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the fish en route up the river for spawning. The Indians become 
very expert at this work, and many of them secure a sufficient 
supply of fish to last them through the winter. The fish are hung 
in the open and cured by the simple process of drying. The preser- 
vation of fish thus cured by the Indians is generally assured, and is 
said to be superior to any dried fish produced by the white man. 
The greater part of the salmon taken by the fishermen of this county 
were canned, and a small lot was mild-cured. The investment of 
the county for the year was $139,125, the value of the cannery and 
the value of the wheels making up the major portion of the amount. 
Clackamas County.—This county, located on Willamette River, 
had a catch of 397,398 pounds, valued at $26,744, during the year 
1915. Although it is located quite a distance inland and supports 
no canneries or wholesale fish houses, it ranked seventh among the 
fishery counties of the State, which is due to the very extensive run 
of salmon in Willamette River. The greater part of the salmon are 
taken with gill nets, but a considerable number are taken by trolling 
below the falls at Oregon City. This is a comparatively recent in- 
dustry, having been established only about six years ago. It is 
said that hundreds of small rowboats may be seen some days during 
the season, a considerable number of them being sportsmen coming 
from Portland and other points along the river for a day’s outing. 
The law permits them to take only three fish to a man during one 
day, and the fish are so numerous that it is very easy to secure this 
number. The trolling season is in the spring, beginning early in 
March and continuing until early May, when the gill-net season is 
on. The catch, however, is negligible prior to April, and the fish 
do not seem to “strike” well after the first week in May. Practi- 
cally no fishing is done above the falls, although some fish go over 
the fishway located there. The line catch is all chinook salmon. 
Some few silver and steelhead are found in this river in the fall, but 
only a very small catch of the latter is reported for the year, these 
being taken in gill nets. The sportsmen sometimes catch a few 
steelhead by line fishing in the fall. The only other species taken in 
this county is the crawfish; some of these are taken in Tualatin 
River, a small stream tributary to the Willamette River. The invest- 
ment of the county for the year was $10,456. About 50 per cent 
of the gill-net catch is taken to Columbia River canneries by run 
boats, and the remainder goes to the wholesale fish trade in Port- 
land. A considerable part of the line catch also goes to Portland. 
Lincoln County.—The commercial fisheries of this county are sup- 
orted by three waters, Alsea Bay, Siletz River, and Yaquina Bay. 
he total catch amounted to 931,931 pounds, valued at $25,496, this 
value giving it eighth place among the fishing counties of the State. 
The Alsea Bay catch was 391,562 pounds, valued at $7,346. The 
reat bulk of this was salmon, taken in gill nets, and practically all 
Ranting at the two canneries at Lutgens and Waldport, one of which 
also packed some of the crabs caught here. The Siletz River catch 
amounted to 310,454 pounds, valued at $9,994, and consisted wholly 
of salmon, the greater part of which was taken with gill nets and a 
small portion with seines. Practically all of this salmon is handled 
at the cannery located at Taft, near the mouth of the river. The 
fisheries of Yaquina Bay region present a greater variety than the 
