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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

  amount 
  being 
  sent 
  to 
  the 
  Sandwich 
  Islands. 
  The 
  catch 
  of 
  this 
  vessel 
  

   in 
  1895 
  was 
  112,000 
  codfish 
  of 
  an 
  average 
  gross 
  weight 
  of 
  12 
  pounds 
  

   each, 
  the 
  aggregate 
  weight 
  being 
  444,500 
  pounds 
  net, 
  and 
  1,344,000 
  

   gross. 
  A 
  crew 
  of 
  21 
  is 
  carried, 
  14 
  of 
  whom 
  fish 
  with 
  hand 
  lines 
  from 
  

   dories, 
  one 
  man 
  to 
  each 
  boat. 
  The 
  vessel 
  provides 
  board, 
  hooks, 
  lines, 
  

   and 
  all 
  necessary 
  outfit, 
  and 
  pays 
  the 
  fishermen 
  $25 
  per 
  1,000 
  fish 
  for 
  

   all 
  codfish 
  caught. 
  Seven 
  men 
  who 
  do 
  not 
  leave 
  the 
  vessel 
  are 
  paid 
  

   by 
  the 
  month 
  as 
  follows: 
  One 
  Salter, 
  $65 
  per 
  month; 
  one 
  splitter, 
  -SGO 
  

   per 
  month; 
  one 
  cook, 
  $55 
  per 
  month; 
  four 
  men 
  who 
  dress 
  the 
  fish, 
  $25 
  

   a 
  month. 
  These 
  seven 
  men 
  also 
  fish 
  over 
  the 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  vessel 
  when 
  

   they 
  have 
  time, 
  they 
  receiving 
  the 
  same 
  price 
  for 
  their 
  catch 
  as 
  the 
  

   other 
  fishermen 
  in 
  addition 
  to 
  their 
  regular 
  wages. 
  The 
  captain 
  is 
  

   paid 
  a 
  percentage 
  on 
  the 
  amount 
  of 
  fish 
  caught 
  during 
  the 
  voyage. 
  

  

  SAN 
  JUAN 
  COUNTY. 
  

  

  This 
  county, 
  consisting 
  of 
  a 
  group 
  of 
  islands, 
  none 
  of 
  which 
  is 
  con- 
  

   nected 
  with 
  the 
  main 
  sliore, 
  is 
  of 
  interest, 
  because 
  the 
  islands 
  lie 
  on 
  the 
  

   route 
  of 
  the 
  salmon 
  as 
  they 
  come 
  in 
  from 
  the 
  Pacific 
  and 
  migrate 
  to 
  

   the 
  rivers 
  along 
  the 
  coast. 
  This 
  valuable 
  fishing-ground 
  uj) 
  to 
  1894 
  

   was 
  almost 
  entirely 
  neglected. 
  In 
  that 
  year 
  a 
  salmon 
  cannery 
  was 
  

   located 
  at 
  Friday 
  Harbor 
  Island, 
  the 
  pack 
  being 
  11,000 
  cases 
  in 
  1894 
  

   and 
  25,000 
  cases 
  in 
  1895. 
  Of 
  the 
  fish 
  utilized 
  in 
  the 
  latter 
  year 
  419,900 
  

   pounds 
  were 
  taken 
  in 
  reef 
  nets 
  by 
  the 
  Indians, 
  and 
  a 
  pound 
  net 
  took 
  

   820,810 
  pounds. 
  Other 
  fish, 
  to 
  make 
  the 
  pack 
  of 
  the 
  season, 
  were 
  pur- 
  

   chased 
  at 
  the 
  mouth 
  of 
  Skagit 
  Eiver. 
  

  

  SNOHOMISH 
  COUNTY. 
  

  

  This 
  county 
  has 
  only 
  been 
  represented 
  in 
  the 
  fisheries 
  since 
  1893. 
  

   Since 
  that 
  date 
  they 
  have 
  yearly 
  grown 
  in 
  importance. 
  The 
  catch 
  is 
  

   confined 
  to 
  salmon 
  taken 
  from 
  Snohomish 
  and 
  Stilliguamish 
  rivers. 
  

   The 
  catch 
  of 
  the 
  former 
  is 
  sold 
  at 
  Everett 
  and 
  Snohomish 
  City 
  to 
  agents 
  

   of 
  the 
  Seattle 
  wholesale 
  fish 
  firms, 
  and 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  latter 
  stream 
  is 
  sent 
  

   to 
  the 
  same 
  market 
  by 
  rail. 
  

  

  Snohomish 
  River 
  fishing-grounds 
  cover 
  about 
  20 
  miles 
  of 
  tlie 
  river 
  

   and 
  its 
  branches 
  between 
  Snohomish 
  City 
  and 
  the 
  mouth 
  of 
  the 
  river. 
  

   The 
  several 
  species 
  of 
  salmon 
  and 
  the 
  seasons 
  for 
  their 
  appearance 
  are 
  

   as 
  follows: 
  Chinook, 
  from 
  June 
  10 
  to 
  August 
  15; 
  humpback, 
  the 
  odd 
  

   years, 
  August 
  and 
  Sejitember; 
  a 
  very 
  few 
  bluebacks 
  during 
  September 
  

   and 
  October; 
  from 
  October 
  15 
  to 
  November 
  15 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  run 
  to 
  speak 
  

   of, 
  and 
  fishing 
  is 
  discontinued; 
  silver 
  salmon 
  are 
  taken 
  during 
  Sep- 
  

   tember 
  and 
  October; 
  after 
  November 
  15 
  steelheads 
  are 
  running, 
  and 
  

   are 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  fished 
  for 
  all 
  winter. 
  Steelheads 
  are 
  the 
  most 
  plen- 
  

   tiful 
  and 
  also 
  the 
  most 
  valuable 
  as 
  market 
  fish 
  on 
  account 
  of 
  their 
  

   standing 
  long 
  transportation 
  better 
  than 
  other 
  species. 
  The 
  catch 
  is 
  

   all 
  made 
  by 
  set 
  and 
  drift 
  gill 
  nets 
  of 
  9, 
  7, 
  and 
  5f 
  inch 
  mesh, 
  three 
  sets 
  of 
  

   nets 
  being 
  required 
  in 
  taking 
  the 
  several 
  species. 
  Fishermen 
  usually 
  

   have 
  two 
  nets 
  set 
  while 
  they 
  drift 
  with 
  another. 
  

  

  The 
  prices 
  received 
  by 
  the 
  fishermen 
  were, 
  for 
  steelhead, 
  3 
  cents 
  a 
  

  

  