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$3,381. Two clam canneries at Bangor utilize most of the clams 
taken on the western side of the county bordering on Hood Canal. 
Those taken on the eastern side are sold mostly in Seattle. There 
are a great many fishing localities in this county, but none of great 
importance. There were 65 fishing vessels in the county, which 
constituted an iniportant factor in its fisheries. 
Wahkiakum County.—The total output of this county amounted to 
3,808,288 pounds, valued at $142,308, showing a decline since 1904 
of 5,561,387 pounds in quantity and of $234,203 in value. The catch 
consisted almost entirely of salmon taken in the Columbia River. 
The gill-net fisheries are the most important, but the pound-net 
fisheries at Cathlamet and vicinity contribute about one-third of the 
total production of the county. That town has very important gill- 
net fisheries also and ranks as the most important fishing center on 
the Columbia River. Canneries at Altoona, Brookfield, Cathlamet, 
and Eaglecliff utilize large quantities of salmon. A considerable 
eens is also smoked at Altoona. A few shad are put up at the 
toona and Eaglecliff canneries. A very small number of cases of 
shad roe were also canned at Altoona. 
Snohomish County.—The fishery production of this county in 1915 
amounted to 3,253,395 pounds, valued at $78,860, showing an increase 
since 1904 of 1,566,830 pounds in quantity and of $42,554 in value. 
The catch consisted almost wholly of salmon. Everett is the import- 
ant fishing center of the county, and has a large fleet of salmon purse- 
seine vessels. The Sen fishery of this city is prosecuted in the 
Snohomish River as far up as Snohomish, but one man fishes his gill 
nets in the Gulf of Georgia. Four canneries at Everett utilized large 
quantities of salmon. A considerable number of chinook salmon 
were also kippered here. Many herrmg are frozen for use later as 
halibut bait. 
Clallam County.—This county has the Strait of Juan de Fuca as 
its northern, and the Pacific Ocean as its western, boundary. Its 
fisheries in 1915 amounted to 2,219,016 pounds, valued at $56,011, of 
which 2,090,829 pounds, valued at $50,876, were salmon. Besides 
the latter, some halibut, rockfishes, clams, and crabs were taken. 
Neah Bay and Port Angeles are the leading fishing centers of the 
county. ‘Trolling for salmon is extensively followed at both places, 
mainly in the Pacific Ocean off Neah Bay. The catch is handled by a 
cannery at Neah Bay and buyers representing wholesale firms at 
Seattle and Tacoma. A cannery at Mora, on the Pacific coast, 
utilized the salmon caught in that neighborhood. This firm went 
out of business in 1916. One firm at Port Williams canned both 
salmon and clams, most of the latter being taken in Hood Canal. 
A few men at Dungeness follow crabbing for several months of the 
year. The returns for all of the fisheries in 1915 show an increase of 
221,661 pounds m quantity and $6,397 in value since 1904. 
San Juan County.—This county is conveniently located near the 
salmon-fishing grounds of Puget Sound, but the population seems to 
favor farming more than fishing. A fleet of 13 vessels, however, is 
an important factor in the fishing industry of the county. Friday 
Harbor, with a population of 400, is the only important fishing town 
in the county and is more important through its salmon canning than 
through its fisheries. Besides the two canneries here, there are also 
two at Richardson, one at Shaw Island, and one at Deer Harbor. In 
