694 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
MISSISSIPPI. 
In Mississippi in 1899 the fisheries in the waters of the Mississippi 
River and tributaries gave employment to 546 persons, with an invest- 
ment of $43,371. ‘The products amounted to 3,920,942 pounds, valued 
at $97,711. The leading species was buffalo-fish, the catch of which 
was 2,023,280 pounds, worth $33,747. Cat-fish, drum, paddle-fish, and 
shrimp were also taken in considerable quantities. The yield of 
caviar from the roe of paddle-fish was 32,775 pounds, valued at $14,391. 
The greater part of the products in this State was derived from the 
Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. Fyke nets and seines were the most 
important forms of apparatus used, the former being valued at $11,715 
and the latter at $4,945. 
Table showing, by waters, the number of persons employed in fisheries of Mississippi in 1899. 
Fisheries in which employed. 
at =; ; | Total, 
TATaTS eee Shores- exclusive 
Waters. Pare Be _Fyke Pound Set | Drift | Shrimp | men. | of dupli- 
"2 Pil ayer net. net. line. line. trap. cation. 
Mississippi River .....-- 46 | 4 | 57 3 | 90 22 147 25 265 
Yazoo River ..........-- DA eee 1 nacre | 7B) | aversive ateyaare eee 11 150 
Make Horn .2..2----2-- TOW ee sinctae lsSestane|smeriness Veco isis’sistate| Sisto eetsee| roe sec weremeene 10 
Lake Moon........---.- 16) | oeeeeee | See croee|eeeoaeee lecteonge| secs coes (he saeeeaee 3 19 
Miscellaneous waters. . .| 62 8 | yal Bere eee: ee Saree meses aecias 12 96 
Total .....-.222--- | 186 | 12| 182 3| 185 22 147 51 540 
Table showing, by waters, the boats, apparatus, and capital employed in the fisheries of 
Mississippi in 1899. 
‘ | Fishing boats. | House boats. Seines. Fyke nets. 
Waters. enaienl = meres = 
| No. | Value. | No. | Value. | No. | Yards. | Value. No. | Value. 
| 
i _ : a |= ae al | - | 
Mississippi River ..... |*214 | $6, 250 24 $1, 695 15 | 2, 025 $1, 040 645 | $3, 225 
Yazoo River.......... | 104 | 2, 060 5 | 250 td a ae ia 1,390 | 8,340 
ake FOr: 22.2 ss22< 5: 200 Warece| te ees <0 | 800:| - 400" |zcee aes fe sek eee 
Lake Moon ........--- | 10) 1,650 |...... Beer 2} 1,600 800i|..22 2 ee eee 
Miscellaneous waters. 50 | DOV: |aceee| ee ee seeee 13 | 5, 350 2,705 | 30 | 150 
——=. —_——_— | ————. |) 
Mote Steen eee | 383 | 12,175 |} 29] 1,945] 31] 9,875 4,945 | 2,065 | 1,715 
Trammel nets. Pound nets. | Set lines. Drift lines. 
Waters. ae . —— = 
No. | Yards. | Value.| No. | Value. | No. Yards. | Value.| No. | Value. 
ee eS =F 7 = = ~-—— : 
Mississippi River ....-.. 2 200 | $60 1 $50 406 | 40, 600 $524 | 640 $32 
Wa ZOOURIVER «acca. he scl aatices|oenc cme leeomenes| seers Vaeras sched 732 | 73,200 O15) j-2 soso oe 
Miscellaneous waters.. 4 A003 GP (110 )| S-eeea |S seen 80 9, 200 92 tae oe ae 
Motale2 2222656257 6 | 600 | 170 | 1 50 | 1,218 | 128,000] 1,531 | 640 32 
| 
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Shrimp traps. er traps. S 
: : a ss —=s} ena Cash Total 
Waters. | | cessory | capital invest- 
C Ts ny Nf | a | =) : p 
No. | Value. No. Value. | property. | ment 
| 
Mississippi River ...... 2, 800 | SATs Fe ase mel eae ance $1, 583 | $19, 200 
NiAZOOURIVGD ie. c= <.nclee| haa aca s joceeeeeees 40 $13 Teab 12, 689 
Lake Horn | 125 725 
Lake Moon 2,000 | 4, 450 
Miscellaneous waters..|.........- \ seo cere eevase eee a eee ere 1, 235 6, 307 
a a | ee ae ————————— 
Mota nesses ota 2, 800 541 40 | 13 6, 054 43, 371 
* Includes one vessel of 13 tons, valued at $1,400, and two gasoline launches, valued at $1,200. 
