FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST IN_ 1899, She 
Table of persons employed. 
How engaged. No. 
COLA SAGE TTS O17 Pare Sept Soe: SE a ee ee eee LE eee Ieee ae | 243 
OUBVESSe Stra NS POLED Se. at ie es Oe Sivan nee get rar hoe tne: ee Meee a ne ae 301 
MES WORKERS MOMLES emesis. oo ac 2. NER Cecio eee ep eee ee one ae or ae ws We Oe OA eae 5, 073 
COMESNOTEMINIGHNNERIES: (CLG <22. 2.255 See ae ee ee a ee he en We) ene te gy 4, 294 
BIG Deal eavereree apcice rc Gt stale x cena. sha es SNe aa See ae ae a tinea ee ee ees 9,911 
Table of products. 
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Species. Lbs. Value, Species. Lbs. Value. 
Blac@kacoduss-cse2.-c-62.- 163, 500 $4,475 |) Salmon—continued. | 
Gaitielnicn ena ae joeoeeee | 105, 700 2,114 Silver, fresh. ........ | 20,606,686 | $364,287 
Wod*salted* ss. 522522. 930, 000 28,250 || Silver, salted........ | 21, 000 630 
@ultus-code a2 en 2e eet 91, 000 | 1,530 Steelhead ........... 1, 507, 465 69, 242 
1M Kojbbaxe (-1e:}>y ee eee 28, 000 560 || Salmon trout........-. 44, 000 3, 080 
ali uitreees ss eee sae 6, 860, 640 NOT 2200 SCa PASS ssck. Ss cerens 5, 000 150 
LCTTIN PsA cee yee cee ene 424, 000 22890) Ws WAGhsadiccccs ccs ae 85, 000 ga (5) 
Perch ase toe ok | 43, 000 WHOA SDVCIL cae. ee 54 ane foe 937, 000 9,810 
ROCK fish secesas2o2 cic 72, 000 1,440 || Sturgeon 89, 685 3, 907 
Salmon: Oysters]. 2-22.46 22222 *5, 901, 2 ae 174, 567 
Blueback, fresh...... 41, 931, 194 ales elon? SR ON Eh one eee () royods 23, 248 
Blueback, salted .... 70, 000 2: 801) || MMIUSSCI]S% 20006 c22c 2%. one eae 240 
Chinook, fresh....... 10, 702, 189 Sol eO || Cras eco ccsecee ae 274, 696 11,119 
Chinook, salted... .. 118, 220 o.91t || Shrimps 8. 2-.ce 6 ccc. 19, 600 1, 960 
DMogeireshi-ss 2.5.52: j 109, 940 || Fur-seal pelts......... 375 1,000 
Wosssalted! ans. a. 446 || Whale oil ............. 15, 000 300 
Humpback, fresh. 18, 579, 907 133, 059 
Humpback, salted. 1, 266, 093 81, 653 Total 52s sexe see 120,587,726 | 2,871,458 
* 98,355 bushels. ; 18,174 pers 
COUNTIES AND FISHING WATERS. 
The State of Washington is much favored in its numerous waterways 
of both fresh and salt water. Throughout the interior there are many 
small streams and lakes of considerable size, well supplied with trout 
and other fine fish. Some of these waters are favorite resorts for 
sportsmen, while many are isolated and seldom visited, except by the 
few natives residing in the vicinity. 
The commercial fisheries up to the present time have been confined 
to fishing in 19 of the 34 counties of the State. These 19 counties bor- 
der the Pacific or its arms that are near the coast, the Washington side 
of the Columbia River being the only exception, and on that stream 
the bulk of the fishing has been near the coast. 
With the decline in the salmon fisheries of the Columbia River more 
attention has been given to the waters of the northwestern portion of 
the State, whose fisheries show a remarkable growth within the past 
few years. These waters, which in 1899 produced nearly one-third 
of the salmon catch of the world, are generally known as Puget Sound, 
although this also embraces Admiralty Inlet and portions of the Straits 
of Juan de Fuca and of the Gulf of Georgia. Although the salmon 
is by far the most important, many other species of fish are taken all 
through the year, forming important items in the fish products of the 
State. 
F. C. 1901——33 
