FISHERIES OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 697 
Summary, by apparatus and waters, of the fisheries of Mississippi in 1899. 
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Apparatus and waters. | Lbs. Value. || Apparatus and waters. | Lbs. Value. 
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Seines: | || Set lines: 
Mississippi River ......- | 3538, 226 $7,985 || Mississippi River.....-.. 253, 700 
Woalkke: Horn: oa -n eens oe 66, 850 2125s MeV AZOOURTVCN o- safe. oc 91,175 
akeyMOOn ia secss. co. $44, 375 23,018 | Miscellaneous waters. . 32, 875 | 
Miscellaneous waters -. 547, 208 15, 205 | — 
> Total ees eases 377, 750 
Motaleseee. a. os Ses 1, 811, 659 48, 329 
} | Drift lines: | 
Tramme!l nets: | Mississippi River....... 19, 200 711 
Mississippi River ....... 4,750 109 || Shrimp traps: | 
Miscellaneous waters -. 58, 100 1,732 || | Mississippi River......- | 119, 838 9, 430 
|| Otter traps: | 
Totaly. ce cscicsca5e 5% 62, 850 1 8410)| = Yazoo:River’.---.= 25... | 10 25 
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Fyke nets; : a | Total by waters: 
Mississippi River .....-- 349, 661 7,390 Mississippi River....... | 1,113,475 34, 275 
Yazoo River.........-.- 1, 143, 085 16, 501 Yazoo River ........... 1, 234, 620 19, 210 
Miscellaneous waters .. 23, 789 753 TiakerElornse eae 66, 500 2 096 
- ORES oa ee ae | wee MOonyawer. oe aeee 844, 375 23, 018 
Total ..........-.-.- 1,516, 585 24,644 || Miscellaneous waters .. 661, 972 19, 112 
Pound nets: it ee =| a pelts Brine Be a 
We peuRiver ie. 2 Heit ca Grand total ........ | 3,920,942 | 97,711 
LOUISIANA. 
The fisheries of Louisiana in the Mississippi River and tributaries 
are unimportant in comparison to the coast fisheries of the State. 
The persons employed numbered 326, the amount of capital invested 
was 518,745, and the yield of all species was 1,942,185 pounds, valued 
at $57,072. The waters from which the largest quantity of products 
was derived were the Red River, 629,350 pounds, $16,322; Mississippi 
River, 446,857 pounds, $16,542; Black River, 161,816 pounds, $4,782; 
and the Ouachita River, 145,460 pounds, $3,745. The apparatus of 
capture consisted chiefly of lines, fyke nets, and seines. The species 
taken in greatest abundance were buffalo-fish and cat-fish, the catch of 
the former being 799,320 peas: worth $15,655, and of the latter 
682,347 pounds, oui $22,373. Other important species were fresh- 
water drum, crappie, black bass, and paddle-fish or spoon-bill cat 
Table showing, by waters, the number of persons employed in fisheries of Louisiana in 1899. 
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Fisheries in which employed. 
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rae Tere Alligator, |Shores-| clusive 
Warters: Seine, | Pyke mice Cast | Set |Wooden |Shrimp) terrapin, |-men. | of dupli- 
ca ‘| net mat net. | line. |fish trap.| trap. | and otter | cation. 
see hunters. | 
Fausse River...... 10 fo eases se | See eee Sree ae aeiescnos|socc =a al Soc senor. le aiatsrencrore 10 
IBA CEIRIVETos ses. |i scccsc. | Tal de Ses sel iGooce DG Por cates arse nine Galen Sacco 18 
Mississippi River..|....---- Re oad sates beer oe SSR eae esecee 64 17 1 143 
Ouachita River ...|..--.-.- LG le sce sis|errctieee DG erstora:= =\2 =| 22 =o a)eii= al Sac 21 
IRCGPRIVEI fies ae: |- os on tei ee osaae 25 G83 2 Sal nsnacec| qelsisisleemones leone 68 
Lake Black Fork.. T? | lou ois e|Sa cee noe oats pens oe | oa oS aoeia| Serer rae | cee eereteys) 15) siete teins 7 
Lake Centennial. . Dy | sejeciniet ayers oor oe | erate tape | ete eemrere ll otaretatetere ate | eeelstete, towel master elete ere nase are nine 2 
Lake Concordia. -. y 14 
Lake Old River... 8 
Lake Palmyra .... 13 
Lake Bistinean ... 4 
Lake Catahoula... 10 
Lake Cross........ 8 
Dobe eeeeeeien 326 
