FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST. 
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The products mentioned in the first table under the caption of “ other- 
cured fish” (amounting to $46,902) are composed chiefly of salted and 
dried bonito and barracuda, which, prepared in this way, are dark-col- 
ored like ordinary smoked fish, and have a rather strong odor. They 
are mostly shipped to the Hawaiian Islands, and are also in favor among 
Italians, Portuguese, and Chinese. “Shellfish and crustaceans” are 
mostly shrimp and dried abalone, which go largely to China. A con- 
siderable portion is the product of the junk fishery, and includes dried 
oysters obtained on the coast of Lower California or Mexico. 
There is considerable “ shore property ” at San Francisco utilized in 
connection with the fisheries. The wharves, storehouses, etc., used for 
the market fishery will be mentioned in discussing that industry. 
There are no important fishing centers in this region south or east of 
San Francicso; a Chinese fishing camp is, however, located at Point 
Avisadero, San Francisco County. On the southwest side of the bay, 
in San Mateo County, are three other Chinese camps ; one is at Point 
San Bruno, 8 or 9 miles south of San Francisco ; another is about 8 
miles farther off, nearly 3 miles southeast of Point San Mateo; the third 
is located near the mouth of Redwood City Creek. There are no fishing 
stations of special importance on the seacoast of San Mateo County, 
nor has Santa Clara County any fishery, though it borders the extreme 
south end of San Francisco Bay. 
The fishing grounds near the shores of Alameda County are fre- 
quented by boats from other sections of San Francisco Bay, but there is 
no point in the county from which any commercial fishery is prosecuted. 
Indeed, profitable fishing is impracticable, for the shore at low tide is 
mostly a wide stretch of uncovered mud flats with no suitable landing 
for fishing boats. 
A fine quality of salt used in the fisheries is made by natural evapora- 
tion from water brought to the salt marshes of the county from San 
Francisco Bay. It is preferred to any imported salt and exclusively used 
for fish-curing purposes. Packed in bags holding about 120 pounds 
each, it sells for from $7.50 to $8.50 per ton.* 
There is a Chinese fishing camp about 2 miles south of Point San 
Pablo, in Contra Costa County. Aside from this there are no fishing- 
stations in this or Solano County, except those devoted chiefly to the 
salmon fishery at Black Diamond, Benicia, and Cliipp’s Islaud, which 
will be considered in connection with the fisheries of the Sacramento 
and San Joaquin Rivers. 
Sonoma County has no important fisheries except those of Russian 
River. 
* An analysis made by W. T. Wenzell & Co., of San Francisco, showed this salt to 
consist of the following constituents: Chloride of sodium (pure salt), 99.063; car- 
bonate of soda, .011; sulphate of soda, .012; chloride of calcium, .052; sulphate of 
magnesia, traces; oxide of iron, .Q02; water, .860. 
