FISHERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES. 



049 



Table shoicing by hikes and sjjecies the yield of the fisheries of the Great Lales in 



i9C<?— Continued. 



Comparative table showing the number of persons employed -in the fisheries of the Great 

 Lakes in ISSO, 18S5,' 1890, 1893, 1899, and 1903. 



"Includes St. Clair and Detroit rivers. 



(* Includes St. Lawrence and Niagara rivers. 



Comparative table showing the apparatus and capital employed in the fisheries of the Great 

 Lakes in 1880, 1885, 1890, 1893, 1899, and 1903. 



Lake and 

 year. 



Vessels and 

 boats. 



Pound nets 

 and trap nets. 



No. Value. 



No. Value. 



Gill nets. 



No. Value. 



Seines 



No. Value. 



Other 

 appara- 

 tus, 

 vaiue. 



Shore 

 property 

 and cash 

 capital. 



Total in- 

 vest- 

 ment. 



Superior: 



1880.... 



1885.... 



1890.... 



1893.... 



1899.... 



1903 



Michigan 



1880.... 



1885.... 



1890.... 



1893.... 



1899.... 



1903.... 



161 

 519 

 328 

 447 

 315 

 378 



836 

 1,402 

 1,102 

 1, 549 

 1,178 

 1,363 



$26, 240 

 100, 735 



85, 275 

 139, 035 



69, 045! 

 141,109 



133, 375 

 368, 326 

 266,3311 

 357, 987 

 281, 968 

 386, 396 



S14, 950 

 67, 520 

 34, 435 

 63, 415 

 25, 820 

 27, 793 



185,425 

 253, 840 

 244, 880 

 181,385 

 186,349 

 9801 198,960 



43 

 230 

 140 

 276 

 162 

 218 



476 

 715 

 844 



785 

 805 



4,630 



7, 557 

 5,974 

 8,899 

 7, 229 

 10, 169 



24, 599 

 58, 516: 

 40, 896 

 54, 232 

 49, 857 

 48, 645 



S25, 280 

 78, 082 

 63, 476 

 87, 680 

 99, 283 



127, 238 



124, 740 

 326, 902 

 215, 914 

 352, 084 

 288, 395 

 269, 754 



$2, 010 



2,920 



955 



500 



50 



335 



2,040 

 6,950 

 3, 480 

 2, 520 

 510 

 2,384 



8200 

 1,155 

 2, 763 

 1,565 

 1,058 

 815 



1,4.55 

 13,457 

 13, 460 

 27, 863 

 29, 285 

 37, 743 



S12, 700 

 177, 521 

 179, 778 

 209, 512 

 167, 023 

 299, 032 



104, 100 



788, 356 



693, 159 



1,092,219 



2,087,829 



2, 593, 950 



181,380 

 427, 933 

 366, 682 

 629, 024 

 372, 083 

 596, 322 



551,135 

 1,757,831 

 1,437,224 

 2,063,497 

 2, 915, 241 

 3, 489, 187 



