434 XT. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



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Necanicnm Creek. — This short stream is in Clatsop County and 

 enters the Pacific Ocean about 10 miles south of the Columbia River. 

 Its fisheries are of small im})ortance. 



Nehalem River. — The Nehalem is a small coastal river that rises 

 in the mountains of Clatsop and Columbia Counties, and flows into 

 the Pacific Ocean in the northern part of Tillamook County. As early 

 as 1887 there was a small cannery here, and the business has been 

 followed ever since. In 1911 an atiditional plant was built and both 

 have operated each year to 1919, except in 1913, when one was shut 

 down. Since 1919 none have been operated except in 1922. 



Tillamook Bay and River. — Tillamook River is a veiy short stream 

 which enters Tillamook Bay, the latter being in Tillamook County 

 and about 45 miles south of the mouth of the Columbia River. 



Fishing is carried on mainly in the bay. The earliest record we 

 have of canneries on this bay is of 1886, when two were in operation. 

 From 1891 to 1910 but one was operated, but in 1911 another plant 

 was started. In 1915 a third cannery was built, and all three oper- 

 ated until 1918, when only one was in operation. In 1919 two 

 operated. In 1920 and 1921 both were shut down. Since then from 

 one to three have been operated. 



Nestugga River. — This stream enters the ocean in the southwestern 

 part of Tillamook County. A cannery operated here in 1887 and the 

 business was carried on each season with but one intermission until 

 1919. Since then it has been closed each year except in 1926. 



Siletz River. — This river has its source in the mountains of Polk 

 County and enters the ocean in the northern part of Lincoln County. 

 The commercial development of the fisheries was hampered for many 

 years owing to the fact that the river was within the boundaries of 

 what was then the Siletz Indian Reservation. The first cannery 

 was established here in 1896. An additional one was built in 1918. 

 Since 1919 only one has been operated. 



Yaquina Bay and River. — The Yaquina ("crooked") River is about 

 60 miles long; its general course is nearly west through the county of 

 Benton. The river is narrow throughout the greater part of its length, 

 A few miles from its mouth it suddenly broadens out into an estuary 

 from one-half to three-fourths of a mile wide, which is commonly 

 called Yaquina Bay. The river enters the Pacific about 100 miles 

 south of the Columbia. 



Salmon canning was begun on this river in 1887, when two small 

 canneries were constructed. The next year an additional plant was 

 erected. The business has fluctuated considerably since then and 

 there is nov/ but one cannery, which has not been operated since 1911. 

 In 1917 this plant was consolidated with the one at Waldport. 



The fishing grounds are all in the bay and the lower section of the 

 river. The fishermen of this section are fortunate in that they have 

 railroad communication with the outside world. 



Alsea Bay and River. — Alsea River rises in the southwestern part 

 of Benton County, and flows in nearly a northwesterly direction to 

 the Pacific, a distance of about 60 miles. Like the Yaquina, the 

 "bay" is merely a broadening out of the river just inside its mouth.. 



The first cannery was established in 1886 and by 1888 there were 

 three in operation. For many years but one was operated. In 1911 

 and each season since up to 1919 two canneries have been operated, 

 ill 1920 and 1923-26 one was operated each year. 



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