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GEOGBAPHICAL REVIEW OF THE FISHERIES. 



1805. Their outlit consists of four whale-boats, two of wLicli are worth $150 each, and the others 

 $175 and $200 respectively. They also have two swivel guns, made in England, and worth, when 

 new, $200 each, and two bomb guns, made in New Haven, and worth $50 each. Their bomb 

 lances are made in Norway, and the harpoons are manufactured by G. W. Proctor, of San Marco. 

 The entire outfit is worth from $1,000 to $1,500. 



The other camp, at Whaler's Point, consists of twenty-one men, all of whom, save one Amer- 

 ican, are from the Azores, as are the men at the other whaling station. They own three boats of 

 New Bedford make. The other items of their outfit are identical with those of San Simeon, the 

 whole being worth about $1,500. This company was established in 18G8 or 38G9. The men 

 belonging to both companies are discharged in summer and a new set is hired in the fall. Since 

 1865 whales have been scarce and shy. 



Table showing the catch of whales at San Simeon since 1865. 



At Whaler's Point in 1878 eleven whales were taken; in 1879, nine. The season of 1880 began 

 very poorly. 



There was a whale fishery carried on at Point Surbut some years ago, but it is now abandoned. 



Statement of the fisheries of San Luis Olispo and Santa Barbara Counties, shotting the number of fishermen, the amount of 



capital invested, and the quantities and values of the products. 



