20 FISHING IN THE PRIAMUR DISTRICT OF SIBERIA, 
and the average price per station was $1,094. In 1913 the highest 
price was $3,333 and the average $1,390. In 1912 the total sum 
collected by the Government from the stations was $113,348 and in 
1913, $175,674. 
In this district there are also the following rivers where fishing is 
prohibited: Tigil River, 23 miles to the north and south of its mouth; 
Oblukovina, 3 miles on both sides of its mouth; Kolpokara, 44 miles 
to the north and 3 miles to the south of its mouth; Vorovskaya, 3 
miles on both sides of its mouth; Kol, 3 miles on both sides of its 
mouth; Kikchik, 3 miles to the north and 13 miles south; Bolshaya, 
54 miles north and 22 miles south; Goliguina and Opala, 3 miles 
north of Opala and 3 miles south of Goliguina and the territory 
between them; and Osernaya, 3 miles to the north and 12 miles to 
the south. 
Formerly only sailing vessels served the stations in this district: 
later steamers made their appearance, and now a combination oe: 
steamers and sailing craft is growing in general use, the latter working 
as auxiliaries, feeding the steamers. The improvement in transpor- 
tation is indicated in the following table of percentages: 
1910 1911 1912 1913 
WADANGSE SCHOONGIS o5-1-clectarteeieteie selene aise oe me sien telele sis einteiete sistas 80 67.6 54.9 42.6 
VAPANGSe|SLEAMOLS een iancriesecsemeeee see mee see riam <a -seilncene 15 20.9 20.3 18.2 
Auxiliary SCHOONCIS == osc s0 se ceciesses snicnie cinee ne see ceniee sale 5 11.5 24.8 39. 2 
The 1913 catch was not good; heavy storms kept the schools of 
fish from approaching the shore, and often prevented any fishing. 
The total catch was as follows: 
. Hump- Dolly 
King Chum Sockeye Coho 
salmon. | salmon. aa salmon. | salmon. bee 
Coast stations: Number. | Number. Number. Number. | Number. | Number. 
Russlani(8) eas teccaccewsecceen _ 95 191,873 | 1,340,685 25, 447 1, 198" sie eees 
Japanese (140)........-----2+2--- 5,216 | 3,902) 646 | 24,160,762 | 1,269,176 | 67,076 |........-- 
River stations: Russian (13)......... 4,196 373,812 | 1,842,090 226, 653 33, 195 99, 690 
Totalasice cesses Ee 9,507 | 4,468, 331 | 27, 343, 537 | 1,521, 276 | 101, 469 99, 690 
The output at the coast stations in 1913 amounted to 37,604 tons 
of fish, of which 1,030 tons, chiefly sockeyes, were canned, and the 
balance was Japanese dry-salted. There were prepared 1,134 tons 
of caviar, 102 tons according to the Japanese method, and the balance 
by Russian method. 
A comparison of this catch with previous years is given below: 
1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 
Neel Of Stavions,---.as2 os. Soest seosee oan aa ee 109 102 139 133 148 
Ub Pub Le. Sey ee - se cpe o a S2¢ W352 eee tons..| 15,518 23, 857 48, 322 24,559 37, 604 
