FISHERIES OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 697 
Summary, by apparatus and waters, of the fisheries of Mississippi in 1899. 



















Apparatus and waters. Lbs. Value. Apparatus and waters. Lbs. Value. 
Seines: . | Set lines: 
Mississippi River ......-. | 353, 226 $7, 985 Mississippi River.....-. 253, 700 $8, 238 
ake Or 282 ose k 66, 850 2,121 MAZOOURTVel.-= 22. cece 91,175 2, 659 
Bake Moon)... . 226s. 844, 375 23, 018 Miscellaneous waters. -| 32, 875 1, 422 
Miscellaneous waters -. 547, 208 15, 205 
a POA Rese e ee see 377, 750 12,319 
MOtHLEAE os oe secre | 1,811,659 48, 329 
te ——] Drift lines: 
Trammel nets: | Mississippi River.....-.- 19, 200 711 
Mississippi River ....-.. 4, 750 109 || Shrimp traps: 
Miscellaneous waters .-. 58, 100 1, 732 Mississippi River--..--- 119, 838 9, 480 
—_—____ |__| Otter traps: 
MOtaestan6 seesaw 62, 850 TOd 1s | lie ZOOL RLV Dee e ae | 10 25 
Fyke nets; wee ___ || Total by waters: 
Mississippi River ....... 349, 661 7, 890 Mississippi River....... 1,113, 475 34, 275 
Yazoo River...----..... } 1,148, 085 16, 501 Yazoo River .........-.- 1, 234, 620 19, 210 
Miscellaneous waters -- 23, 789 753 DalcevEornee seen : 66, 500 9) 096 
aR  loakke Moon ea -oe cans 844, 375 23, 018 
INOS s2sosensos952e 1,516, 585 24,644 || Miscellaneous waters .. 661, 972 19, 112 
Pound nets: epeeoaalis | meee a Bye 2 oa 
Mississippi River ....-.. 13, 100 412 | Granditotali@e--s-e- 3, 920, 942 97,711 
LOUISIANA. 
The fisheries of Louisiana in the Mississippi River and tributaries 
are unimportant in comparison to the coast fisheries of the State. 
The persons employed numbered 326, the amount of capital invested 
was $18,745, and the yield of all species was 1,942,185 pounds, valued 
at $57,072. The waters from which the largest quantity of products 
was derived were the Red River, 629,350 pounds, $16,322; Mississippi 
River, 446,857 pounds, $16,542; Black River, 161,816 pounds, $4,782; 
and the Ouachita River, 145,460 pounds, $3,745. The apparatus of 
capture consisted chiefly of lines, fyke nets, and seines. The species 
taken in. greatest abundance were buffalo-fish and cat-fish, the catch of 
the former being 799,320 pounds, worth $15,655, and of the latter 
682,347 pounds, worth $22,373. Other important species were fresh- 
water drum, crappie, black bass, and paddle-fish or spoon-bill cat. 
Table showing, by waters, the number of persons employed in fisheries of Louisiana in 1899. 













| Fisheries in which employed. 
am a = = 7 = = 7 lees gia ex- 
re : Alligator, |Shores-| clusive 
Waters. | seine. | Fyke ta Cast | Set |Wooden |Shrimp| terrapin, | men. | of dupli- 
Bem | net. | ars net. | line. |fishtrap.| trap. and ee eation. 
; 1unters. 
Fausse River...... 10 | Sacoee|pacoceaalsccod- laedesol Gapeeeee Hee aero Sooo saseseas) Hesoseae 10 
Black River.....-- ES seems HPSS] Serene Es ees eerie pee ee (i a aeons 18 
Mississippi River..|......-. el Eee Pee BOil|ececceee 64 17 1 143 
Ouachita River ...|........ GR | pees | aac 12 | oe bo g5bce||oodosase D \oewtoces 21 
REG River oeo- eloceescce AB eee 25 GB ese hss Seiasds| tclsiewursraeceiheec ences 68 
Lake Black Fork.. We sea es ee eeae | eee os 2 | Gok aces clemccian cel couceminecccclecoseems 7 
Lake Centennial.. Pee ee 2 
Lake Concordia... 12 | POEEA 14 
Lake Old River... 8). Seeess 8 
Lake Palmyra .... 12 | See 13 
Lake Bistineau PA 4 
Lake Catahoula (sees 10 
Make Grosscse.2 24|-22 202 2- bsbec 8 
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Po talesee ee 51 | 122 326 





