FISHERIES OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 689 
TENNESSEE. 
The fisheries of Tennessee conducted in the Mississippi and waters 
tributary thereto employed 476 persons and required an investment 
of $92,883 in 1899. The yield was 2,774,560 pounds of products, 
valued at $87,537. More than half the catch was obtained in Reelfoot 
Lake, the Mississippi River being second with respect to the yield. 
Buffalo-fish, cat-fish, drum, suckers, and black bass are among the spe- 
cies taken in largest quantity. The catch of buffalo-fish amounted to 
862,390 pounds, worth $18,723, and of cat-fish 708,260 pounds, worth 
$24,289. Drum amounted to 310,890 pounds, worth $11,356; suckers, 
147,689 pounds, worth $5,266, and black bass, 142,352 pounds, worth 
$8,671. The yield of paddle-fish was 211,185 pounds, worth $4,657. 
Nearly half of the catch in this State was taken with fyke nets. 
Other forms of apparatus with which large quantities of fish were 
secured were hand lines, seines, and trammel] nets. 
Table showing, by waters, the number of persons employed in the fisheries of Tennessee in 1899. 
Fisheries in which employed. | 
—_ = | Total 
l Shores- exclusive 
Waters | Tram- ee : é 
: C3 Fyke | é seo) | SUELO Dae: Grap- | men. | of dupli- 
ae eee rib e: ne SEE trap. EPeena nel: | cation. 
Cumberland River .....|........ 62 | eee OPN ete ba Be ge [sa aee| 12 74 
Tennessee: River-- =. 2. -|s2-2-<- | 3 hl ears LUT ee reer Eaeee sen |'saeisisiidial teemes as 97 
Mississippi River ....--- | 14 16 6 74 30) | a seccse= |e oats 27 108 
Reelfoot Lake. .-.....:- 8 101 48 | LON eee tances 32 | 53 12: | 164 
Open and Number Nine | | 
Reset epee ee 11 8 A rere dacs ncrre ancy tol ann aeets Wefan tote ote 1 | 15 
Obion and Big Hatchie | | 
TLV ELS eee eee eed fone Soy: 1 Sie ec eee eee oe a eae relies cane | nares? ey SRP 18 
Total meen ese. 33 | 240 59| 340 30 32} 53} 62 476 
Table showing, by waters, the boats, apparatus, and property employed in the fisheries of 
Tennessee in 1899. 
Waters and poperets| No. ron | Value. |Watersand apparatus.) No. Rae, Value. 
Cumberland River: | Reelfoot Lake—con- 
Rowboatsee eee eees-| G2 le emeeacee $310 tinued: 
House boats........- AG |e Sees oe 205 Myke netsi.-+-s-. <5: AE S80) leeeemaseins $13, 300 
Hyke mets. 22... 2255: 369) |S cece | 2,369 Trammell nets ...... 24 2, 600 780 
Setdinesvs.22520268 26 297 29,700 | 292 Setliness: s-45-2 92-4 248 = 49, 600 496 
Shore and accessory | Hand lines!.-2-=.222 AD eee ees 48 
WLOPCLUVae ee sec ces sa eee eee aes 634185) (> —Spears:acecue se cces Oo lee eee 112 
Gashicapitals..+s..0 |: scence ee ee aoe 15,000 || Grapnels ........... Op neem aa aie 15 
Tennessee River: | || Shore and accessory 
ROW DOS). saci. <<<: ih O19) (Exeter 568 || Propertyas 2 wes scloseose- Seam waaees 4, 885 
House boats......--- ig eceee ceric 330 || Open and Number 
Hyke netseacs..s tae |. 2206.) 228se2cn 54 886 | Nine lakes: 
Setlines!2sg-.22<25:- 800 | 76, 850 690 | ROwboats:..:-.--.-.- 0b eis Geet oe 240 
Mississippi River: | House boats ......-- 2 Soseeeccee 100 
RoOwbo0atsi= a-3--2 <2 (ah et eeeeic acess 1, 255 | S@IMES Secs se eee | 2 450 215 
House boats......-..- 62 sje 3405||( Biyke-nets..:.ce..2-- D3 one 750 
Gasoline launch .... a aa Gases 1,000 || Trammel nets...... 4 200 (pe 
Seinestacse os ecek oe oe 4 995 495 || Shoreand accessory 
Hyke metseaceee soc 2028s eee 1,010 | DLOPELbyie sone. ea ese osses ce sa. 300 
Trammel net 3 | 300 75 |; Obion and Big 
Setwlinesee ss = oe 245 33, 600 313 Hatchie rivers: 
Shrimp traps........ 600! |5=Seecae 150 Rowboatsie-ss---s= aN om leevere sc) 180 
Shore and accessory | | Fyke mets.) 25.-2 IEE || Serre 640 
IDLOD ELLY gemme se aallosi ee sacle ereiarel 8,304 || Shoreand accessory 
Cashicapitals eeeceasleccsses|tese eee 27, 000 IOPELLYmsce esse teaser asec os 390 
Reelfoot Lake: | | - 
Row boats22:.2.=.-..- [Pp a D7 | eee cess 2,540 Totalinvestment|= seers. |2- sasseci8 92, 883 
Seles sash ees es 2 | 1, 400 850 | 
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F. C, 1901——44 
