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at $12,425. Two salmon canneries were operated on the Umpqua 
River in 1915, one at Gardiner and the other at Reedsport, and these 
handled practically all the salmon taken from the river; only a few 
tierces being mild cured. The investment during the year was 
$93,444. 
Washington County.—This county ranked twelfth in the value of 
its fisheries in 1915. The total catch was 48,420 pounds, valued at 
$5,474, and consisted entirely of crawfish, all of which were taken in 
traps fished in Tualatin River, which is a branch of the Willamette 
River. The traps are very similar to an eelpot; they are made of 
cotton twine, about 14-inch mesh, covering a small, round iron frame. 
The demand for crawfish is said to have decreased considerably since 
the prohibition law went into effect, as most of them were handled 
by the saloon trade. The season is from March 1 to November 1, 
and the best catches are made during June and again in September 
and October. The crawfish buries itself in the mud during the winter. 
The investment in this county was only $640, the least, with one 
exception, in the State. 
Josephine County.—This is the only county in the State not border- 
ing on the productive waters of Columbia River or on the coast that 
supports commercial fisheries. It owes its place among the fishing 
counties to the fact that Rogue River passes entirely through it 
before entering CurryCounty. The fishing extends up as far asGrants 
Pass, near the eastern border of Josephine County, and a considerable 
part of the catch of the county is shipped by rail from that point in 
the fresh state. The catch was all salmon, amounted to 90,178 
pounds, valued at $5,412, and was all taken in gill nets. The invest- 
ment was all in gill nets and boats and amounted to $3,278. 
Lane County.—This county has considerable area, but, like Douglas 
County, has a very short coast line, and the catch of fish is compara- 
tively small. It was all taken from Siuslaw River and amounted to 
117,526 pounds, valued at $2,530. The only form of apparatus used 
was pu nets. One cannery, located at Florence on the Siuslaw, 
handles practically all the salmon. The investment of $48,590 was 
mostly in the cannery building. 
Yamhill County.—The output of this county was the least of all 
the fishing counties of the State. The product consisted entirely of 
crawfish, amounting to 5,300 pounds, valued at $588. All were taken 
from Yamhill River, tributary to the Willamette, in traps similar to 
those noted under Washington County. The investment for the 
county was only $256. 
