CONTENTS. VII 



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 6. Actual wokr of tuopagatiox of food-fishes in 1875 and 1876— ContiDucd. 



The whitcfish *26 



Season of 1876 *20 



Distribulioa to States "^Si? 



Distribution to foreign countries - - • *27 



The carp *27 



D— TABLES. 



Table 7.— Hatching and distribution of fish by the TTnited States Fish Comxossion from 



THE beginning OF ITS WORK IN 1872 TO THE SUMMER OF 1876 *28 



I. Shad *28 



II. California salmon— diatiibntion reported *32 



III. California salmon — distribution not reported 



IV. Penobscot salmon 



V. Khine salmon 



VI. Land-locked salmon 



VIL White tisb— total 



YUI. "White fish — special distribution in 1876 



IL— APPENDIX TO REPORT OF COMMISSIONER. 



APPENDIX A.— THE SEA FISHERIES. 



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 I. History of the American "Whale-Fishery from its earliest inception to the year 1876. 



By Alexander Starbnck 1 



A. Introduction 1 



B. From 1600 to 1700— Cape Cod; Connecticut; Long Island; Nantucket; Martha's Vine- 



yard ; Salem 4 



C. From 1700 to 1750— N.antucket ; Long Island ; Cape Cod; Salem; Boston; Rhode Island ; 



Martha's Vineyard 19 



D. From 1750 to 1784— Nantucket; Martha's Vineyard; Cape Cod ; Boston; Long Island; 



Rhode Island; New Bedford; Williamsburgh, &c 36 



E. From 1784 to 1876 77 



F. The dangers of the whale-fishery 114 



G. A miscellaneous chapter 145 



H. Introductory to returns 1 66 



I. Returns of whaling-vessels sailing from American ports since the year 1715 168 



J. Recorded summary of importation of oil and bone and total value computed for each year, 



commencing January 1, 1804, and ending December 31, 1876, with gross valuation for 



the whole period 660 



K. Synopsis of importation, by ports, from 1804 to 1877 662 



L. Table of exports from the United States — the products of the whale-fishery 700 



M. Table of tonnage of vessels engaged in the whale-fishery 702 



Special table of the whaling-interest of New Bedford and Fairhaven 702 



Index to voyages by vessel's names 711 



General index 764 



List of illustrations 768 



APPENDIX B.-THE INLAND FISHERIES. 



n. Fisheries of Chicago and vicinity. By E. "W. Nelson 783 



A. Sources of information 783 



B. Recent increase in sales 783 



C. Investment and character of lake-fisheries at Chicago and South Chicago 785 



1. Fisheries at Chicago 785 



2. Fisheries at South Chicago 788 



D. List of species taken at Chicago and fishing in adjacent regions 789 



1. Chicago for spring season of 1875 789 



2. Species taken at South Chicago 791 



3. Calumet River and Lake 793 



4. Riverdale, III 795 



5. Illinois River and tributaries 797 



6. List of species in the Illinois River in the vicinity of Peoria 7^9 



