FISHERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES. 651 
Table showing the products of the fisheries of the Great Lakes in 1880, 1885, 1890, 1892, 
1899, and 1908—Continued. 
i ae White-fish. Trout. Herring. Sturgeon. | All others. Total. 
——— | 
Pounds. | Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Pounds. Value. 
1, 064, G00 569, 700 611, 217 545, 283 849, 800 3, 640, 000 $159, 700 
90, 711 20,510 403, 585 386, 974 1, 496, 686 2,398, 466 95, 869 
148, 771 41, 010 598, 978 541, 752 2, 115, 937 3, 446, 448 124, 786 
45, 380 6, 204 164, 998 125, 293 586, 149 928, 015 31,510 
161, 935 15, 432 86, 778 - 189, 155 1, 953, 032 2,406, 832 100, 997 
25, 884 4, 050 121, 315 226, 095 867, 756 1, 244, 600 59, 353 
All lakes: 2 
“ite (Ee Beco 21, 463, 900 6, 804,600 | 15,967,517 | 7,557,383 | 16,948, 600 68,742,000 | 1, 652, 900 
15° eee ee 18, 344,004 | 12,586,665 | 25,869,458 | 7,147,642 | 35,894,307 99, 842,076 | 2,691, 866 
IS eee 12,401, 335 | 12,890,441 | 48,753,349 | 4,289,759 | 35,563,647 | 113,898,531 | 2,471,768 
SS aaa eee 7,629, 341 | 16,279,953 | 36,235,981 | 1,426,584 | 35,047,812 96,619,671 | 2,270,618 
TB IQ Uae se 5,094,014 | 10,611,588 | 59,913,576 | 1,129,348 | 36,978,714 | 113,727,240 | 2,611,439 
HSOSE ASS 5 3, 813,259 | 16,181,938 | 32,157,319 638,898 | 33, 453, 393 86,194,817 | 2,745, 501 
Nover.—In the above table caviar and other secondary products are omitted except for 1893, 1899, and 
1903. In 1880, 1885, and 1890 bluefins, longjaws, and Menomineesin Lake Michigan and Menominees 
in Lake Huron are included with white-fish. In 1893 and 1899 bluefins in Lake Superior, bluefins and 
Menominees in Luke Michigan, and Menominees in Lake Huron are included with ‘‘all others,’ and 
longjaws in Lake Michigan with herring. In 1903 bluefins, Menominees, longjaws, and steelhead 
trout are included with ‘‘all other.” 
FISHERIES OF LAKE SUPERIOR. 
The fishing season on Lake Superior is governed largely by weather 
conditions, and therefore varies considerably in length in different 
years. The fishing begins in the spring as soon as the lake is suffi- 
ciently free from ice, and continues until ice forms again in the fall. 
In 1903 the season opened in some localities as early as March 15, and 
at Isle Royale about April 15, and was regarded by the dealers as the 
most satisfactory season in the past ten years. 
The number of persons employed in the fisheries of Lake Superior 
in 1903 was 918, of whom 175 were on vessels fishing and transporting, 
613 on boats in the shore fisheries, and 130 were engaged as shoresmen 
in the wholesale fishery trade and other occupations on shore connected 
with the fisheries. 
The investment in the fisheries of this lake was $596,322, and included 
21 fishing and transporting vessels, of 639 net tons, valued at $75,700, 
and their cutfits, at $23,731; 857 boats and gasoline launches, valued 
‘at $41,678; fishing apparatus used on vessels and boats to the value of 
156,181; shore and accessory property valued at $156,332, and cash 
vapital amounting to $142,700. The principal forms of fishing appa- 
ratus were gill nets, pound nets, and trap nets. The number of gill 
nets used on vessels was 4,455, valued at $63,538, and on boats, 5,714, 
valued at $63,700, a total of 10,169, valued at $127,288. The number 
of pound nets and trap nets operated was 218, valued at $27,793. 
Seines, fyke nets, dip nets, lines, and spears were also used to some 
extent. Gasoline boats were introduced in the fisheries of this lake 
in 1899 and are growing in favor with the fishermen. The number 
employed in 1903 was 35, valued at $21,150. 
The products of the fisheries aggregated 13,205,013 pounds, for 
which the fishermen received $343,671. The principal species taken 
