702 
REPORT 
OF COMMISSIONER 
OF FISH 
AND FISHERIES. 
Table showing, by waters, the number of persons employed in the fisheries of Arkansas in 
1899. 
Fisheries in which employed. 
i ; BS Seiad 
Nl (Fa. Otter | Shores-/°*¢lusive 
Waters. | Tram- = x4; | Miscel- k a of 
Seine. Pound | mel | Fyke). Bit Janeous, Spear. es a duplica- 
net. net. | line. |“).~- and f 
net. | | line. gun | tion. 
7 : [ | a 
Arkansas River.....-. 17 2 | Sills BONN 40h: atl ase | 56 
White River.......... 18 2 15 | F247) [sscsaaeeancemecs ae cemmecle ceeteer 84 
St. Francis River ..... 6 12 | 82| 54] 34 8 70 86 122 
Ouachita River....... (il Raper 6 16 20) 1.2 Sosce | nace aiding cmeeee lneyeee 20 
Cache River........-- 4 lessee dace | 4 8 8. 223-5 ees| Soa ecendloceaet ol eases 8 
Mississippi River ..... B0Nse sees 2 32 31 Bo |atcete Saas 10 aty/ 54 
Horseshoe and Porter | | 
lakege ccc cess lesen WO lee. Suewclen Soe see + Tal Pears | aera locecmaenlontacemelen sommes j 13 
Big AKG s22s5-55506- 17 8 16 15 15 20 20 DAW | chee crete 27 
Miscellaneous waters. (in ONE 2 14 6 6. laten esc)sacsecee 7 79 
Motalis. sees sce. 181 24 80 264 229 39 90 120 | 32 463 
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Table showing, by waters, the apparatus employed in the fisheries of Arkansas in 1899. 
Fishing boats.) House boats. Seines. Pound nets. | Drag nets. 
Waters. 4 | | 
e el po y 5 Length | y, Soke AE 7 ; 
| No. | Value. No. Value. | No (yards). | Value.| No. | V ee No. | Value. 
Arkansas River..... 60 | $1,018 | 4) g390| 6] 1,710! gs72| 1 |" 286 \couaceeecce 
White River........ 102 | 651 | 15 275 8 920 475 1 | 40 | scces|s Sen ve 
St. Francis River... 102/ 2,320, 10 465) 2 300| 150} 8| 400/.....|...... 
Ouachita River..... 15) "110 | 1 5 Le RN PU el (a Se Ona POL 20° "$160 
Cache River....-.... 5 | 38 2 40 | 2 240 100: |cac clas cceees)=seee seers 
Mississippi River...) 44) 1,975 10 465 9 1, 750 880) |:ocstsd] cases ote] eesitel ome ees 
Horseshoe and Por- 
ter lakes.......... 7 | 240 2 125 1 800 400") ose | eSoce eels cceslosene 
Bipsliake 255. 2-c<a0s | 27 | DAD Meee ea ore secs om V5 980 450 6 B00 ieee ote ere 
Miscellaneous wa- 
tOTS......eeeee eee 31| 1,180 |:..-..|..------ | 18 6405 | 8/2851 ete asel eae 
a a ee ee ee eee a ee 
Ao) 120 ene 393 | 8,57z 44 1,785 48 13,105 | 6,262 16 | 775 | 20 160 
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Trammel nets Fyke nets Set lines Miscellane- 
= : pine Fs “é ous lines. 
Waters. 3 
No | Length Value No Value No. Value. No. | Value. 
No. | (yards). ; } a No. é : ; . 
Arkansas River........... 7 140 gi | 247| $1,099) 75| 902 |....-.[...... 
WHItGCRIVON. cece niceetse 25 1,505 625 625 2,764 628 | D287 Sacer eee 
St. Francis River......... 16 1, 925 405 | 925 4, 625 141 127 8 $10 
Quachita Rivers. 222-2 --: 40 | 1, 400 320 29 145 145 | TSS) sets oil eres 
Cache River .............. 2 150 7 50 340 42 | 30) acento 
Mississippi River ........- 1 100 25 272 1, 360 137 | 183 | 162 23 
Horseshoe and Porter | 
TSR eens ato ecerel| sieteimcve| setae ses inte'| meme erommarete 90 GOO Sertesteee| see SRE eer AA eee es 
Bigvibake. = 22-2 oon. esse 8 1, 200 320 300 1,500 | 60 | 35 20 20 
Miscellaneous waters...-. 3 | 310 90 | 138 1,080 | 24 | 15 6 8 
POU oe iat re oe 102 6, 730 1,897 | 2,576 13, 813 | 1,252 | 1,158 | 196 | 61 
Spears Otter traps. Guns. ' Shrimp traps.| Shore 
| and ac- | ,2otal 
Waters. aa ke | a )__ 5 : . 7 cessory invest- 
No | Value. | No. | Value. | No. | Value. | No. | Value. property. ment 
Arkansas River...... | Seuujonee 52 | $3,290 
Wie Rivet <.622.5|55 225.) Sateetlosee.< nclecaencedtanceed | aca e ome tee eee eee 88 5, 446 
St. Francis River...:.| 70] $851 1,928 | $482) ‘70'|) $850 |.--2.)s.2..2.. 850 | 10,719 
Qua CHITa RVers. 255) ie. ces) ccmneelee ee cosas oe occalein ie Gall bcc cee eee sie aeene 40 | 948 
OA GHEIR IY CI eee soaks: |Sarscts| oleae cic [toate ee ee See eet] OE Seach | eee ae Leer | ee 3 626 
Mississippi River ..-. $33 1, 023 5, 967 
Horseshoe and Por- 
doll EN oe eer | aes ECE Mannie Meee el Arm) MARAE EAS errr cB Nalen Cie 125 1,790 
Bie Bake... sass 8 20 30 | 14 | 36 12 (60a Peseee eee 550 3, 841 
Miscellaneous waters |...... eee Cee BEgoeos Pacccc Marca eaceen bcermac 870 6,478 
Dothan se. 2 ae 90 | 65 | 2, 067 518 82 410 130 33 3, 601 39, 105 
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