14 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



B. — Table showing in detail the changes in the number of persons, etc.— Continued. 



Lakes. 



Superior 



Michigan 



Huron 



St. Clair and tributaries. 



Erie 



Ontario 



Total. 



Other apparatus 

 of capture. 



Value. 



1880. 



$200 

 1,455 

 3,500 

 1, 500 

 8,645 



1885. 



$1, 155 

 13, 757 

 23, 100 

 3,819 

 79, 705 

 25, 097 



15, 30* 146, 633 



Shore property. 



Value. 



1880. 



$12, 700 

 104, 100 



3,700 



24. 000 



163, 675 



5,000 



313, 175 



1885. 



$177, 521 

 788, 356 

 140, 620 

 218, 270 

 847, 564 

 56, 100 



2, 228, 431 



Total capital in- 

 vested. 



Value. 



1880. 



$81, 380 

 551, 135 

 103, 730 



40, 580 

 515, 100 



54, 050 



1, 345, 975 



1885. 



$427, 933 



1, 757, 831 



385, 349 



251, 081 



1, 562, 138 



135, 749 



4, 520, 081 



C. — Table showing the variations in amount and value of fishery products on the Great 



Lakes from 1880 to 1885. 



Lakes. 



Superior 



Michigan 



Huron 



St. Ulair and tiibu 



taries 



Erie 



Ontario 



Total 



Primary products. 



Whitefish. 



1880. 



Pounds. 



2, 257, 000 



12, 030, 400 



2, 700, 778 



77, 922 



3, 333, 800 

 1, 064, 000 



21, 463, 900 



1885. 



Pounds 

 4, 571, 947 

 8, 682, 986 

 1, 425, 380 



41, 125 



3, 531, 855 



90, 711 



18, 344, 004 



Trout. 



1880. 



Pounds. 

 1,464,750 

 2, 659, 450 

 2, 084, 500 



26, 200 

 569, 700 



6, 804, 600 



1885. 



Pounds. 

 3, 488, 177 

 6,431,298 

 2, 539, 780 



106, 900 

 20, 510 



12, 586, 665 



Herring. 



1880. 



Pounds. 



34, 000 



3, 050, 400 



246, 800 



250, 700 



11,774,400 



611,217 



15, 967, 517 



1885. 



Pounds. 



324, 680 

 3, 312, 493 

 1, 265, 650 



1, 208, 150 



19, 354, 900 



403, 585 



25, 869, 458 



Sturgeon. 



1880. 



Pounds. 



3, 839, 600 

 204, 000 



998, 500 



1, 970, 000 



545, 283 



1885. 



7, 557, 383 



Pounds. 



182, 760 

 1, 406, 678 



215, 500 



227, 780 



4, 727, 950 



386, 974 



7, 147, 642 



Lakes. 



Superior 



Michigan 



Huron 



St. Clair aud tributaries. 



Erie 



Ontario 



Total 16,948,600 



Primary products— Continued. 



All other species. 



1880. 



Pounds. 



60, 875 



1, 562, 025 



1,969,195 



523, 805 



11, 982, 900 



849, 800 



1885. 



Pounds. 



258, 216 

 3, 684, 693 

 6, 010, 860 



708, 740 



23, 734, 912 



1, 496, 686 



35, 894, 107 



Total. 



1880. 1885. 



Pounds. 



3. 816, 625 

 23, 141, 875 



7, 205, 273 



1, 850, 927 

 29, 087, 300 



3, 640, 000 



68, 742, 000 



Pounds. 



8, 825. 780 

 23,518,148 

 11, 457, 170 



2, 185, 795 

 51, 556, 517 



2, 398, 466 



99, 842, 076 



Value. 



1880. 1885 



$118, 370 

 668, 400 

 195, 277 

 36, 273 

 474, 880 

 159, 700 



$291, 523 



878, 788 



276, 397 



40,193 



L, 109, 096 



95, 869 



1, 652, 900 2, 691, 866 





Secondary products. 



Total v 



alue of 



Lakes. 



Caviare. 



Isinglass. 



Oil. 



Value. 



products. 





1880. 



1885. 



1880. 



1885. 



1880. 



1885. 



1880. 



1885. 



1880. 



1885. 



Superior 



Pounds. 



Pounds. 



200 



65, 975 



Pounds. 

 265 



Pounds. 



00 



910 



Galls. 

 200 



Galls. 

 1,000 



7, 300 

 1,500 



800 

 6,835 



$6, 985 



2,029 

 33, 346 



$415 



9, 634 



450 



7,584 

 52, 999 



$118, 370 

 675, 385 

 195, 277 



38, 302 

 508, 226 

 159, 700 



$291, 938 

 888 422 



Michigan 



31, 330 





276 847 



St. Clair and tribu- 

 Erie 



15, 982 

 183, 642 



53, 690 

 357, 155 



225 

 3,419 



1,550 



4,777 



450 

 5,030 



47. 777 

 1, 162, 095 





95, 869 























Total 



230, 160 



477, 020 



3, 909 



7,297 



5,680 



17, 435 



42 3fi0 



71,082 



1,695,260 



2, 762, 948 







