PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES. 



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During 1889 and 1890 the sealing- vessels of Neah Bay were seized 

 for illegal sealing. In 1891 they took 815 seals, which were sold for 

 $14,947, and in the following year 1,743 seals were killed, which 

 brought $16,537. Three vessels were used in 1891 and five in 1892. 



Port Angeles. — Prior to 1891 the fisheries of this port were confined 

 to the operations of the Indians who live in the vicinity, but with the 

 growth of the place during the years covered by this report more atten- 

 tion was given to developing the fishing business. A fishing and 

 canning company under the name of the Port Angeles Packing Com- 

 pany was organized in 1892, a small cannery was built, and $10,000 was 

 invested in the i^lant. The business was started too late in the season 

 to do more than prepare for the ensuing year. 



Two small vessels and several boats were engaged in the line and 

 gill-net fisheries of this place, the catch, consisting of cultus-cod, hali- 

 but, and salmon, being marketed at Port Townsend or Seattle, when 

 not sold locally. Fish of numerous varieties are fairly abundant at 

 most seasons of the year, and the port has one of the best harbors in 

 this region. It would therefore appear that with the further growth 

 of the country the fisheries will receive more attention. In 1891 and 

 1892 the following quantities of fish were taken by the fishermen of 

 Port Angeles and the immediate vicinity, including some Indian fisher- 

 men of Elwha Creek, located 6 miles west of Port Angeles: 



Dungeness. — Dungeness is a settlement composed for the most part of 

 Indians, with only a few white families. The section is rough and 

 mountainous, the harbor is shallow, and the conditions do not appear 

 favorable for a great increase in the fisheries. Some little fishing is 

 carried on from canoes, with hooks and lines, by Clallam Indian men 

 and women. Any surplus catch, which is seldom made, finds a market 

 at Seattle. The quantity taken varies but little from year to year, and 

 in 1892 was about as follows: 



Total j 205.000 



G, 250 



