PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES, 
OutTputT oF HATCHERIES OWNED BY THE STATE OF OREGON. 
Se rs 
235 
Years. Chinook fry. 
b 48, 730, 791 
16, 393, 249 
© 27, 404,596 
a 25, 156, 732 
e21, 209, 394 
vi 20; 108, 990 
924, 169/365 
h 19, 762, 229 
j 18, 077 971 
126, 623, 268 
mn 21, 945, 746 
358, 575, 821 
P 27,532; 168 | 
Silverside 
fry. 
sete cee eeees 
i 
st ewe ee eeeee 
7, 957, 000 
3, 288, 600 
3,974, 185 
5, 509, 085 
7,503, 655 
6, 446, 628 
5, 359, 709 
9,212” 649 
3, 631, 827 
4,749,319 
9,580, 497 
9, 87! 9, 666 
5, 893, 965 
2) 917, 460 
85,904, 245 
20, 709, 853 
Steelhead 
trout fry. 
1, 403, 129 | 
2; 364, 120 
4,018,598 
1,358, 742 
1, 136, 031 
758, 323 
4,793, 208 
Sockeye 
fry. 
weet eee nwnee 
settee nw wee 
wt eee newer 
ster ceeeweee 
é 1, 488,327 
E 1,957, 825 
m 1,937, 134 
0 1,978, 140 
7, 361, 426 
a Eggs from which hatched obtained from United States Bureau-of Fisheries. 
b 6,826,540 eggs were obtained from United States Bureau of Fisheries. 
c 7. 714 000 eggs were obtained from United States Bureau of Fisheries. 
d 3) 550, 000 eggs were obtained from United States Bureau of Fisheries. 
e3, 020, 000 eggs were obtained from United States Bureau of Fisheries. 
16, 81, 000 eggs were obtained from United States Bureau of Fisheries. 
96, ,465,300 eggs were obtained from United States Bureau of Fisheries. 
h3, 950, 000 eggs were obtained from United States Bureau of Fisheries. 
il "500, 000 eggs were obtained from United States Bureau pf Fisheries. 
j 8) 000, 000 eggs were obtained from United States Bureau of Fisheries. 
k 2; ‘000, ‘000 eggs were obtained from United States Burean of Fisheries. 
72,000,000 eggs were obtained from United States Bureau of Fisheries. 
m 21,491,000 eggs were obtained from United States Bureau of Fisheries. 
n 1,000,000 eggs were obtained from United States Bureau of Fisheries. 
) 2, 000, 000 eggs were obtained from United States Bureau of Fisheries. 
p Eggs’ were obtained from the United States Bureau of Fisheries. 
COLUMBIA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 
Total. 
50, 000 
79, 620 
1, 876, 500 
1,834, 290 
2.554, 290 
1,300, 000 
4, 500, 000 
990, 000 
792, 000 
2,500, 000 
2,500, 000 
2,700, 000 
2; 700, 000 
7, 807, 000 
19, 433) 877 
22,091, 522 
52, 848, 825 
23, 398, 069 
36, 767, 947 
31,979, 605 
26, 569, 103 
30,724, 768 
30, 165, 312 
30, 018, 473 
30, 975, 035 
39, 576, 099 
30,576, 174 
35, 242) 836 
472, 551,345 
The first fish-cultural work upon the Columbia River and in Oregon 
was at Clackamas, on the Clackamas River, a tributary of the Willam- 
ette River, which empties into the Columbia River about 180 miles 
from its mouth. 
This hatchery was built in 1876 by the Oregon & Washington Fish 
Propagating Co., which operated it until 1880. 
In 1887 the State 
provided for and there was appointed a State fish commission. 
Almost the first work of the commission was to spend $12,000 appro- 
priated by the legislature to put in repair and operate this hatchery. 
On July 1, 1888, it was informally turned over to the United States 
Contant of Fish and Fisheries, which paid over the purchase 
price, took formal possession in the following winter, and has oper- 
ated it ever since, with the exception of several years when the build- 
ing of dams stopped the progress of salmon to the hatchery. During 
