SALMON FISHERIES OF PACIFIC COAST. 



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50-foot runway in the center of the stream should be kept clear of 

 nets so as to allow the fish an opportunity to reach the spawning beds 

 in the lake. 



In Willapa Harbor the run was fair. 



On the Columbia River the catch was not as large as in 1908, which 

 was due partly to the shortening of the open fishing season. 



STATISTICS BY COUNTIES. 



Persons employed. — The total number of persons employed was 

 9,517, of which the large majority were whites. 



Persons Employed in the Salmon Fisheries op Washington, by Counties and 



Nationalities, in 1909. 



