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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Table showing the yield of the fisheries of Illinois in 1899—Continued. 


















































2 Turtles and ter- 
Yellow perch. Frogs. . Mussel shells. 
Apparatus and ee pee s rapin. 
waters. = 
Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. 
Set lines: 
Ohio River...----.- 1, 030 
Illinois River 3, 180 
Wabash River 730 
Total. eee-aene 4, 946 
Miscellaneous: 
MISSISSIDDIGRLVER-- a 22h clainc cic eee cee 4, 422 $536 8, 000 160-5 2e eee cee 
MUI OISGRHVER Fee con|saciscwectsel eee 26,610 | 3,224 716; 596)||. -2;098;)- to ace ecco eeeeee 
Sangamon Vere oo) ees eic cee occ sete |= semeeroe oe *1,300 40) | See cealeeneases 
Motil cose sce sa ceeec secl| acteectiss 31.082 | 3,760 857896) 125.298 | amen aeeeige [eee se 
Total by waters: | 
Mississippi River... 1,521 55 4, 422 536 129,735 | 2,373 | 8,910,000 | $43, 468 
Ohio River........- 5, 718 Oca |e ae | eee 2, 563 119 | ches ee | pe eee 
Tllinois River ...... 12, 700 260 26,610 | 3,224 546, 6167) 11 9100] otter nee oe eee 
SangpamoneRivers sale <select nid) niee Joma se erie aide |e seiseea 1, 300 Ue Rees Sea sccicce 
WiabashvRivencd. jc alssteceih cer ecmeveci| sem erect ere emcee 1, 465 78. ||: tplenaslnee || eaioeciee 
Grand total .... 19, 939 556 31,032 | 3,760 681,679 | 14,520 | 8,910,000 | 48, 468 
* Taken by hand. 
Summary, by apparatus and waters, of the fisheries of Illinois in 1899. 
Apparatus and waters. Lbs. Value. Apparatus and waters. Lbs. Value. 
Seines: Drift lines: 
Mississippi River 2, 023, 288 $50, 221 Mississippi River....-.-. 14, 900 $873 
OHIOPRIVETEsemeccton tee 23, 209 1, 343 OhiowRiverssss epee 7,520 268 
Illinois River..... 7, 679, 045 197, 748 | - — 
Sangamon River 25, 000 750 |) Total seceeeacee eee 22, 420 | 1,141 
Kaskaskia River 31, 095 1,500 | 
—____|——————__ Hand lines: 
Totals secsccseseee 9, 781, 637 251,562 || Tllinois River ........-- 4, 955 304 
} Kankakee River......-. 1, 050 99 
Tramme!l nets: | Wabash River ......... 3, 187 298 
Mississippi River ....--. 667, 044 15, 447 - —— — 
iN OIssRIVer eee. sone. 308, 688 8, 546 |) Total SS 2ee see esse ee 9,192 | 701 
Sangamon River .....-. 4, 000 120 || = SSS 
Wabash River........-- 1,193 72 || Traps: 
—— |e Illinois River .......--- 44,145 1,708 
Motalesossesnsscrees 980, 925 24,185 Sangamon River....... 18, 800 752 
SSS Kaskaskia River....... 2,395 134 
Fyke nets: || Big Muddy River ...... 1,815 113 
Mississippi River....... 1, 327, 999 36,805 | 
OhiOP RIVET ee: cetera 228, 086 11, 321 || Total sacdeasseessese 67,155 2,707 
TlimMOissRivieneoseececers 5, 945, 092 157, 098 = SSS 
Sangamon River ....... 32, 200 1,126 || Crowfoot lines, ete: 
Wabash River.......... 37, 078 1, 808 Mississippi River....--- 8, 910, 000 43, 468 
Kaskaskia River .....-- 24, 863 1,139 ed 
Big Muddy River ......; 12, 805 757 || Miscellaneous: 
————- Mississippi River....-.. 12, 422 696 
Motales a iepsineiscse siai= 7, 608, 123 210, 054 Hilinois#Riversace. cess 103, 206 5, 322 
SSeS Sangamon River. ...... 1,300 40 
Gill nets: | —— 
HlinoiseRiversasssssese | 63, 500 | 1, 290 Totalesces shesseseee 116, 928 6, 058 
Pound nets: | oe 
Mississippi River ....--. 24, 800 811 
: ———————— Total by waters: 
Set lines: Mississippi River.....-. 13, 371, 923 164, 655 
Mississippi River ....... 391, 470 16, 334 OhiowRiverneeteoeeeeee 380, 482 20, 148 
OHiOWRIVEr/ = acess cceeaee 121, 667 7,216 Illinois River .......--- 14, 479, 915 382, 372 
Tilimois River sce. oc--sce 331, 284 10, 356 Kankakee River.....-.- 11, 977 756 
Kankakee River ..-.... 10, 927 657 Sangamon River...-..-- 89, 500 3, 156 
Sangamon River ....... 8, 200 368 WabashsRiver: ss -eess: 65,117 3, 943 
Wabash eRivierccecse.. 23, 659 1,765 Kaskaskia River .....-.. 62, 523 38, 002 
Kaskaskia River ......- 4,170 229 Big Muddy River...... 18, 370 1,136 
Big Muddy River ...... 3, 750 266 ——— 
=—S} —== Grand total ......-.-- 28, 479, 807 579, 168 
TOtal cate eecsceSsan| 895, 127 37,191 







