7 PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES. 291 
- During 1889 and 1890 the sealing vessels of Neah Bay were seized 
for illegal sealing. In 1891 they took 815 seals, which were sold for 
$14,947, and in the following year 1,743 seals were killed, which 
brought $16,537. Three vessels were used in 1891 and five in 1892. 
Port Angeles.—Prior to 1891 the fisheries of this port were confined 
to the operations of the Indians who live in the vicinity, but with the 
growth of the place during the years covered by this report more atten- 
tion was given to developing the fishing business. A fishing and 
canning company under the name of the Port Angeles Packing Com- 
pany was organized in 1892, a small cannery was built, and $10,000 was 
invested in the plant. The business was started too late in the season 
to do more than prepare for the ensuing year. 
Two small vessels and several boats were engaged in the line and 
gill-net fisheries of this place, the catch, consisting of cultus-cod, hali- 
but, and salmon, being marketed at Port Townsend or Seattle, when 
not sold locally. Fish of numerous varieties are fairly abundant at 
most seasons of the year, and the port has one of the best harbors in 
this region. It would therefore appear that with the further growth 
of the country the fisheries will receive more attention. In 1891 and 
1892 the following quantities of fish were taken by the fishermen of 
Port Angeles and the immediate vicinity, including some Indian fisher- 
men of Elwha Creek, located 6 miles west of Port Angeles: 
1891. + 1892. 
Species. 
Pounds. | Value.| Pounds. | Value. 
BERET aetna = naan aa cise micas ote eeatetwecisdasaclendeeds <ee'me 30, 000 $600 46, 000 $870 
MCRREDTG ee cctenta a can satanab Scam Sh cide t= tnlaw eee tke ceeico wu bn etic 25, 000 1, 000 34, 000 1, 180 
okt Spe Oot ASS Roe Se Roe Bene D oe EO ee POCO oes 35, 000 1, 050 50, 000 1, 480 
Sita eee otter aintlae atte ola cinidalc wiciiu(nnGacloupiecide onmbintatewnic sis ct 90, 000 2, 650 130, 000 3, 530 
Dungeness.—Dungeness is a settlement composed for the most part of 
Indians, with only a few white families. The section is rough and 
mountainous, the harbor is shallow, and the conditions do not appear 
favorable for a great increase in the fisheries. Some little fishing is 
carried on from canoes, with hooks and lines, by Clallam Indian men 
and women. Any surplus catch, which is seldom made, finds a market 
at Seattle. The quantity taken varies but little from year to year, and 
in 1892 was about as follows: 
Species. Pounds. | Value. 
co Uren wae Sata ee Sieh nd 0 RTE Ss Ss ote oe 125,000 | $3, 750 
SRN ATC) DLAC K- COWELL 0d anaes bens cascwelwsizc so cae cede mvidubta stuns cmmelcweau can 30, 000 1, 000 
(7 SL CY SS ce a eee MST Win ctajas!areiniata a « Kloten Sin aicetes eee eats aa wel 50, 000 1, 500 
ME ARR eM Ser Say a ve a / 205,000 | 6, 250 
