FISHERIES OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 707 
Summary, by apparatus and waters, of the fisheries of Arkansas in 1899. 









































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Apparatus and waters. Lbs. Value. | Apparatus and waters. Lbs. Value. 
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Seines: | Set lines: 
Arkansas River ............ 226, 650 $5,733 || Arkansas\River’........---.- 51,800 | $1,973 
WiILCURIVeD. ao ec5i eee ss 246, 250 11, 716 WinhitetRivernsaoseascete cee | 314,325 | 15,809 
St: Francis River.....-....-- 28, 700 551 | St. Francis RAVER cteseeionee 49, 275 1, 648 
CECE TRI CEA eens meee ae | 4,525 234 Ouachita River =-222-:4----- 27,110 1, 681 
Mississippi River ....-.....-- | 151, 862 S15 4h || CACHE) RUNV Clits teierarcicis are ine 12, 200 744 
Horseshce and Porterlakes.| 81,095 2, 580 Mississippi River ....-...-- | 121,580 4, 261 
IBipglbakGra-ccssccace- se cice's 189, 690 5,115 IBigwbaAker sce sees coos -ce,<2 39, 600 1, 291 
Miscellaneous waters.....-. 1, 107, 810 33, 422 | Miscellaneous waters ...... 7, 400 111 
Tice a ee eee '2,036, 582 | 62, 505 | Total......-.-+-+-+--+-- 623,290 | 27,518 
_—————— ——— | Miscellaneous lines: 
Tramme!l nets: St. Francis River ...-....--) 14, 900 745 
Arkansas River ..........-- 2, 600 90 Mississippi River....---..-- | 6,800 310 
WihitecRiverts.-s. sees nee: 59, 125 3,044 || Big Lake............---.--- } 30,800) 1,540 
St. Francis River 5 3,215 || Miscellaneous waters .....- 6, 000 300. 
Ouachita River......... ae 3 592 || ; 
CoChesRiver== tet. ceecn 3 251 || Total.....----+-----+--- 58, 500 2, 895 
Mississippi River U 57 Spears: 
Big Lake ..........--------- 99, 650 3, 164 St. Francis River ....-..... 25,000} 3,27 
Miscellaneous waters. .....- 14, 986 430 Biosiakerse eee sos ce ee 16, 000 850 
TE RG ae SO ene 309,086 | 10,843 || Total.........--------+- 41,000 | 4, 125 
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Pound nets: Pesta lranciseRiver == c-. <-> 35, 920 5, 547 
IAMEAMSAS RIVED ..<is-2- = ccs 29, 000 700 Bipvibakescesscscescoresces 138, 200 1,540 
\iVl hie Why Stee SS 5s Soeocoscene 1, 250 70 : = 
St. Francis River........... 235, 500 3, 670 Total........-.--------- __ 49,120 | 7,087 
131 OID ee sopocepaacreens 93, 100 2,596 || Otter traps: SS 
z a x St. BLANGISHRIVeD s.-)2-— 2-1 40 100 
NGL sss5ssc0badecessacs 358, 850 7,036 Bigg iakene ae raen ee Meme h ee 100 250 
Fyke nets: Motalisinccesesade~ssee ce 140 350 
Arkansas Rivenemneeescs te: 140, 900 4,751 || Shrimp traps: 
WihiteyRiviens. 22/3 32s. - 357, 400 16,977 || Mississippi River.......-... 7.200 600 
St. Francis River........... 468,920 | 10,334 | oe awe 
Ouachita River..........-... 7, 430 476 || Total by waters: 
Cache Rivers. s-5.25---s%< 13, 750 885 IAT KKANSAS URTV EL a -asaiailersee 450,950 | 18,247 
Mississippi River .......-... 144, 746 3, 368 White River-cs.-2-eess. 978,350 | 47,616 
Horseshoe and Porter lakes. 16, 825 498 | StoBrancis) River s-scon-.s6 974,000 | 29,085 
Bipginbersa: oon eee ace 189, 260 5, 307 Ouachita River ............ 52,530 | 3,197 
Miscellaneous waters.....--. 65, 382 2,068 Cache River a-ans25-52-e-- 35, 275 2,114 
Mississippi River-.........-- 434,588 | 11,750 
TNL eee ee 1, 404, 613 44, 664 Horseshoe and Porterlakes} 97, 920 3, 078 
) eee 836-55) OH) fos ees eee a a 671,400 | 21,653 
Miscellaneous waters ...... 1,201,578 | 36,331 
Drag nets: ve: ae 
Ouachita River....--.-.--.- | 8, 210 448 || Granditotal ess rene 4,896,591 | 168, 071 
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MISSOURI. 
The fisheries of Missouri are conducted chiefly in the Mississippi and 
Missouri rivers, although considerable fishing is carried on in the St. 
Francis River, Little River, Big Lake, and various other waters. ‘The 
number of persons employed, including fishermen and shoresmen, was 
1,531, the amount of capital invested was $645,671, and the products 
aggregated 7,551,442 pounds, valued at $211,301. More than half of 
this quantity was obtained from the Mississippi River. The forms of 
fishing apparatus of greatest prominence, and the quantity and value 
of products obtained with them, were: Seines, taking 1,655,514 pounds, 
$52,302; fyke nets, 1,530,103 pounds, $49,189; trammel nets, 843,686 
pounds, $25,420; and set and drift lines, 888,977 pounds, $35,831. 
The mussel fishery yielded 2,084,000 pounds of shells, valued at 
$9,217, the catch being secured with crowfoot lines and rakes. The 
mussels were landed principally at Hannibal, Canton, and La Grange. 
The shipments of shells from Hannibal amounted to 30 carloads of 
