650 



REPOET OF THE GOMMISSIONEK OF FISHERIES. 



Comparative table slioivitig the apparatus and capital employed in the fujlieries of the Great 

 Lakes in 1880, 1885, 1890, 1893, 1899, and 1903— Coniinned. 



Lake and 

 year. 



Vessels and 

 boats. 



No. 



Huron: 



1880.... 



1885. . . . 



1890.... 



1893.... 



1899.... 



1903. . . . 

 St. Clair: 



1880. . . . 



1885.... 



1890.... 



1893.... 



1899. . . . 



1903.... 

 Erie: 



1880. . . . 



1885. . . . 



1890.... 



1893.... 



1899.... 



1903.... 

 Ontario: 



1880.... 



1885.... 



1890.... 



1893.... 



1899. . . . 



1903.... 



All lakes: 

 1880.... 

 1885.... 

 1890.... 

 1893.... 

 1899.... 

 1903.... 



Value. 



602 



1, 536 



1, 449 



1,146 



980 



608 



1671 

 467| 

 376 

 177 

 289' 

 234! 



83, 880 

 298, 757 

 520, 033 

 424, 22' 

 435, 566 

 490, 236 



13, 100 

 20,448 

 31,162 

 9,619 

 9,482 

 15,457 



1,929 285,500 

 4, 7001 868, 669 

 3, 838 968, 474 

 4,050il,032,241 

 3, 489 887, 416 

 3, 376 ] , 162, 76i 



Pound nets 

 and trap nets 



No. Value. 



189 849,425 

 586' 113,350 

 551i 88, 515 

 731' 108,508 

 996 111,839 

 1,685: 176,495 



• 758 

 1,028 

 1,893 

 1,783 

 1,724 

 1,469 



350 



288 



77 



145 



176 



1,500 

 2, 966 

 3, 7.50 

 3,743 

 3,837 

 4,528 



12, 550 

 9,450 

 7.400 

 1,050 



233, 600 

 259, 786 

 548, 100 

 439, 060 

 329, 500 

 172, 805 



14, 000 



19,445 



24, 577 



2,310 



6,850 



9,945 



497, 409 

 726, 490 

 949, 95' 

 802, 078 

 660, 408 

 585, 998 



Gill nets. 



No. 



3,360 

 3,441 

 2,206 

 4,923 

 5,676 

 6,129 



180 

 23 



814 



380: 



60 



Value, i No. 



5,775 

 22, 644 

 49, 320 

 35, 369 

 41, 678 

 35, 150 



6,000 

 4,722 

 2,345 

 1,185 

 1,187 

 1,796 



44, 544 

 96, 906 

 101,655 

 104, 988 

 105, 687 

 101, 889 



$20, 600l 

 35, 333' 

 21, 665 

 53, 071 

 54, 384 

 51, 526 



1,080 



160 



9, 418 



4, 260 



600 



28 



22, 500 

 75, 507 

 169, 613 

 164, 683 

 229, 182 

 180, 581 



20, 000 

 23, 952 

 18,110 

 8,794 

 18, 674 

 13, 862 



214, 200 

 539, 936 

 498,096 

 670, 572 

 690, 518 

 642, 961 



6 

 1 

 9 



18 



42 

 34 



28 

 20 

 13 

 6 



18 

 71 

 44 

 47 

 104 

 110 



9 

 69 



27 

 7 



24 

 8 



148 

 304 

 154 

 117 

 162 

 194 



Other 

 appara- 

 tus. 

 Value. I value. 



Shore 

 property 

 and cash 

 capital. 



$5, 600| 



600 



75 



073 



608 



6,000 

 8,825 

 6, 240 

 3,025 

 1,255 

 890 



2,800 

 8, 320 

 5,3U5 

 4, 440 

 8,390 

 8,010 



1,950 

 3,177 

 (i56 

 175 

 420 

 205 



20, 400 

 30, 192 

 17, 2m 

 10, 735 

 11,298 

 12, 462 



$3, 500i 



23, 100 



7, 156 



3,807 



8,188 



13, 977 



1,500 

 3,819 

 6, 580 

 2,346 



915 

 961 



8,645 

 72, 205 

 70, 601 

 23, 339 



S3, 700 

 140, 620 

 254, 025 

 236, 285 

 203, 989 

 482, 615 



24, 000 

 218, 270 

 150, 682 

 206, 672 



46, 945 

 234, 884 



Total in- 

 vest- 

 ment. 



163, 675 

 847, 564 

 1, 502, 750 

 1,423,017 

 19,3021 1,614,677 

 18,350 1,326,385 



5, 000 



66, loo: 



38, 667 

 32, 250 

 38, 640 

 62, 220 



12, 627 

 10, 361 

 2,240 

 7,194 

 9,303 



1103,730 

 385, 349 

 408, 858 

 603,700 

 474,953 

 851, 639 



40, 580 

 251,081 

 210, 145 

 240, 076 



54,635 

 239,885 



515, 100 

 1,562,138 

 2,816,302 

 2, 506, 842 

 2, 720, 554 

 2, 196, 397 



54,050 



135, 749 



123, 633 



66,131 



80, 350 



100, 992 



15,300 313,175 1,345,975 



126,363 2,228,431, 4,520,081 



109,920 2, 819, 061 i 5,362,774 



61,160 3,199,9551 5,899,270 



66,002 4,159,103 6,617,716 



81,149 4,989,086 7,474,422 



Table shoiving the jyroduds of the fisheries of the Great Lukes in 1880, 1885, 1890, 1893, 



1899, and 1903. 



