FISHERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES. 701 
River by a Detroit firm, which was allowed to sell the white-fish 
which had been stripped of eggs and milt by employees of the Bureau 
of Fisheries. 
The use of spears through the ice was followed principally at Fair- 
haven. Several species were taken in this manner, the most impor- 
tant being pike. The catch was sold to local buyers, who acted as 
agents for firms in larger cities. 
Wall-eyed pike constituted nearly three-fourths of the entire catch 
of these waters and were taken mainly on lines and in seines. White- 
fish and German carp ranked next, the former being taken exclusively 
in seines and the latter in seines and by spears. 
Compared with the returns for 1903, those for 1899 show a decrease 
from 442 to 355 in the number of persons engaged. The investment 
has increased from $54,535 to $239,885, and the products have decreased 
from 579,067 pounds, valued at $23,864, to 521,941 pounds, valued at 
$21,594. The increase in the investment is due almost wholly to an 
extension of the wholesale trade. 
The following tables show the extent of the fisheries of Lake St. 
Clair and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers in 1903: 
Fable showing by counties the number of persons employed in the fisheries of Lake St. Clair 
and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers in 1903. — 
We | 
On shore, | 
, x In shore | in fish | 4. 
County. fisheries. | houses, | Total. 
ete. 
Samer Fal 7 : | 
Steg © Vegans eae tesa pare as syste cece cera wwe SIRE aaa ae Sp ne rate ee Sra Se ona [ate See Tye 252 7 259 
VV EIV SIUC eeeicret tem oie te ect eye sate oe cise he mite leis otcnovet Siareiaibte sie mie rate sme ecimcle te Risleisisiciers 51 45 96 
LUG EE ISS So ee es ict StS EEA Sa SP ie eR Re 303 52 395 
Table showing by counties the apparatus and capital employed in the fisheries of Lake 
St. Clair and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers in 1903. 
St. Clair. | Wayne. (Total. 
Item. ie 
No. | Value. | No. | Value. | No. |} Value. 
| at. 
BORIS rene a sinas Sees. osteeneeup Ansanwesecetede 138 | $1,930 |. 12] $1,220] 150| $3,160 
Apparatus—shore fisheries: | 
Sein Csi ee oeetaid om eciselocee ene ee eee 2h 225 | d 665 6 890 
ARE IVES (espa eee ee ae eterno cc een stn Terai sneh <etalc roe cere aie] Sarees Diol across i encore 325 
SPCR SNe ee. Ode cere sas es mem atece a eaae leases 230 (ED) Res Secesansastioc 230 632 
TORY ny Ta VeR Re eel ea ee Ne Site ee ey |. ee mS SA eee 8 | AG Niece tall Semiceceine 8 
Shore and accessory property........... Sse RO See ise ll Seer A pILODY |e ee eia= 134,050 |....-. 141, 805 
Cash capital..... sla ten a eRe S ma eialels eas Mere micieislew fete anes celle ne eusia tices leSaacalh ASRRUOVAT e as e5 = 93,079 
ANOS, 3 Rea? alee ae eae gee Ree! Ss ee we ay | ea 10; 820 |. 229, 064 |...... 239, 885 
| 
a Includes 1 steamboat, worth $800, in Wayne County. 
