308 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



SurJ'aca Iciiijxratiinx taken at 1 a. in., daiiif, hij the V. S. Coast !>nrvv[i nlvanier ilcdncy 



in Willapa Hay, ISDU. 



Lociility. 



Nortli Cove 



Do 



Do 



D(. 



Do 



Do 



Tokc Point 



Sontli I'.i'iid 



Do 



Do 



Xortli t'ovo 



Do 



Tolio Point 



South IJenil 



Toko Point 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



South Ueud 



Do 



WiUiipa l>ay 



Snnsliine (Niisal Itivfr). 

 Sealand 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Nortli Cove 



Do 



l>o 



Do 



Date. 



July 



Aug. 



Sept 



Temp. 



5T^ 



62 



58 



61 



60 



62 



61 



65 



65 



61 



60 



61 



61 



61 



62 



62 



63 



63 



60 



64 



64 



60 



60 



61 



62 



62 



63 



62 



62 



62 



r.9 



58 



Locality. 



Date. 



Nortli Cove 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Willapa Bay 



Do..." 



North Cove 



South Hiiud 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



J)o 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Sunshine (Nasal Kiver) 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



Do 



North Cove 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Temp. 



Boats, etc. — The sloops employed in Willapa Bay arc usually similar 

 to tliose iu use at San Francisco, where most of tiiein are built. In 

 fact, both the oyster-planting companies of San Francisco have large 

 interests in the oyster industry of Shoalwater Bay, and ^vhcn i)ossible 

 similar tishery apidiances are employed. In both localities the sloop is 

 designated as " plunger." 



The "float" in which oysters are stored for market is a simple affair 

 with the floor pieces separated to admit tlie water freely. It is sup- 

 ported at the sides and ends upon unhewn logs or other solid timbers, 

 sufficient to keep it atloat even when heavily loaded with oysters. Air 

 boxes are not used for that purpose, as in the San Francisco type of 

 float. The usual size is 12 feet by 30 feet. 



The '■'■ bateau," as the craft for tonging, culling, etc., is locally styled, 

 is quite diff(^rent from the oyster barge or scow of San Francisco, where 

 a larger and heavier boat is used. It is usually about 30 feet long, 

 with the general plan of the shari)ie — the bow sharp, stern S(pnire, bot- 

 tom flat, and sides flaring. The bow and stern are partially decked, 

 and there is a washboard along the sides. Sometimes it is fitted for 

 sailing, being then cat-rigged, with centerboanl and outside rudder. 

 A few bateaux are decked entirely over, the oysters taken in tonging 

 being heaped upon the dec^k, where they are afterward culled. This 

 style is now preferred by many oystermen, because it reijuires no bail- 

 ing out, and permits the ready washing of oysters in culling, as the 

 water dashed upon tliem runs freely over the sides. When the great 



