480 Proceedings of Royal Society of Edinburgh. [sews. 
Columbia River. 
Table showing the Pack of Chinooks and Output of Fry upon the 
Columbia River during a period of Years. 
Year. 
Pack. 
Output of Fry 
by the U.S.F.C. 
Average. 
1866-1870 . 
lbs. 
19,500,000 
1871 . 
13.000,000 
1872 . 
16,250,000 
1873 . 
16,250,000 
1874 . . 
22,750,000 
1875 . 
24,375,000 
1876 . 
29,250,000 
1877 . 
24,700,000 
1878 . 
29,900,000 
1879 . 
31,200,000 
1880 . 
34,450,000 
1881 . 
35,750,000 
1882 . 
35,184,500 
.. 
1883 . 
40,911,000 
36,573,875 
1884 . 
40,300,000 
1885 . 
35,997,000 
1886 . 
29,152,500 
1887 . 
23,140,000 
32,147,375 
1888 . 
24,211,005 
1889 (a) 
17,893,900 
4,500,000 (&) 
1890 . 
22,337,525 
2,766,475 
1891 . 
28,584,600 
4,902,000 
23,256,532-2 
1892 . 
22,738,900 
1,332,400 
1893 . 
19,059,018 
4,100,000 
1894 . 
23,299,320 
213,000 
1895 . 
29,363,994 (d) 
23,615,083 
1896 . 
3,389,300 (c) 
1897 . 
4,742,634 
1898 . 
21,937,078 
1899 . 
16,884,384 
12,869,242 
! 1900 . 
10,997,94 7 
1901 . 
10,500,000 
1 . 
... 
(a) This year other kinds of salmon than the Quinnat, or Chinook, were 
used for canning purposes. During the period 1884-1888 the pack of 
chinooks averaged 470,155 cases ; from 1889-1893 the average was only 
318,095 cases. Cases are taken at 66 lbs. fresh fish. 
(&) 300,000 fish were planted in Oregon by the U.S.F.C. in 1887. A 
hatchery was also started about that time, but the U.S.F.C. did not work it 
until 1888 ; 1,700,000 eggs were handed to the Oregon Fish Commission in 
1889-90. The State Commission may also have planted fry of which there is 
no record in the table. 
(c) Including about 500,000 yearlings. 
( d ) 28,607,185 lbs. is also given. 
