416 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
STATISTICS. 
Table of persons employed in the fisheries of Texas in 1890. 
Laguna 
. Galves-| Mata- | Aran- |Corpus bade 
How engaged. cane ton gorda sas | Christi! eee aud Total. 
=) Baye || aBay. Bay. Bay. Grande S 
Bay-seine fishery .-.------.--- Sy ales 17 90 70 8 358 
Oyster industry R ocilecice cette eienees 215 84 26 40 4 369 
Suri-seine fishery. -soe-- eee ce |eceee ee 2) ARS ee hp lSaedeo so inPonoee sssdaaccoaot 24 
Shrimp-seine fishery.--.------|-------- PAN ee Scelason as boconacdisoracbacance 20 
JRE Ey TG) aya bees coat ecetsad So speaorl\soncaeo|lsoobcocc UN oeccue se 3 *22, 
Miscellaneous fisheries f ------ 26 163 30 50 40 19 328 
Marketing and canninug..-....-|-------. | 96 8 41 | 25 | 2| 172 
Motaleaeere eaters sees 34 683 139 210 175 36) Leo 
* Sixteen of these men engaged also in the oy ster fishery aris the winter, hence the are 
Se od only once in the totals. 
+ Of 328 men employed in ‘‘ miscellaneous fisheries ” only the following number depended on 
the fisheries for a living: Sabine Lake, 6; Galveston Bay, 16; and Corpus Christi Bay, 10. 
{ This includes 11 men on the steamer ‘Cumberland, engaged i in TREE ae g fish and oysters. 
Table of apparatus and capital in the fisheries of Texas in 1890, 
Sabine Lake. eee eye Aransas Bay. 
Designation. r BERG es oe sie 
No.| Value | No.| Va “if No. ale No.| Value. 
Sail craft, bay-seine fishery --..--- 2 $350 | 58 ‘$19, 690. 5 | $1,650 | 27 | $11, 600 
Oysterfishery 25s ere a eele ee eee 127!| 42,900 | 35 | 12,400 | 11 4, 400 
Ouner HSHELIGS 4-6. ease e | aaeelec ates es 10 S00U ees Soe se 1 700 
Skiffs, bay-seine fishery ...--.-.-.. 2, 20 | 176 1, 950 6 60 32 330 
Oyster nahery.- senses eee oe erate 210 2,140] 45 380 | 17 170 
other fisheries .......-..--- 6 B04 oci0<5| ce seertiee||s seetllaeme cect 2 30 
Apparatus of capture, ete. : 
IBSVISOMES. sacs sae cams Sonne ae 2 200 60 7, 550 5 500 29 4, 350 
Surf seines Sich sas desea eee ce ee teee |S oceeees 12 HU socn peakcoasa (ss cec|sao,—205- 
Sima hay) itn): be op eoeaseecse-s5ed|(oasec|boonds oc 10 OUR eee | mre steer bat) leh totenre? 
@astinetsio-.-5--iosaeeeteasc eee’ 30 95705, so00u|) 380 100) 50 180 
Mimblemets-.... sss econ esas Deo oot he alle oe ae on lee leet oe eke | te ner termites 200 2, 000 
Grabitrapses <-<.-<eeesmacsete ses lee ses -neees<e 75 PD eee Becoaae 26 soca low Seow 
mes, spears, ete’. 2.2 =. s2-55-5]-==-- ON Whee 15050: | 22222 NOM ees 55 
OVAtOntOUGS - o/s fons ssc sl eee Hence ee 240 1, 600 84 546 29 175 
Hlvectishycalise%..-sce casters 10 61 | 120 1, 200 ys ho me 50} 55 550 
(iransportin ovstegmer y= oe aoe ooeel- ese |p eeseaee 11) 15,000 .\.-6 sce] sa..288.5) Ree eee eee 
MHOLE DEO DEM iV gre a ntarte nel ae Ste eae | ea eis eter tee| eee 64, 500 |..--- IU ON Base 25, 000 
Cashica pital ea s(ceciee.s < cis we tetas Soot eotetelepeeyl crete 30, 000 |... - I 500h ane 10, 000 
Motalieee ace ckee matte. Maite econ 826 eo. 1905410))|/52 oe as LOG ers 59, 540 
Corpus C eight Teagunia Madre and 
; : Bay. lower Rio Grande. Total for the State. 
Designation. Ds Ate, 
No. rate No. Value. No. Value. 
Sail craft, bay-seine fishery. ..-.--- 16 $5, 200 2 $260 110 $38, 750 
oyster fishery ..--.-.---- 13 6, 100 3 450 189 66, 250 
atherifisheries: --- 6-5 5-.|\a.2e- ec ome one 1 300 12 1, 800 
Skiffs, bay-seine fishery.---.------ 16 240 2 18 234 2, 618 
oyster fishery.---.--...---. 13 130 3 25 288 2, 845 
OMieMAsSHOVIES 5.2.2 ste ssa|eensee Vs ete 6 92 14 152 
Apparatus of capture, ete. : , 
iayisehaes ee can eine sae sas fain emis 16 2, 400 2 200 114 15, 200 
SUR Betor IS |e pe RE Te Racca 12 900 
SIREVIND SOUUGA a rcretaiater's cis ache ard -al| Shc wraps mani ieee ed | cee eke eee 10 750 
CBSA CUISKS 3 3 SoS 5 aaa ieee 90 280 20 60 315 1, 070 
Ati inn Shee Bee Gea ee seeraee ooricc le Eo ieeesees 6 72 206 2, 072 
Crabita ps eeeeeee kamen aes enone eens SAase ee 12 3 87 28 
FADES WSPORES GUC <ciclen! enim = = sn cial ee AON achtaie OOM Percerse 1, 325 
Osten tone ses seserees. sw ee 40 260 4 25 397 2, 606 
NOT DECANE er ccene se ep se ios 18 180 4 20 212 2, 061 
ARE waa ery AOU Sosno sea sers||soenas | SAcesao sac sop ee olsoocosqsscic= 1 15, 000 
Shore property: ----------.-------.|------ WG eee 5O0U Ce sees 108, 500 
@ashyenpiialeeesemee-fese a= ae2 ene 12/000). --ees lee ccc sk ceeel ee eemine 53, 500 
Sie WAS ee O30 Oe eee es seoecic 44-:330}| Sawecse ye aye eae Ae *315, 427 
«In addition to this amount $3,695, not elsewhere enumerated, representing the value of the 
provisions, etc., carried by the vessels of Galveston, Aransas, and Corpus Christi bays, is to be 
added to give the total investment, 
