FISHERIES OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. Owe 
ery, by Cpe atus and waters, of the fisheries ore Arkansas in 1899. 
Apparatus and waters. | eJabS: Value. | Apparatus and waters. | Lbs. Value. 
. hae 
Seines: Set lines: 
MATKANSAGURIVED jiasisieciee cs | 226, 650 $5, 733 Arkansas River .........--- 51,800 | $1,973 
WiRTLCHRIVer eR. a52% af. =<), 2= 15 246, 250 11, 716 Wibite RIVER. 5.-es stone 314, 325 15, 809 
SteHrancis' River. ...----.-. 28, 700 551 St. Francis River .....-.-... 49, 275 1, 648 
CacheiRiv en ai aiieiteeceeee 4,525 234) ‘Ouachita River ..... 52.52... 27,110] 41,681 
Mississippi River 2 151, 862 5, 1040) Cache Rivers. 22. 22.<cosc-<c 12, 200 744 
Horseshoe and Porter iakes. 81, 095 2,580 Mississippi River ......-.-.. 121,580 | 4,261 
IBipwliake este ates cee | 189, 690 5,115 Bigwig hess aeoee se =< 22s 939,600 1,291 
Miscellaneous waters.....-.- 1,107,810 33, 422 Miscellaneous waters ...... 7, 400 111 
ROH ce eee 2, 036, 582} 62,505 Motels. a3 ose eects 623, 290 27, 518 
——— |———— Miscellaneous lines: | 
Tramme! nets: | Sts PranGistRivierts....cocee | 14, 900 745 
Arkansas River ......-ceeee 2,600 go || Mississippi River.....-..-.. 6, 800 310 
WihiteuRi ver: aa. se..esleons, | 59,125 3, 044 Big Lake..........-..------ | 30,800; 1,540 
St. Francis River........... | 115,745 85,215 Miscellaneous waters......| 6, 000 300 
Ouachita Rivert.c..2ece. ss- 9, 780 592 |) ; ; Pe ay 
(Calch CeRivieles 2.22 cemee<cse- 4, 800 251 || Total......------++++--- 58, 500° Ha 2, 895 
Mississippi River........... 2, 400 57 | Spears: 7 arr ae 
Big Lake\i: 5-2 2sc)- 25-6. == - 99, 650 3, 164 St. Francis River .......... | 25,000] 3,275 
Miscellaneous waters....... 14, 986 430 | BigaWakees te eeeeeen ee 16, 000 850 
Mota sseeie sei lee ee 309, 086 10, 843 Alle) 2 Seana so aner eae 41,000 | 4,125 
=— = | Guns: 
Pound nets: Sb. Hraneis Riverto2s2.acen. 35,920 | 5,547 
ATKAaNSASERIVER ss. j---- 25 29, 000 700) || « Big Lakes... 2.2 scccisees cess! 13, 200 1,540 
WHITES RIVERS smescca2 aceon 1, 250 70 B [= aS 
St. Francis River........... 235, 500 3, 670 Total......-..-----+---- 49,120 | 7,087 
Bigsbakeac.. sec we. s2 secs | 93, 100 | 2,596 || Otter traps: | 
|Peerarets =a St. Francis River .......... 40 | 100 
Total .......------------ | 358, 850 76,036), |! "ai petalkcee ane ceca ee.ee o. 100 250 
Fyke nets: Tota bss Sasseee wot aee oe {ee 140 350 
pes MRUAVIED ss ciactis seeee 140, 900 4,751 | Shrimp traps: | a’ 
Wihiter Riviere fo nescee.ca | 357,400 16,977 || Mississippi River........... 79 
St. Francis River........... 468'990'| 10,334 || SSS eetpP! River jee eee 
Ouachita Riversa--2.0 242... 7,430 476 || Total by waters: 
GraGheyRivient a. =. cess ase 13, 750 885 | Arkansas JRIVEM aaccuncesc 450,950 | 13,247 
Mississippi River .....-..-.-.. 144, 746 3, 368 | White wRiver2s. 3. .-s-csccee | 978,350 } 47,616 
Horseshoe and Porter lakes. 16, 825 498 | St sHrancis River soe. o4-- | 974,000 | 29, 085 
Bigsbake se. see as ceos omens 189, 260 5, 307 Ousdchite, Rivers. .csssc. 52,530 | 3,197 
Miscellaneous waters....... 65, 382 2, 068 @aiChemRiverceasecceseseee- Bee yb eanlak! 
ae | ||) MississippieRivercco-- os. see 434,588 | 11,750 
Motalle . 22ace- Pee 1,404,613 | 44,664 || Horseshoeand Porterlakes| 97,920 | 3, 078 
Gens | lame ipeliakccweemen sane os au 671,400 | 21, 653 
i : | a Miscellaneous waters ...... , 201,578 | 36,331 
Drag nets: | | a PE 
Ouachita Rivers. .c.scssss-- 8, 210 448 Granditotal. 3-22. ..22.: \4, 896,591 | 168,071 
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MISSOURI. 
The fisheries of Missouri are conducted chiefly in the Mississippi and 
Missouri rivers, although considerable fishing is carried on in the St. 
Francis River, Little River, Big Lake, and various other waters. The 
number of persons employed, including fishermen and shoresmen, was 
1,531, the amount of capital invested was $645,671, and the products 
aggregated 7,551,442 pounds, valued at $211,301. More than half of 
this quantity was obtained from the Mississippi River. The forms of 
fishing apparatus of greatest prominence, and the quantity and value 
of products obtained with them, were: Seines, taking 1,655,514 pounds, 
$52,302; fyke nets, 1,530,103 pounds, $49,189; trammel nets, 843,686 
-arauevacle $25,420; and set and drift lines, 888,977 pounds, $35,831. 
The mussel fishery yielded 2,084,000 ponds of shells, valued at 
$9,217, the catch being secured with crowfoot lines and rakes. The 
mussels were Janded principally at Hannibal, Canton, and La Grange. 
The shipments of shells from Hannibal amounted to 30 carloads of 
