THE GREAT LAKES FISHERIES IN 1899. 583 
Comparative table showing the apparatus and capital employed in the fisheries of the Great 
Lakes in 1880, 1885, 1890, 1893, and 1899—Continued., 
Vessels and Pound nets 13 : ane Other | Shore 
StS: Seines. ’ : 
Lakes and boats. and trap nets Galuet oat appa- | property | Total in- 
years, nl | sz = ratus, |and cash} vestment. 
No. | Value. | No. | Value. | No. /|Value. | No. |Value.} value. | capital. 
St. Clair: | | | | | 
1SCOMee- 59] 88. 000icc-20: eee | 180 $1,080 42} $6,000 $1,500, $24,000) $40, 580 
18855 Sci: 215 7,457 57| $12, 550 23 160 34) 8,825) 3,819 218, 270 251, 081 
L890 Ee Soe. 166; 28,775 3 9, 450 814 9,418 28) 6,240 5, 580 150, 682 210, 145 
1893 sts =. 211) = 18, 728) Ol 7, 400 380! 4,260) 20) 3,025) 2,346) 206,672) 240,076 
- $6900 e 188} 3,770] 5] 1,050 60 600| 13] 1,255 915} 46,945] 54,585 
Erie: | 
NSS 0E ean = 602) 83,880) 758) 233,600, 5,775 22, 500 18| 32; 800) 8, 645 163, 675 515, 100 
TSS Ne eee 1,536] 298,757) 1,028) 259,785) 22,644! 75,507} 71] 8,320} 72,205} 847,564) 1,562, 138 
S90 S322 < 1,449} 520, 033) 1,893} 548,100) 49,320 169,513} 44) 5,305) 70,601) 1,502,750} 2, 816, 302 
1c} Beare 1,146) 424,227 1,783] 439,060; 35,369 164, 683 47| 4,440) 23, 339) 1, 423, 017} 2, 506, 842 
‘ 1k:|!) RARE 980} 435, Bai 1,724} 329,500) 41,678) 229,182) 104) 8,390) 19,362) 1,614,677) 2,720, 554 
ntario: 
1SS00 en -- 167 13,100! 34} 14,000, 6,000} 20,000; 9) 1,950)........ 5,000) 54,050 
S852 hz 467 20,448} 350) 19,445) 4,722) 23,952 69| 3,177; 12,627 56, 100 135, 749 
S90 Ree See 376 31, 162 288} 24,577 2,345) 18,110 2h 656, 10, 361 38, 667 123, 533 
1893 rsa 177 9, 619) 77 2,310) 9 1,185 8, 794 7| 175, 2,240 32, 250, 56, 131 
1899 eo a: ais | 289 9,482) 145) 5,850; 1,187) 18,674) 24 420) 7,194 38, 640 80, 350 
All lakes: = — = | 
LS80rs scene 1,929) 285,500 1,500) 497,400) 44,544] 214,200, 148) 20,400} 15,300 313,175) 1,345, 975 
US8de soc 4,700] 868, 669) 2, 966) 726,490) 96, 906] 539,936) 304] 30,192) 126, 363) 2, 228, 431| 4, 520, 081 
1890 Fee 226 8,838] 968,474) 3, 750} 949, 957) 101, 555) 498,096; 154) 17, 236] 109, 920| 2,819,061) 5, 362,774 
S98 22-2252 4, 050/1, 032, 241) 3, 743] 802,078) 104,988) 670,572) 117) 10,735} 61,160) 3,199, 955) 5, 899, 270 
S90 See a 3,489} 887, 416) 3, 837] 660, 408] 105, 687| 690,518} 162) 11,298) 66,002) 4,159, 103, 6,617, 716 
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Comparative table showing the products of the fisheries of the Great Lakes in 1880, 1885, 
1890, 1893, and 1899. 
White-fish. Trout. Herring. | Sturgeon. | All others. Total. 
Lakes and | : as aa —— : é 
eo Lbs. Lbs. | Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Value, 
Superior: | 
A880. <2. 3. 2, 257, 000 1, 464, 750 34;000' |. sc%e22 208% 60, 875 3,816,625 | $118,370 
1885.22 2-2 4,571, 947 3, 488, 177 324, 680 182, 760 258, 416 8, 825, 980 291, 523 
SOU He a 3, 213, 176 2, 613, 378 199; 121: 47, 482 42,835 6, 115, 992 220, 968 
1893 ses 55 2, 732, 270 4, 342, 122 660, 272 62, 052 300, 211 8, 096, 927 252, 107 
1899 Rezo: 693, 191 3,115, 169 1, 125, 478 4,415 488, 401 5, 429, 654 150, 862 
Michigan: | 
1880......] 12, 030, 400 2,659,450 | 3,050,400 | 3,839, 600 1, 562, 025 23, 141, 875 668, 400 
USSHeeceae 8, 682, 986 6, 431, 298 3,312,493 | 1,406,678 3, 684, 693 23,518, 148 878,788 
S90 Ss 5, 455, 079 $, 364, 167 6, 082, 082 946, S97 5, 586, 041 26, 484, 266 830, 465 
89S ecc = 2,330, 060 8, 216, 920 11, 580, 895 311, 780 8, 308. 100 30, 747, 755 $28, 611 
SOO Raa 1,510, 364 5, 488, 947 21,573, 716 108, 279 5, 818, 690 34, 499, 996 876, 743 
Huron: 
1tetel Ws Sane 2,700,778 2,084, 500 | 246, 800 204, 000 1,969, 195 7, 205, 273 195, 277 
1885...... 1, 425, 380 2,539,780 | 1, 265, 650 215, 500 6,010, 860 11, 457, 170 276, 397 
IS90z2ee=- 1, 004, 094 1, 505, 619 2,514, 551 365, 718 4, 666, 399 10, 056, 381 221, 067 
1893-5251. aalr(opare 3,4389.575 | 2, 758, 628 79, 553 4, 608, 311 12, 064, 338 306, 381 
809. sees 592, 308 1,887,101 | 3,699, 807 30, 497 6,208,614 | 12,418,327 308, 078 
St. Clair 
1880 Estersie 77, 922 jabocoeceeasos | 250, 700 998, 500 523, 805 | 1, 850, 927 36, 273 
TSB5. cone chee asa betes he Serco | 1,208, 150 227,780 708, 740 2,185,795 40, 193 
1890. . =... 238, 764 244, 847 490, 334 309, 003 1, 711, 623 2,994, 571 73,577 
1893 25 =<is 50, 950 72, 000 140, 112 54, 106 1, 497, 143 1,814, 311 46, 030 
i Ce eanee 69, 902 GOROMS eee ache cs 7,600 431, 650 | 579, 067 23, 864 
trie | 
ICED E eee 3, 333, 800 26,200 | 11,774,400 | 1,970,000 | 11,982, 900 29, 087, 300 474, 880 
SSD. e252 3,531, 855 106, 900 19, 354, 900 4, 727, 950 23, 734, 912 51, 456, 517 1, 109, 096 
1890 = S25. 2,341, 451 121,420 | 38, 868, 283 2,078, 907 21, 440, 812 64, 850, 873 1, 000, 905 
1893. ase 1, 292, 410 203, 132 20,9381, 076 793, 800 19, 747, 907 42, 968, 325 | 805, 979 
S99 Tease 2,066, 314 32, 024 33, 427, 797 789,402 | 22,078, 327 58, 393, 864 | 1,150, 895 
Ontario 
880522252 1, 064, 000 569, 700 Cop BPA by 545, 283 849, 800 3, 640, 000 159, 700 
USSHi eae 90, 711 20, 510 403, 585 386, 974 1, 496, 686 2, 398, 466 95, 869 
1S90F S25: 148, 771 41, 010 598, 978 541, 752 2,115, 937 3, 446, 448 124, 786 
W893 seas. 45, 380 6, 204 164, 998 125, 293 586, 140 928, 015 31,510 
S99 esa. 161, 935 15, 482 86, 778 189, 155 1, 953, 032 2, 406, 332 100, 997 
All lakes: ; = : = 
1B80 R222 - = 21, 463, 900 6,804,600 | 15,967,517 | 7,557,383 | 16,948, 600 68,742,000 | 1,652, 900 
T8852 eee 18, 344, 004 12,586,665 | 25, 869, 458 7, 147, 642 35, 894, 307 99, 842,076 | 2,691, 866 
1890-2 = 55. 12,401,385 | 12,890,441 | 48,753,349 | 4,289,759 | 35,563,647 | 118,898,531 | 2,471, 768 
SOR meee 7,629,341 | 16,279,953 | 36,235,981 | 1,426,584 | 35,047,812 | 96,619,671 | 2,270,618 
US99E <n... 5,094,014 | 10,611,588 | 59,913,576 | 1,129,348 | 36,978,714 | 113,727,240 | 2,611,439 
Note.—In the above table caviar and other secondary products are omitted except for 1893 and 
1899. In 1880, 1885, and 1890 bluefin, longjaw,and Menominee in Lake Michigan and Menominee in 
Lake Huron are included with white-fish. In 1893 and 1899 bluefin in Lake Superior, bluefin and 
Menominee in Lake Michigan, and Menominee in Lake Huron are included with ‘‘All others,”’ and 
longjaw in Lake Michigan with herring. 
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