FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST IN 1899. 543 
Summary, by apparatus, of the yield of the fisheries of Oregon in 1899. 
Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. | Apparatus and species. | Lbs. Value. 
| Seet| 
Gill nets: Wheels: | 
ISU cig ah oVe¢ see See 7,120 $107 Salmon: | 
Salmon: | Blueback ....5.....<.-| 283,264 | $10,968 
Bluebacks. s. 2 s:2s2 61, 504 1, 935 || Chinook... 522 2. | 889, 445 43, 993 
@HIN OOK 22c0<0 2-2 11, 678, 358 540, 480 |) Domes: HS oe as | 7, 843 | 39 
D0) 9 Se eee ae 712, 100 | 3, 560 SUINGR ess seecisascse = | 26, 662 | 748 
SUV ETFs :dacis Sawied.cc.naie,< 4, 428, 867 | 81, 706 Steelhead............ 256, 827 7,373 
Steelhead............. 448, 025 21, 287 SHAdes Meee sooo 2,000 | 20 
STO Lae Aas iohic cc -/a:0 2 aap 20, 000 | 100 |} = Soe SHES SS 
| TO UH ese eee eee 1,466, 041 | 63, 141 
iin es | 17,355,974 | 649,175 || 
Fyke nets: | 
Seines: | Neem Oat-fishie Se soe 54,360 | 1, 087 
WMlOUMGeTSce- 22 os seis 3, 522 | 53 || Trawls: | | 
ROUT Sweeer seat wes ta 12, 000 240 18 02100 0) 01 RRS ops eer eos oe bee 17,000 | 1, 360 
12{e1 Kel oY, tees ee eee 6, 360 | 95 | 
Salmon: | Hoop nets: 
Blueback............. 171, 503 | 5, 874 Crapseemeces eee eee 79, 260 | 1, 635 
Chinook, fresh ......- 788, 567 55, 339 Crawhshos cease 116, 400 7, 760 
Chinook, salted ...... 2,400 75 je | eee 
DOG eeeeae sossecctes 7,418 37 |! Total $266 2.2 Ste oe 195, 660 9,395 
SIIVGie  secatee toes = sic 493, 058 | 8, 820 
SLeClUNend saeeeemer cee 279, 986 | 18, 452 | Crab pots, dip nets, guns: | 
Shade Se nes ecctsae ees Re 30, 000 | 3007))* sCrabsSast-626..2oceeece | 31, 344 | 980 
Smelt sateen cewch caewcees 8, 000 | 240 | Salmon, chinook ..._-_- | 12,000 | 480 
Sea-lion PCliS.2.-.2.00- | 18,000 | 720 
Motalieeceee = beoe. 1,802,814 | 84,525 | Sea-lion oil ...22 222022. | 750 35 
Sea-lion trimmings....|.........-.. | 135 
Pound nets: | —— ——— — 
Salmon: Potel vec ..2 0s osee | 62,094} ~—-2, 350 
Blueback 62, 912 2,516 | 
Chinook... 376, 440 | 18,921 | Tongs, hoes, ete.: 
WORE zee: 62, 254 | 312 (las! Set pees enc accces | 979, 290 | 9, 434 
SUING at See eRe 205, 788 | 6, 007 OVSUCTS diac oe2ecc cen oe 59, 100 | 1, 625 
Steelhead ............- 118, 684 | 5, 902 
SS otal ccase cee ee 2 | 1,038, 390 | 11, 059 
Motels Case <2 826, 078 33, 658 —— ——! 
Grand total........ | 22,818,411 | 855,750 
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Clatsop County.—This county has many natural advantages for the 
prosecution of the fisheries. Located at the outlet of the Columbia 
River, and bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, it is near valu- 
able fishing grounds, with rail and water facilities for shipment. For 
many years the business, which centered at Astoria, was almost exclu- 
sively based on the salmon. Before the Alaska salmon fisheries were 
developed Astoria was the headquarters of the canned-salmon business 
of the United States. Of late years the industry has declined with the 
catch of salmon, although capital has been freely used and an increased 
quantity of apparatus employed in the endeavor to regain the former 
amount of business. 
The following tables show the capital : and products of Clatsop County 
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for 1899 as compared with those of 1895: 
Items. 1895. 1899. 
Capi tall ener ree es or 2. aoa hike Bete eee ee oe cach ease gua $1,809,100 | $2,583,526 
WVU COTpprOGuCtSies 2. 1. 2555,~a/018 oan Senios Meee hemes are : $1, 040, 480 $639, 153 
ETD OVCCS preter ates sera ex ninivisiaje «ic a = aioe Je moe cee wine ee memoeee orem emaeuee 3, 908 3,470 
