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amounted to 900, 800, and 1,400 barrels, respectively, in the years 
named. A few fishermen fished outside the bay for salt-water fish that 
they disposed of locally, their catch being 17,000 pounds of cultus-cod, 
7,000 pounds of halibut, and 48,000 pounds of rockfish, all taken with 
hand lines. In addition to the above, the fisheries of Coos Bay and 
River produced 50,000 pounds of salmon that were sold fresh for local 
use or shipped to San Francisco. 
DOUGLAS COUNTY (UMPQUAH RIVER). 
The fishing business of Douglas County is confined to the Umpquah 
River, and the catch consists only of salmon. Numerous other fish, 
however, come in from the ocean, among which are herring, sardines, 
smelt, and just outside the mouth of the river are halibut, cultus-cod, 
flounders, and rockfish. The section is remote from railroad or steam- 
boat lines, and no attention is given to any fish except salmon, the 
catch of which is utilized at a cannery at Gardner. In 1889 a good run 
of salmon entered the Umpquah River. The fishermen disposed of 
their entire catch at the cannery at Gardner, near the mouth of the 
river, receiving 45 cents each for chinook salmon and 25 cents each for 
silver salmon. The cannery packed 11,500 cases. From some unknown 
cause very few salmon entered the river in 1890 or 1891, during which 
years the cannery remained closed. Only enough fish to supply the 
local demand were taken, the catch being 20,000 pounds in 1890 and 
22,000 pounds in 1891. During 1892 salmon entered the river in great 
abundance, and the run in September was very heavy. The pack was 
only limited by the number of cans on hand and could have been 
doubled with proper facilities. As it was, 12,280 cases were packed. 
The fishermen received 25 cents each for chinook and 15 cents each for 
silver salmon, the latter constituting the bulk of the catch. No salmon 
was salted during the years mentioned. 
LANE COUNTY (SIUSLAW RIVER). 
The fisheries of Lane County are confined to the Siuslaw River and 
the catch consists only of salmon for canning purposes. This river is 
the dividing line between Lane and Douglas counties. One cannery, 
located at Florence, near the mouth of the river, was in operation in 
1889, 1890, 1891, and 1892; one other cannery, 2 miles above, was idle 
during the first three years mentioned, but was run in 1892. The 
salmon pack during these years was 11,189 cases in 1839; 4,077 cases 
in 1890; 2,121 cases in 1891, and 18,290 cases in 1892. 
It will be noticed by the amount packed that the run of fish is 
uncertain. In common with the other rivers of this State, salmon were 
very abundant during the fall of 1889, but only a few entered the 
stream in 1890 and 1891. In the fall of 1892 the run was again heavy 
and the fish were of good size and quality. The catch in 1892 amounted 
to 6,018 chinook salmon and 103,410 silver salmon, the average gross 
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