FISHERIES OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 
Table showing the yield of the fisheries of Arkansas in 1899. 

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Black bass. Buffalo-fish. Carp, German. Cat-fish. 
Apparatus and waters. = 
Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value.| Lbs. | Value. Lbs. Value. 
Scines: | 
PRERGMSANSRILVED oo5 22-55 524 ase oe sepeeies eee ees DAS BOON | 2 G90" | Sere tee salle = rer 32,550 | $1, 228 
Wiintve River <8. 5° 2c. cece 1, 950 S127 OO 900s) CSP OWAL |2 oe ceo. |e cic -ee 120, 300 6, 599 
SUs LING HYORY 91) 2) eee hrecdeiscccs| Goparonc 19, 000 ena Preriaeea|seiscicmce 1, 400 49 
WUACHGMIVER <Q 26- csc o55 75 6 2,700 TEE os es eee 600 54 
Mississippi River .......-. 1, 700 102 102, 400 1, 827 | 14,870 $380 2, 800 113 
Horseshoe and Porterlakes 600 42 25, 000 BOOM Ree Seiseelewaresec 3, 000 120 
13313 DON ese 23,000 | 1,150 84,000 | 1,260 800 12 4, 200 210 
MisceJlaneous waters... -- 10, 700 549 | 518,900 | 10,173 | 3,600 89 17, 100 683 
MOUS ce aceesisecwne 38,025 | 1,996 | 977,400 | 20,414 | 19,270 481 | 181,950 9, 056 
Trammel nets: 
AS KATISAN ELVEN ors 2c ce eeinpoceeceeants|ececcs 1,700 Blt ||-eeseane|ssaee ce 400 24 
WihiterRiver=.-cschseas-2 2, 400 188 30;O00)i)" 15185) | Seseee cele = srercce 8, 700 634 
St. Francis River. ......--- 18, 800 940 57, 400 SH ee dl Baca ober 9, 200 343 
Ouachita River ..........- 2, 400 240 4, 800 NODS es Seah SA ee 1, 300 104 
CACHE RIVER =. -=.4-<cs2 50 75 6 2,800 1D ees onl eoeeper 600 54 
Mississippi River. -.......-- 100 6 600 TDM Re Fe econ || fa eres 300 12 
BipsGaketres =... os255nc-0: 18, 000 900 42, 000 630 200 3 3, 200 160 
Miscellaneous waters..... 1, 218 65 8, 500 140 100 2 650 30 
UO | = ee ee ee 42,993 | 2,345] 147,800 |. 3,090 300 | 5 24, 350 1, 361 
Pound nets: 
PABERMNAS RIVCr Sse A amet sme selclaaiece 18, 000 S6On Reet nc s eee oe 4,000 160 
White River==*-. 2222215. 100 8 600 DAN Veen cet: ae Sere 100 8 
Mee MTANCINORI VCD a5 2c ola og ace callin ects 225000 U | asdoul inane 2 sea ee 6, 000 210 
155 (259 BH (a 8, 000 400 42, 000 630 400 6 9, 000 450 
AUC EA ao eee 8, 100 408 | 285,600 | 4,389 400 | 6 19, 100 828 
Fyke nets: 
PAT KENSASRAVODS Aa 520 Soe So0 bee seas watz es 2B 00) |e 25230) ill eerste ees see 21, 900 1, 085 
Wikine RIMenier ssc ac ce s| 3, 850 398) NL G6 000 75462) Seca ses ee ee 108, 900 6, 809 
St. Francis River.......-... 16, 700 838 | 314,600 | 4,992 100 2 62, 000 2,219 
Quachita River ........... 130 13 1, 800 (PAA Peete is eee 3, 400 264 
Gache River 2952-2552 375 31 6, 000 PADD oe cee nee 4,700 439 
Mississippi River .......--. 460 28} 100,840} 2,342 | 4,098 102 3, 405 132 
Horseshoeand Porterlakes 330 24 7, 000 PA Q air es oleae ne 2,100 84 
BIS AK Gtss-2 cacdcce ess cs- 21,000 | 1,050 90,000 | 1,350 1,000 15 8, 000 400 
Miscellaneous waters..... 8, 657 490 28, 600 454 260 4 | 4,409 193 
Motels. 2 ss ose - 51,507 | 2,872 | -817,390 | 19,282 | 5,458 | 123 | 218,814 | 11,625 
Set lines: | 
PE KATIRASMLIVOM ton ote ccel haan as el eeaeee se 22,750 SIS we eee aaa eee 9, 500 491 
Wihite iRiver 225.252.5222. 3,475 254 86"550s|RronO75s | Seen see eae 188,550 | 10,359 
Siig TO Pre Vented Bri fe gh Re Se een peel BR eee 600 110) Oral eee ee 44,100 1, 549 
Ouachita River ......----- 690 69 5, 600 DAA |e oer bee cee 17, 800 1, 254 
GAUCHE RIVERy oac-c-coescs| 275 22 5, 300 DAD Be Ae eae ee oe 4, 050 330 
MISSISSID pL RIVEL=-29- 2-2 sfelss<caeenn|aonceede 25, 100 G40 ae pean uence 80, 600 3, 366 
IER paalinices ee ene eek | re noe an |e Cele Ral te eral: We ene | ioe 34,000 | 1,035 
RRIRCEUIANEOUS WHteIson. oslam= saase se oe oasis na ele ele cite sie sesla se assem leanne 7,400 111 
otal sass se 4,440 345i) 145290001) <0; OO4E | Eos ee foe |e ese ss ee 381,000 | 18,500 
Miscellaneous lines: 
St. Francis River ......... / 11,000 (UE Se ac opps | Gonne eda bassosea meercaee 2, 200 110 
Mississippl Rivers. =... |-0 2s oee-|o-5-sc5- tae ste edes| Seem se cclenemnearel eda case 6, 800 310 
Big Lake: ..22 2224-22525 OOOH teed LOO: Rca sna ee ernacre Ae eee te ek ye oS 3, 000 150 
Miscellaneous waters ..... 6, 000 BU Dal Seas a seimtccal Sees tetk [pee ae een ME pia Ue tao ey arene | ea, a3 B 
‘Totalss eee eee ADYODO) |e 2,000) |e -ceseee|Scccnc 2: Weemoe sa Cores 12, 000 570 
Spears: 4 
Big Dake. jose ees oc coca eee see eee tas eaenins 10, 000 PDOIES See Ze IE Ses eal oa tee See ase 
Drag nets: 
Ouachita River ........... 280 28 4, 800 1 Ee Aa ee mya le eta 1, 300 104 
Total by waters: 
ATKANEAS) RiVer:. 3000-200 =e esas | Reo 239) SOO0|P 6 LO4GIC eee caeilcmn 2 oa 68, 350 2, 988 
Wihite River 22asb sa. 11,775 Sopa 214° O50; SLO |stece calla cc.cc are 421,550 | 24, 409 
St. Francis River.......... 46,500 | 2,328] 616,600 | 9,482 100 2) 124,900 4, 480 
Ouachita River ...-----.-.- 3, 500 390 17, 000 TOO a soae cedicaes peas 23, 800 1,726 
Cache River 32... 5 -<sc- 2 =e 800 65 16, 800 ype eee al nee 9, 950 882 
Mississippi River........-.. 2, 260 136 | 228,940} 4,821 | 18,968 482 98, 905 3, 933 
Horseshoeand Porterlakes 935 66 32, 000 GAG) Bae stake 5, 100 204 
HipABakess. 5525.22. 2.222% 93,000 | 4,650) 268,000} 4,020 | 2,400 36 61, 400 2,405 
Miscellaneous waters ....- 26,575 | 1,404 | 556,000 | 10,767 | 3,960 95 29, 559 1,017 
Grand total ....-.....- 185,345 | 9,994 |2, 388, 890 52,521 | 25, 428 | 615 838, 514 42,044 
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