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REPORT OF 
COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Table showing the yield of the fisheries of Illinois in 1899—Continued. 
, Turtles and ter- 
Yellow perch. Frogs. 5 Mussel shells. 
Apparatus and e . rap. 
waters. | j | 
| Lbs ; Value. Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. 
Set lines: | | 
Ohio River......... | 1,080 ;|° S47 eases eee 
Illinois River ..-.--- 3, 180 DSi lk oen sen Jase lan oee eee 
WabashbeRiver! 22. 2]) S222e Je 730 pt eee Bere riers os 
io tale 820 30) | i-segeaeessle sesesies 4,940 | a3 3 pease eS Viet tereset 
Miscellaneous: 
Mississippl River...) 02s c<cerc ses) oeceee=< 4,422 $536 8, 000 160\ |. 2SSe eon lence eee 
MMTINOIS River: <2. |-<.35 hss 5c |-e cose 26,610 | 3,224 76; 596: ||| 2;.098 ee See eos eee 
DAN PAMO EMI VET: ool 25 ec scott ae oan jes es fees cane *1,300 | EN Bee Oe anos Bee secbs 
MTotal......-----|..--.---.-- aaa 31.032 | 3,760 85/806" |, (2, 984 ce. eee eee 
Total by waters: : 
Mississippi River... eA | 55 4, 422 536 129,735 | 2,375 8,910, 000 | $43, 468 
Ohio River....-..-.. 5,718 DAT. lhetsceyee a Shewio ae 2, 563 TIO os ocean cecels ace eee 
Illinois River.....- 12,700 260 26,610 | 3,224 546,616 | 11,910 |... 3. cacelseeecees 
SANPHMONURIV Cr sa) onan ue oS Sofi eos atlases ee ce) es2 mene 1,300 | AD | ..2.00855. 2232 Romances 
WabashuRiver 2c.) 2.32228505 | pooner el ce ence st hee cece 1, 465 18) |btoe. seaset | Sosae mete 
Grand total .... 19, 939 556 31, 032 3, 760 681,679 | 14,520 8,910,000 | 48, 468 
* Taken by hand. 
Summary, by apparatus and waters, of the fisheries of Illinois in 1899. 
Apparatus and waters. Lbs. Value. Apparatus and waters. Lbs. Value. 
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Seines: | Drift lines: 
Mississippi River .....-. 2, 023, 288 $50,221 | Mississippi River....... 14, 900 | $873 
Ohio River 22.22.66 23, 209 1,343 | Ohio River...........-.. | 7,520 |} 268 
Illinois River........... | 7,679, 045 197, 748 ———————_————— 
Sangamon River ....... 25, 000 750 Total w27.22-.2- eens | 22, 420 | 1,141 
Kaskaskia River ....... 31, 095 1,500 ——- ———— 
——- Hand lines: 
POPE ecactss aes ok 9, 781, 637 251, 562 Illinois River .......... 4, 955 | 304 
Kankakee River....... 1, 050 | 99 
Trammel nets: Wabash River ......... 3, 187 | 298 
Mississippi River....-.-. 667, 044 15, 447 —_— 
Illinois River........--. 308, 688 | 8,546 > TOL esses se eee ee 9,192 | 701 
Sangamon River ....... 4, 000 120 ——— 
Wabash River.......-.-- 1,193 | 72 || Traps: | | 
———_——— Tlinois River ........-. 44,145 | 1,708 
Total Jesse oee eae 980, 925 24, 185 Sangamon River.....-- | 18, 800 752 
Kaskaskia River....... 2,395 134 
Fyke nets: Big Muddy River ...... 1,815 | 113 
Mississippi River ....... 1, 327, 999 36, 805 
ODIOFRIVET Sac cece ceccn. 228, 086 11, 321 - LOC cee ose 67,155 2,707 
Illinois River........... 5, 945, 092 157, 098 
Sangamon River ....... 32, 200 1,126 | Crowfoot lines, ete: 
Wabash River ......2:.. 37, 078 1,808 | Mississippi River-....-.-- 8, 910, 000 43, 468 
Kaskaskia River ....... 24, 863 1,139 SS SSS SS 
Big Muddy River ...... 12, 805 757 || Miscellaneous: 
Mississippi River.....-. 12, 422 696 
Ota Seen no hese 7, 608, 123 210, 054 | I)linois River .......... 103, 206 5, 322 
|| Sangamon River....--. 1, 300 40 
Gill nets: —_—_—_ 
Illinois River........... 63, 500 1, 290 Totals. 2c<2 teSee ee 116, 928 6, 058 
Pound nets: ——— 
Mississippi River .....-. 24, 800 811 | 
: = } Total by waters: 
Set lines: Mississippi River......- 13, 371, 923 164, 655 
Mississippi River ....... 391, 470 16, 334 Ohio: River 23 .c2--- ee 380, 482 20, 148 
OMIOPRIVEr =. -S occ oecess 121, 667 7,216 Dlinois River .......... 14, 479, 915 382, 372 
Tilinois River........... 331, 284 10, 356 Kankakee River....... 11,977 756 
Kankakee River ....-.. 10, 927 | 657 Sangamon River....-.-. 89, 500 | 3, 156 
Sangamon River ....... 8, 200 368 || Wabash River.......-.. 65,117 3, 943 
Wabash River.......... 23, 659 1,765 |} Kaskaskia River ....... 255237) 3, 002 
Kaskaskia River .....-. 4,170 229 Big Muddy River...... 18, 370 1,136 
Big Muddy River ...... 3, 750 266 | —_— 
—_—— Grand total ...-...--. 28,479,807 | 579,168 
Total’ 322 sesee sees 895, 127 37,191 | 
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