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much more extensive than those of any of the other lakes, yielded 
products valued at $1,150,895; Lake Michigan, $876,743; Lake 
Huron, $308,078; Lake Superior, $150,862; Lake Ontario, $101,040; 
Lake St. Clair, St. Clair and Detroit rivers, $23,864. 
The following tables show the persons, apparatus, and capital 
employed in the fisheries of the Great Lakes in 1899, and the quan- 
tity and value of the fishery products: 
Fisheries of the Great Lakes, 1899, 
Lake St.Clair, 
Lake Superior. | Lake Michigan. | Lake Huron. St. Clair and 
Items. Detroitrivers. 
No. Value. No. Value. | No. Netae: No. |Value. 
Persons employed -.-- ---- G13) eee 3 ya le 1: 24h Serene Ad coe 
Vessels and outfits___-._-- 10 |$51, 604 80 | $254,905 2) \$50,045) |b se esc leee eee 
Monnares ee tcc s22 2-2 <-2 ily |\eeeseee- 1 [3 2 ene ee 2000 | ees ace eee eee 
BOM tS Sa sea eek sess oseee 305 | 27,245 1,098 67, 968 527 | 40,835 188 | $3,770 
Semmes se) eee ee.. S seer ee | 1 50 11 510 i) 673 13h ee 255 
Gallimetss ce. ceveece eee ek 7,229 | 99,288 49,857 | 288,395 5, 676 | 54, 384 60 600 
Pound netsand trap nets- 162 | 25,820 805 | 186,349 996 {111,839 5 | 1,050 
hy ke@snOts 2o2sc2=5-2-2- 225. 15 150 1,477 23, 627 BOSal Goes eee teste 
NOSE oe ees ane ee eee eee 588 |__..-- pao Ailateh | gaeee eee BYU See ee 644 
@ther apparatus. <=... .---|2. .cs+i.s- SAU Ee cscee eee DOOM Eee eseeer ee PANO) | ai ae 271 
Shoreand accessor 22) ae a Wee ees HU 025) |eceetosee.- 8695629) | ee aeeenee 148, 489 |....-.-- 26, 945 
erty fesse Set 
Cash Peanitall Lonel eases | 28 Bes reece OO OU eee ke oe 1,218,200 |.2-.-...- Py (tata 9,00) ees 20, 000 
Total investment...|.=.-.-...- Shee Som meceeeecae. Panther: 9 A eee 474,953 |....---.| 54,585 
PRODUCTS. Lbs. Wetns. Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value.; Lbs. |Value. 
Black bass. ........-------- erate ae 8, 565 $644. | 5,659 | $396 200 $14 
IBlUenNS 45-222 2-2 72si22--- 435, 060 {$11,317 498, 318 1 TO AE NE Berth el hee tee Bea | eee 
Bullheads) 52. 52-2 ce 2-2. 7, 600 304 53, 452 1,367 141,429 | 4,255 1,200 | 18 
Carp, German ......- lee ee 25, 280 492 6, 369 143 | 8,600 22 
Catfishe 202022 -sccs5. : 8,710 315 432,977 | 12,372 | 16,305 | 611 
Gl Sie seers sees ein ab oeetens soll osc 484 40 861 QO | eae aera | eras 
Herring, fresh). - 2 2-=-<- 886,018 | 6,954 |10, 225,653 | 211,784 | 1,073,957 | 10,696 |....---.|....--- 
Herring, salted ?._....--.-. | 239, 460 4816 11,348,063 | 212,245 | 2,625,850 | 49, 722 |.....---|------- 
Tin etovlaw Vers see 2.25 sos) osce ete ece |e wee 122) 339 886 20, 880 | 1O%G | ease Baas 
Menominee, fresh. ._.- ... |---..---..]. ------- 375, 053 9, 747 TIP AT. | O2k6O7) ban sea eee 
Menominee, salted __...__.|..-.---..-}..------ 144, 030 4,560 24, 060 | S10 eee Sper 
Ber Cee tae ee ee | 3,879 39 | 3,077, 741 57,972 | 2,740,669 | 32,690 | 40,000 | 1,202 
Pike S22. 23 <2 =. -| 15,602 316 87,316 4,490 191, 751 | | 6,995 | 42,365 | 1,795 
Pike perch “(wall ey ed 
Dike) seers eae re 13, 679 495 178, 733 Weopog| ole LO: 516 | 49, 294 1268, 350 | 11,877 
IROCKMDASS] etek ee seccs 934 28 4,161 43 83, 344 | 1,612 | 3,700 217 
Sheepshead -.-......------ leseese ee lines. Seo 55, 372 722 160,646 | 1,009 | 17,050 131 
Sturgeon 3_ I, see 4,415 176 108, 279 7,187 30,497 | 1,268 | 7,600 | 1,352 
Suckers, fr esh _ Snisbe cas GE te 5, 447 57 934, Ge 10, 148 980,695 | 18,502 | 33, 600 325 
Suckers, salted - ee 6, 200 114 109, 136 1,931 P6795.) e884 eases eee es 
SUMS ees eset oe Le ees see Soe (apa eee 61, 062 739 250 4 
Mroute fresh. 222 22sa.- eo. 12, 664, 838 "85, 572. “5, 407, 110 | 241,015 | 1,879,411 | 80,077 | 69,915 | 2,884 
Trout, salted! ..........-.-| 458,331 | 15, 127 81, 837 3, 666 7,690 B46 | bees. 22 || Saeseee 
White bass..........------ Sear ee eae aa 4,380 1462 Bee See ee E, | ae onl | pee 
White-fish, fresh __. ----.- 647,670 | 23,710 | 1,407, 142 68, 025 584, 168 | 31,525 | 69,902 | 3,087 
White-fish, salted________. | 45,521 | 1,837 108, 222 5, 467 8, 140 BBby (Pees ees 
OP Mertis hee ease ea es SS Sele e. oe 7 9 484 21 630 126 
@rawitish ee 2 Sas Pale [ee noes) | Sree 135, 861 oe OG alleen ee ae en |e eee ee | eee cee | eee ee 
EET OOS eee Meee se Scion ee oiacieoal|(easn need ewes mesee heen eeee< 8, 000 GY 0) eee ese 
Mota: ses oc ae se 15, 429, 654 |150, 862 |34,499,996 | 876,743 |12, 418,327 |808,078 |579, 067 | 28, 864 
1 Includes steam tugs and gasoline launches under 5 tons. 
2 Includes *long-jaws”’ and ‘‘chubs.” 
3Sturgeon includes 47 470 pounds of caviar, valued at $30,510, apportioned as follows: Michigan, 
5,044 pounds, $2, 264; Huron, 300 pounds, $195; Lake St. Clair, St. Clair and Detroit rivers, 960 
pounds, $768 ; Erie, 32,365 pounds, $21,122 ; Ontario, 8,801 pounds, $6,161. 
4 Pike perch (Stizostedion vitrewm) is also called blue pike and wall-eyed pike. 
