COST OP CANNERIES, ETC., IN OREGON. 



Thirty-five canneries, about $25,000 each $875,000 



Eight hundred boats in the Cohirabia Eiver, $325 each 260,000 



Eight hundred nets in the Columbia Eiver, $300 each 240,000 



Total $1,375,000 



Nets in the Columbia River are about three hundred fathoms each. Number of boats, at five 

 canneries not on tlie Columbia River, not known. Some of the canneries employ small steamers 

 to collect salmon from the boats. Some few of the canneries on the Columbia River have cost 

 from $50,000 to $60,000 each. About six thousand persons are employed in the canneries and 

 fishing boats in Oregon, two-thirds of whom are Chinese. Average size of salmon when dressed 

 for canning, fifteen pounds. The run of salmon in Oregon, except on the Columbia River, does 

 not commence until August, and the catch at those places will not be known until late in the 

 year. 



STATEMENT OF SALMON CANNED IN OREGON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND ALASKA, IN EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND 



SEVENTY-EIGHT. 



One cannery at Sitka, Alaska — cases 2,750 



One cannery at Prince of Wales Island, Alaska — cases 5,000 



One cannery at Skeena River, British Columbia — cases Unknown. 



Seven canneries at Eraser River, British Columbia — cases 120,000 



One cannery at Puget Sound, Washington Territory — cases Closed. 



One cannery at Gray's Harbor, Washington Territory — cases 5,420 



Thirty canneries at Columbia River, Oregon — cases 445,000 



Two canneries at Siuslaw River, Oregon — cases 10,300 



Two canneries at Umpqua River, Oregon — cases 8,100 



One cannery at Rogue River, Oregon — cases 8,000 



Forty-seven canneries — total cases 604,670 



Average value, $5 40 per case, or $3,264,578. 



IN EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-NINE. 



One cannery at Sitka — reported cases 7,000 



One cannery at Prince of Wales Island — cases 7,000 



One cannery at Skeena River — cases Unknown. 



Seven canneries at Eraser River — cases 15,000 



One cannery at Puget Sound — cases 1,300 



One cannery at Gray's Harbor — cases Unknown. 



Thirty canneries at Columbia River — reported cases 438,000 



Two canneries at Sinslaw River — cases Unknown. 



Two canneries at Umpqua River — cases Unknown. 



One cannery at Rogue River — cases Unknown. 



Forty-seven canneries — total cases 468,300 



Average value, $4 30 per case, or $2,013,690. 



The catch at Gray's Harbor, Sinslaw, Umpqua, and Rogue Rivers is had in September, Octo- 

 ber, and November. 



STATEMENT OP SALMON TAKEN FROM THE SACRAMENTO AND SAN JOAQUIN RIVERS, FROM SEPTEMBER 

 FIFTEENTH, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN, TO AUGUST FIRST, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND 

 SEVENTY-EIGHT. 



65,046 loose salmon, weighing 1,626,150 pounds. 



808 baskets and sacks of salmon, weighing 81,(150 pounds. 



2,361 boxes of salmon, weighing 170,715 pounds. 



44 barrels of salmon, weighing 8,700 pounds. 



48,794 cases canned salmon, weighing 3,330,000 pounds. 



Total, say 304,411 salmon, weighing 5,216,615 pounds. 



4,460 sturgeon, weighing 334,500 pounds. 



