FISHERIES OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 
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Table showing the yield of the fisheries of Illinois in 1899—Continued. 
Black bass. Buffalo-fish. Carp, German. Cat-fish. 
Apparatus and ees E a 
eer: Lbs. |Value.| Lbs. | Value.| Lbs. | Value. | Lbs. Value. 
Seines: 
Mississippi River... 9, 895 $712 491, 734 | $13, 027 920, 066 | $18, 115 83,326 | $4, 257 
OBIOMRIVEL? cc occciss | cicee aici | soo aecee 2,725 160 1,795 73 1,201 | 88 
Tilinois River ....-. 52,570 | 4,722 | 1,061,326 | 29,006 | 4,787,630 | 120,074 | 394,538 | 14, 258 
SANSAMOMRIVEr sl -cec cisislce|s ance occ 5, 000 | 150 20, 000 600! \2es2eeeecealeaeceeee 
KAS KASIM RLVeLe ale. cnictwiacels pecs 15, 400 | 688 2,700 119 5,500 | 310 
Totalezes..c-- 2. 62,465 | 5,434 | 1,576,185 43, 031 | 5, 732,191 | 138, 981 484,560 | 18,908 
Trammel nets: | | | | 
Mississippi River... 2,345 184 318,713 | 7,410 191, 4380 3,495 | 32, 745 1, 676 
Illinois River ...... 1, 000 100 61,300 | 1,737] 197,238 | 5,305 87414 | 350 
SAN GAMOMARIVCLs< [sec ciereisiale iss esis 1, 000 | 30 3, 000 OO ste scioees|iae see eee 
WialbashtRiver;.csc|c.osesece |asacsese 575 Dn see oaaen eel oe ereeroelececee tmecalceceears 
Totals se saeeeas 3, 845 284 381, 588 9).212, 391, 668 8, 850 41,159 2,026 
Fyke nets: | cae 
Mississippi River...} 6, 254 334 | 682,603 | 17,595 | 300,287) 5,629] 147,467) 7,715 
Ohio: Rivers..scon: 660 71 65,265 | 3, 106 11, 651 529 27,682 | 1,492 
Illinois River ...... 46,459 | 4,091 | 1,160,626 | 32,156 | 3,282,054) 85,961 274,950 | 10,472 
San SaMNoOne RVers. ssa eects |seeeee se 14, 200 526 18, 000 600: ove eRe aleeetose 
Wabash River ..... 747 67 2, 800 134 1,396 58 10, 341 | 502 
Kaskaskia Riveriice|s-ss-c2o-5)-ses5-5¢ 18, 916 558 1, 550 66 4, 383 246 
Big Muddy River.. 440 45 5, 200 260 1, 555 78 2,500 | 200 
ROU Sete ste 54,560 | 4,608 | 1,944,510 | 54,335 | 3,616,493 | 92, 921 467,323 | 20, 627 
Gill nets: 
MITVOISSRAVEL Sate) 52 chee | amicfe aie oi 20, 000 400 | 40, 000 800) scccc calalecinaaeae 
Pound nets: 
Mississippi River... 250 20 | 10, 545 300 7, 665 219 2,300 | 149 
Set lines: f. 
Mississippi River... -| Bae Are. | aT Nee 71, 603 2,098 27, 250 565 189,565 | 10,363 
Ohio IRV CD ree ats aeicee aie ects ss cisiescr= 34, 510 1,741 1, 082 46 46, 060 3, 148 
Illinois River ...-.-. | 500 40 — 1, 100 27 77, 065 1,818 222, 428 7, 032 
Kankakee River...) 1, 410 TANG reine < ioml| Setaisteve ste 1, 900 57 4, 925 242 
SangamonuRivier.:|-j<5.- «ce |-- sce ert Sete | A Ere ee RR Se IS ge ee 8, 200 | 368 
WisiDaSh@Rivier: 2. cealencs coc ccc | ates ss | 2, 360 181 315 18 14,940 | 1,150 
KaskaskialRiverssc)|-.s-20 «sc|seecen—e oepen (Raped Ae are bee oer lear outta com oae cscs 4,100 | 225 
Big Muddy River ..|..........|...--.-- 1, 000 50 150 8 2, 600 | 208 
Totalese sce. 1,910 181 | 110,573} 4,097 | 107,712] 2,612 | 492,818) 23,336 
Drift lines: oul 
MESSISSIPDINRUVCGer al ences 'sc.cr esa 1, 900 at kl eens (eee 13, 000 | 759 
ODIOFRIV Ea sose cee a|Soccuse ose '\eesses 4, 500 UGO \icsenetens ccleciienccce 3, 020 | 108 
MOtaleemaczAc oss saccie saoclnsisoesas 6, 400 Dial. coc eens since Bemse 16, 020 867 
Hand lines: | 
Illinois River ...... 2, 050 Pe leccyare srereys sia iere(eterere ate’ eteyetcharefatetsletelf= atetamtorsiors | 620 35 
Kankakee River ... 600 60a eeteascmicte lsccwice ses |(seisemine atc |ltansletisice | Saeeweedesaleaeclectts 
Wabash River ..... 1, 000 NOOB hae so dees eae See. see a Goce en ee | PEA AEREABHA a eer 
Rota ee oie to2e SRCBONINNOI DN Coos rote. ieee BRS tts atlas | 620 35 
Traps: | | 
MMOISFRIVEN =. so. 1s\- ose ce seem ae |se cee a seeee lao tami = SRR e ASR Ani | 43,975 | 1,698 
San camo Riv ersca| ise sceera sees cae |i ce jecemiens -e Sel eesti: | 18, 800 | 752 
aCsisksskia, River ..-|.-..-s20-\eeesee 625 32 | 470 24| 1,300 78 
iBipsvinid dy. Rivers. |osa=-cce ee |ee eee 515 26 | 300 15 740 59 
Motels che oes [Pirate 69) eee 1,140 58 | 770 39 64,815 | 2,587 
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Total by waters: 
Mississippi River... 18,744 | 1,250 | 1,576,998 | 40,544 | 1,446,698 | 27,983 468,403 | 24,919 
Ohio River......... 660 71 107,000 | 5,167 14, 478 648 77,963 | 4,836 
Illinois River ...... 102, 579 9,108 | 2, 304, 352 63, 326 | 8,383, 987 | 218, 958 944,920 | 34, 440 
Kankakee River... 2,010 Od EERE ease rmeersciee 1, 900 57 4, 925 242 
SAN SAMONURIVEL secon c--cmcc| osc cccee 20, 200 706 41, 000 1, 290 27, 000 1, 120 
Wabash River ..... 1,747 167 5, 735 350 1,711 76 25, 281 1, 652 
(Kaskaskia Rivers «<\|seee-0<cecl|s<sesece 29, 941 1, 278 4, 720 209 15, 283 859 
Big Muddy River .. 440 45 6,715 336 2,005 101 | 5, 840 467 
Grand total ....| 126,180 | 10,842 | 4,050,941 | 111,707 | 9,896,499 | 244,322 | 1,569,615 | 68, 5385 
