FISHERIES OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 
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Table showing the yield of the fisheries of Illinois in 1899—Continued. 



















Apparatus and pepe Buffalo-fish. Carp, German. ees 
ovate. Lbs. | Value. Lbs. | Value Lbs. Value. Lbs. | Value. 
Seines: _ ; | 
Mississippi River... 9, 895 $712 491,734 | $13, 027 920, 066 | $18,115 83,326 | $4, 257 
WHIOMIVErS =. os nec |sacencene|ssnseaes 2, 725 160 1,79 73 1, 201 88 
Illinois River ...... 52,570 | 4,722 | 1,061,326 | 29,006 | 4,787,630 | 120,074 394,533 | 14,253 
Sangamon River...|........ adbngoosde 5, 000 150 20, 000 (HU) Rooceseeeaciiaconce 
KMankaskia RIVer..-|.-osecsccntuacouece 15, 400 688 2,700 119 5, 500 310 
Rotaleasecss sce 62,465 | 5,434 | 1,576,185 43,031 | 5,732,191 | 138, 981 484, 560 | 18, 908 
Tramme! nets: | 
Mississippi River... 2, 345 | 184 318,713 | 7,410 191, 430 3, 455 82, 745 1, 676 
Illinois River ...... 1, 000 100 61,300 | 1,737 197, 238 5, 305 8, 414 36! 
Sangamon River...]..........|------+- 1,000 | 30 3, 000 00) 2 ea eee eee 
Wanash-River <3 ..2|52t2a-sscs|seeeeere 575 6 hl Boseooce cee paetetarel Geceeace ane |-------- 
4 1) 8) a 3, 345 284 381, 588 9, 212 391, 668 8, 850 41, 159 2, 026 
Fyke nets: 
Mississippi River. -- 6, 254 334 682,503 | 17,595 300, 287 5, 629 147, 467 7,715 
Ohio River AaeeSoscc 660 71 65, 265 3, 1 11, 651 529 27, 682 1, 492 
Illinois River ....-. 46,459 | 4,091 | 1,160,626 | 32,156 | 3,282,054 | 85,961 274, 950 | 10, 472 
SEETS A TN RT AS) ese eee Oe cee Mige= 14, 200 526 18, 000 600) |22.2 252s. al eeaeeese 
Wabash River ..... 747 67 2, 800 134 1,396 58 10, 341 502 
GSES KAM RAV ED ore |i aos 2 as icc Nai eeiscesic 13, 916 558 1,550 66 4, 383 | 246 
Big Muddy River. 440 45 | 5, 200 260 1, 555 78 2, 500 200 
Potalie ssoss ace 54,560 | 4,608 | 1,944,510 | 54,335 | 3,616,493 | 92,921 467,323 | 20,627 
Gill nets: 
IiWineveTNs! ah Se ey ee oe eee 20, 000 400 40, 000 800) \ eos sole ie micte ee 
Pound nets: | 
Mississippi River... 250 20 | 10, 545 300 7, 665 219 2, 300 149 
Set lines: . 
IMISSISSIPDERIVEr al =soececcc.| = tases 71, 603 2, 098 27, 250 565 189,565 | 10,363 
Hin River ot secs sees ee oe 34,510] 1,741 1, 032 46 46,060 | 3,148 
Illinois River -...--.| 500 40 | 1, 100 27 77, 065 1,818 222, 428 7, 032 
Kankakee River... 1,410 HG Soe accaeee|Nosacleenn 1, 900 57 4,925 242 
Saree lon RAK eee ee eS AR no seo dere Senecaona enossmosced loacconsnc 8, 200 | 368 
WabasheRiveny j24|-" ssc. |aasoes- 2, 360 181 315 18 14, 940 1, 150 
LEGA SACL a), [Engi ae ee ee SS eee Baa eel boeecosinc Sosoceoadcnd |sutiqcuous 4,100 225 
Bip NOUAGY RAVeT = la-- masass)nccer =r | 1,000 50 150 8 2, 600 208 
pies ee Lo | oes ee! 
Totals so. s=5-i--| 1,910 181 110, 573 4,097 107, 712 2, 512 492,818 | 23,336 
Drift lines: j an 
Mississippi River...|..-..-...-|....---- 1, 900 (DK. eae SSA ee Sea ReSene 13, 000 | 759 
GniGphivelenscecses|-ossessse scene sae 4, 500 NGOS eee Soe lecee nose 3, 020 108 
ANCUGN| <6 See Se SS ees oie | eee ears 6, 400 DAT Recaercisete tel saree ences 16, 020 867 
Hand lines: 
Illinois River 
Kankakee River... 
Wabash River 
Traps: 
Illinois River 
Sangamon River 
Kaskaskia River 
Big Muddy River -.- 
Total by waters: 
Mississippi River... 
Ohio River 
Illinois River ...... 
Kankakee River... 
Sangamon River... 
Wabash River 
Kaskaskia River... 
Big Muddy River .. 
Grand total .... 










| 
Poe Ee eee 
| 18,744] 1,250 
660 71 
102,579 | 9,108 
2,010 201 
"4747 | @ 167 
ae 440 | 45> 
126,180 | 10,842 

625 32 
515 26 
1, 140 58 
1,576,998 | 40,544 
107,000 | 5, 167 
2, 304, 352 | 63, 326 
Ce ee 706. 
5, 735 350 
29,941 | 1,278 
6, 715 336 
4,050,941 | 111,707 




We eg | ats eee 43,975 | 1,698 
eS a eae ee 18, 800 752 
470 24 1,300 78 
300 15 | 740 | 59 
770 39 64,815 | 2,587 
| 
1,446,698 | 27,983 | 468,403 | 24,919 
14) 478 648 77,963 | 4,836 
8, 383,987 | 213,958 | 944,920 | 34,440 
1, 900 57 4, 925 249 
41,000} 1,290 27,000 | 1,120 
1,711 76 25,281 | 1,652 
4,720 209 15, 283 859 
2,005 101 5, 840 467 
9, 896, 499 | 244,322 | 1,569,615 | 68,535 

