FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST. 
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lamette, and for this reason this section of the river has been mentioned 
in connection with the fishing grounds of the larger stream. 
Disposition of products, etc . — Nearly all of the salmon caught on the 
Willamette, within the limits under consideration here, are shipped in 
a fresh condition to Portland, where they are sold for immediate con- 
sumption in the markets of that city. The salmon catch is all sent to 
the Portland markets. A small freighting steamer plying between 
Portland and the upper river, in addition to its regular business, also at 
times transports fish from the fishermen along the river to the markets, 
receiving 2 cents for each fish carried. 
Portland as a, fisli market — Portland is a beautiful city located on the 
Willamette, about 12 miles from its junction with the Columbia. It 
has a population of between 60,000 and 70,000 and is the most impor- 
tant fish market in the region, so far as local consumption is concerned. 
In addition to the quantities of fresh fish consumed in the city, more or 
less are shipped by the dealers to the interior towns and to localities 
along the coast, including San Francisco. Portland is quite a noted 
railroad center, and naturally it becomes a shipping center for fish 
(canned, fresh, and pickled) that are sent to the Eastern States. It has 
considerable capital invested in canneries in Oregon and Washington, 
a large portion of the pack of which is sent through that city, either for 
shipment by rail to the Eastern States or for exportation to Europe. 
The following tables give some idea of the fish trade of this city: 
Quantities and values of the principal species of fish, etc., received at Portland in 1883. 
Species. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Salmon, fresh* 
728, 723 
65, 000 
12, 500 
778, 424 
186, 200 
150, 000 
2, 500 
14, 325 
190, 700 
$36, 436 
3, 250 
1, 562 
11, 676 
3, 724 
3, 000 
200 
716 
5, 721 
Salmon, pickled 
Brook trout and salmon trout, fresh 
Sturgeon, fresh 
Sturgeon, salted 
Smelt, fresh 
Perch, fresh 
Crayfish 
O^sters^in shell 
Total 
2, 128, 372 
66,285 i 
! 
*216,892 pounds came from the Willamette and Clackamas Rivers, and 511,831 
pounds from the Columbia. 
Monthly shipments of fresh salmon from the Willamette River to Portland, Oregon , 
in 1888 and 1889. 
Mouth. 
1888. 
1S89. 
Number, j Pounds. 
N umber. 
Pounds. 
April 
5,632 101,378 
2, 448 | 44, 064 
707 | 8,484 
1,094 ( 13,128 
808 ! 9,696 
2,487 ' *29 844 
14, 348 
2, 526 
258, 264 
45, 468 
Mav 
J une 
October 
November 
December 
Total 
13, 176 206, 594 
16, 874 
303, 732 
