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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
Table showing by states, counties, species, and apparatus of capture the yield of the shore 
fisheries of Lake Superior in 1903—Continued. 
Minnesota. 
Grand total. 
Apparatus and species. Cook Lake. | St. Louis. | Total. 
Lbs, | Val.) Lbs. | Val.| Lbs. | Val.| Lbs. | Val. | Lbs. | Val. 
| | 
Gill nets: | | | 
Fierring. aresh......c.<--<-- 296, 897 3, 499} 593, 432/$7,520 94, 500 41, 144° 984,829 $13, 163 1, 472, 089 $18, 749 
Herring. salted. ....-...- 106, 892| 2,277) 134,895) 2, = Sarasa a5 Sns | 241, es 5,007; 411,640 8,601 
Pike and pickerel-......}......- ae eer ea eigen a pees poe Spe ears. etna 74 3 
Pike perch (wall-eyed) .|.-.---- eee aoa Pee tteard eye (yoy! be ee )ecdccedeed eos ae 6, 205 286 
SITUS SEC ES = eee eS eae | Seesee| a5 sSndac!| 45555) So050e= fess=5% \eoe seo Peeccoc | 1, 548) 76 
Backers amesb etc dome nase as meee ce aee eee ladocakte: see oeelbanee ce | 9, 789 90 
Suckers, salted). 22. 2. ..cel2--oece jeg Ree Se ateceeleece al bee nes | eedilsccsomecal bose sae | 39,894 620 
Trout, fresh 5 ee 140, 761) 4, 830 59,064! 1,194, 9,600, 375 209,425 A 399 1, 675, 226) 61,688 
rout, SAIL S205 soo s5 os 67,189) 2, $30) 140,900) 6, 339|--.--- -]..-...4 208, 039) 9, 9, 269 © 537,474) 24, 856 
White-fish, fresh ........ feos Ick Aline ciate oe Wiest claee ay | eae | Peete | 244) 965) 11, 442 
White-fish, salted ....... | 5.379) 17d 1, 875) (0) ea [ae es 7, 204 231; 26,468) 1,946 
White-fish (bluefin), | | 
LIC! ee ey Sa ee ee |.96, 607, 2,127) 40,414, 991 10,046, 251 147,067) 3,369 517,457) 13,659 
White-fish (bluefin), | | | | 
BAlted Scena ac seer | 20,553] 819]..2...... | Bees oer haters } 20,553 819 57,302) 2,206 
White-fish (longjaw) ...| 7,263) 126) 98,560) 1,642) 29,208) 487) 135,031) 2,255) 196,564] 3,304 
White-fish (Menomi- | | | 
M160), ANeSHMS . sciscs ose | 36;493) dR SSeS aig oe) ett iene | 5, 493| 128 5, 716) 135 
White-fish (Menomi- | | | | 
MEE), Mallted 2 soe eae lee eee eone eee 1, 675 (3374 Serpe acee } 1, 675) 67 1, 675 67 
TNO tHE. J. sectecoeeioe 746, 984,17, $07 1, 070, 815 20, 543 143, 5 2,257.1, 961,153, 40, 707 5, 204, 087/146, 808 
Seines: } 
Herning: salted -.. <p...) .22s552]2 ese aes ee see- Perici ees eee (we Soak oul oe ese 1,795) S30 
Pilce;pench (wall-eved) sss ses eee. seh elsaseeeieeme ne eae {fe ee | Ad 3 
Se cere amesn eee =e oon alee eel soe eenien eben \osec=sfebeaian = ees ees See ray , 080 122 
PUCKETS ated <= See ne canner eae EAA Sr aes Seeass| 5 sono ae [sebtad: Sees oe EScee ee 18, 653 323. 
MAO eter oes esceros eS eee eos oe Rene Seeara peso Soeos sas asoeae 969 135 
White-fish, fresh .......- ee le aS ee pe ee eee | eeeetes see 2 (Eaeesaeee eee 4,167) 177 
White-fish, salted ......- STRONG SECT ee BIR h Need (Some ac. 50 Pa ake ee 1 eanens | 3,080/. 139 
Totals: 5222. cmathieu | EE eee Ree Ser es Semon SReeas seems. aoe 5S Sen | . 89, 798 929 
Fyke nets: | | 
Cat-fish and bullheads..!..-..--- eae lie Sones Sameer Recor lee ected ee eee 5&8 18 
Pike and. pickerel ..-... ..|-.---.- 1, 079) 21 
Pike perch (wall-eyed) - 3, 257) $0 
Wellow-perch<..-2.< 2252] -oos25- A 016) 10 
Totals fee eae laser 5, 940 139 
Dip nets and spears: | 
HMiernine sts: Oo ekacte sesso 12, 000) 300 
Suckers, fresh .....-.-:5- 3, 000: 690 
Suckers, salted .....-...- 20, 150} 403 
White-fish +... cia..cod 5, 000) 250 
Morel: co ssccecnctose 40,150 1,013 
Lines: 
Trout 70,046, 2,598 
Grand totalla-2-eese- 849, 983 20, 993.1, 070, 815 20, 543 143, 354) 2, 2572, 064, 152) “43, 793, 6, 409, 833 190, 011 
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WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE. 
The wholesale fishery trade of Lake Superior in 1903 was conducted 
by 16 establishments, 1 at Sault Ste. Marie, 2 at Grand. Marais, 3 at 
Marquette, and 2 at Ontonagon, Mich.; 
| Sen, ; 
The number of persons engaged was 99, the 
field, Wis.; and 4 at Duluth, Minn. 
1 at Ashland and 3 at Bay- 
amount of wages paid 
was $58,580, the value of shore and accesssory property was $106,414, 
and the 
cash capital utilized amounted to $142, 
700. The products, 
including fresh, salted, and smoked fish, aggregated 12,880,821 pounds, 
valued at $511,171. 
