS eo aameee aaa 15 1 
Drum, fresh-water.|27, 955 |2,375 | 18,717 |1,727 |....-.|.-.-- TSS405N 2320 ee cer seierrs | 60,077 5, 334 
Welsh e26 sa neess See le canes ocean 260 ull meet |etamy-ae|eceas 353 SOulerceea sees 618 | 63 
Mooneye or tooth 
INCETIN go Sie ei sacee eee Sele io= ee lasers eee ate 60) S85 Seaess| esas loses eae 60 | 3 
Pike perch (wall- | | 
@yed)) a. cceesee cee 8384 94 | 2, 678 281 50 6 112 392 
Pike perch (sauger) 146 LD Mee Oral eam. fatale sects erties : 260 
Rock bass.....-- ---| 455 GO) | |soncdost |: ccoeslleaesanlledeos||oacease 46 
Sturgeont 1aker sec|ec << |s-cee = liste tereinre eles se ecisieee [owes 835 86 
Sturgeon, shovel- 
NLOSG#ae ees ee 280 Ne eee 6 ao kee eRe lace 2, 459 275 
Suckers ose ces-=- 39,478 |2,518 | 29,793 |2, 420 75 Baal! Ha08) ee scecllacuss 74,416 | 5,452 
Sun-fishise cece = 390 Nl escanee|laasene| Sonsselacocs||s4osebe||a0cse 2||beScoc|os00c 390 27 
AUIPteS Hes Se. ONS Dee aes 975 SB) lesaaee REASA eemeaaloseel sccsaalbercc 975 83 
MPOLSleesiyscaecwsses see aalee cs salteececce eee ea Tae ate eee fecal asane 350 |$210 350 210 
| | = : = 
Mota leans 87,179 |6,149 | 122,170|8,297 | 209 | 16 |62,935 /4,265 | 350 | 210 |272, 848 | 18, 937 












