244 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Apparatus employed on the Columbia River in 1889, 1890, 1891, and 1892. - 
Apparatus. Years. Oregon. am Total. || Apparatus. Hreara\Gracent Hilenes Total. 
| No. No. No. No. No. No. 
Pound nets. -.----| 1889 | ~ 102 62 164 | Fish-wheels....- 1889 31 9 . 40 
1890 98 70 168 | 1890 29 12 4] 
1891 140 98 238 | 1891 30 14 44 
1892 247 131 378 1892 40 17 57 
Haul seines.....- 1889 a 33 A0G Gillmets ya. 1889 757 436 1, 193 
1890 6 29 39 1890 760 432 1, 192 
1891 19 30 49 1891 790 472 1, 262 
1892 12 26 38 1892 861 453 1,314 
General statistics of the industry.—In the following tables the extent 
of the salmon fishery and salmon-canning industry of the Columbia 
basin for the years 1889 to 1892, inclusive, are given: 
Number of persons engaged in the salmon industry of Columbia River from 1889 to 1892. | 
Oregon. Washington. Total. 
How engaged 
1889. | 1890. | 1591. | 1892. | 1889. | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. | 1889. | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. 
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Fishermen..........-.--- 1, 606 Kae 1, 929 |2, 064 |1,535 1,510 |1,575 |1,677 |3,141 |8, 194 3,504 | 3, 741 
Shoresmen and cannery | 
employees ..--..-...--- 870 he 028 |1,057 |1,100 | 594 | 602 | 654 | 704 |1, 464 |1; 630 |1,711 | 1,804 
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Motale:. seeeee ose 2, 476 P 712 |2, 986 |3, 164 |2,129 2,112 |2, 229 P 381 |4, 605 |4, 824 |5,215 | 5,545 
Number and value of boats and apparatus and the value of shore property and cash capital 
employed in the salmon industry of the Columbia River in 1889, 1890, 1891, and 1892. 
1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 
Apparatus and capital. aaa = = 
No. | Value. | No Value. No. | Value. No. | Value. 
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Oregon 
[BOBS sea ee ane eee 751 $99, 850 776 | $104, 400 876 | $120, 815 998 | $131, 550 
Pile-drivers and scows. - -- 21 5, 900 23 6, 300 30 8, 300 29 7, 400 
Bound netss-s2-scseseeer 102 72, 300 98 | 76, 500 140 98, 900 247 1738, 400 
ALPAp NOUS: cmseemy == ALese 2 1 GOO) Fe sal cea eer ae 2 1, 600 2 1, 600 
SEITE WAS tage soapooanseous 7 4, 800 6 2, 700 19 11, 150 12 5, 650 
Galli BGSheseemes ee cer ees 757 152, 000 760 159, 450 790 181, 265 861 190, 100 
IWENGEIS = So Snort cee 31 120, 052 29 107, 552 30 108, 152 40 132, 852 
Dip nets and squaw nets. . 95 475 85 425 60 300 50 250 
SHOES HRY NA Seatac wec calle Seisace 502,955 |-..---. 486.355 |. -.---< AGO W200) |ameec 507, 805 
Cash capital s.......-..--- |e acme 395,000) |5--- 2.) HSI OOO eee mier S20K000 ee ceer 614, 000 
ARO: Mie coos tessa tals de ese ees 1, 854/939 ede eee i 24S G82 ii ee eee 1 O00 \O8Ma|ee meat 1, 764, 607 
Washington: | 
IBORGS eects elosctios cee 475 69, 340 468 59, 780 534 67, 280 538 64, 895 
Pile-drivers and scows..-. 39 9, 050 37 9, 950 42 10, 750 45 13, 550 
Round snets =e eee 62 48, 200 70 55, 200 98 77, 000 131 103, 400 
ERraypaeusin=sncr ica tear 2 1, 400 2 1, 400 2 1, 400 1 700 
RUNS ema nsaa nesses Be 18, 700 29 16,400 | 30 16, 900 26 10, 000 
Gallin Gis Ses. tace uae see | 436 88, 775 432 89, 480 472 101, 780 453 98, 130 
Wiheelsinaa te. e ose eneme 9 25, 000 12 48, 500 14 45, 000 17 49, 100 
Dip nets and squaw nets--| 15 75 18 90 23 115 25 125 
SHOLE PLOPCRuY econ =~ sealer 245,950 fo2c----| 247 2800) 222-2. 321, 050 |....-.- 282, 800 
Casbicapitalle ie ssceececan-|oseeene 304, 000 |...---. Bal (000k Seses—= 332, 000 |.-..--- 330, 000 
Mota san ance sates cee meee eee 801, 490 |.....-- 859, 080 |.------ eK PAD eacbese 952, 700 
Total for river: 
IGEN asaqadoonaocecanessa= 1, 226 160,190 | 1, 244 164, 180 | 1,410 188, 095 | 1, 536 196, 445 
Pile-drivers and scows.... 60 14, 950 60 16, 250 72 19, 050 74 20, 950 
IRoundemets =. tes eceeeeee 164 120, 500 168 131, 700 238 175, 900 378 276, 800 
EGA DIMOU ve ae leis eee 4 3, 000 2 1, 400 4 3, 000 3 2, 300 
Selmeseio. 4240S otmeceone 40 23, 500 35 19, 100 49 28, 050 38 15, 650 
Galle tse = sci eee ee 1, 193 240,775 | 1,192 248, 930 | 1, 262 283, 045 | 1, 314 288, 230 
Wiheel site 20o36 seamen: 40 145, 052 41 156, 052 44 153, 152 57 181, 952 
Dip nets and squaw nets..| 110 550 103 515 83 415 75 375 
NHOLEEDLOp elroy =e reese hee eee WAST 900M ee eae TBE) Gases i OSPE eriaee 790, 605 
Gash capitall....--locecos--lnesans | 699, 000 |....... QIPTO0O eee ae “lien eS bONOUON eee 944, 000 
Motels: cscs oe [bepeaas 2 MSG yA22 en ate 2, 383, 762 |.......| 2, 478, 962 |..-.-.- 2, 717, 307 
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