SALMON FISHERIES OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN. 
157 
The luiniber ami value of boats and apparatus aud the value of shore ijroperty 
and capital eini)]oyed in the salmon tisheries of the Columbia Elver in 1889,1890,1891 
and 1892 is given in Table B. 
B . — Niunher and value of boats aud appara! as, and the value of shove pvopevty, and cash capital employed in 
the salmon industry of the Columbia Itiver in 1SS9, 1890, 1891, and 1892. 
Apparatus and capital. 
1880. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
No. 
A^alue. 
No. 
Value. 
No. 
Value. 
No. 
V alue. 
Oreson : 
Boats 
751 
$99, 850 
776 
$104, 400 
876 
$120,815 
998 
$131, 550 
Pile-drivers aud scows 
21 
5, 90C 
23 
6,300 
30 
8, 300 
29 
7, 400 
Pound nets 
102 
72, 300 
98 
76, 500 
140 
98, 900 
247 
173, 400 
2 
1, i)00 
9 
1. COO 
9 
1, 600 
Seines 
7 
4, 800 
6 
2, 700 
19 
11,150 
12 
5, 650 
Gill nets 
757 
152. 000 
760 
159, 450 
790 
181, 265 
861 
190, 100 
Wheels 
31 
120, 0,52 
29 
107, 552 
30 
108, 152 
40 
132, 852 
Dip nets and squaw nets .. 
95 
475 
85 
425 
00 
300 
50 
250 
502, 955 
486, 355 
455, 205 
507. 805 
395, OOO 
58 r 000 
520 000 
614 000 
Total 
1, 354, 932 
1, 524, 682 
1, 505, 687 
1. 764, 607 
Washington : 
Poats 
475 
60, 340 
468 
59, 780 
534 
67, 280 
538 
64. 895 
Pile-drivers and scows 
39 
9, 050 
37 
9, 950 
42 
10,750 
45 
13, 550 
Pound nets 
62 
48, 200 
70 
55, 200 
98 
77, 000 
131 
103, 400 
Trap nets 
2 
1,400 
2 
1,400 
2 
1,400 
1 
700 
Seines 
33 
18, 700 
29 
16, 400 
30 
16, 900 
26 
10,000 
Gill nets 
430 
88, 775 
432 
89, 480 
472 
101,780 
453 
98, 130 
AAGieels 
9 
25, 000 
12 
48, 500 
14 
45, 000 
17 
49, 100 
Pip nets and squaw nets. . 
15 
75 
18 
90 
23 
115 
25 
125 
245, 950 
247, 280 
321, 050 
282, 800 
304, 000 
33li 000 
332, OOO 
330, 000 
801,490 
859, 080 
973, 275 
952, 700 
Total for river : 
Boats 
1,226 
160, 190 
1,244 
164, ISO 
1,410 
188, 095 
1,536 
196, 445 
Pile drivers aud scows 
00 
14, 950 
60 
16, 250 
72 
19, 050 
74 
20, 950 
Pound nets 
164 
120, 500 
168 
131,700 
238 
175, 900 
378 
276, 800 
Trap nets 
4 
3, 000 
2 
1,400 
4 
3,000 
3 
2, 300 
Seines 
40 
23, 500 
35 
19, 100 
49 
28. 050 
38 
15, 650 
Gill nets 
1. 193 
240, 775 
1, 192 
248, 930 
1,262 
283, 045 
1,314 
288, 230 
AVheels 
40 
145, 052 
41 
150, 052 
44 
153, 152 
57 
181, 952 
Dip nets and squaw nets.. 
110 
550 
103 
515 
83 
415 
75 
375 
748, 905 
/33 635 
77 U 
790 fiU.'A 
699, 000 
912 000 
852! 000 
94l! 000 
Total 
2, 156, 422 
2, 383, 762 
2, 478, 962 
2, 717, 307 
Comparing 1892 with 1889, Ave find increases or decreases in the number of the 
different sorts of apparatus as follows : 
Aiiparatus. 
1889. 
1892. 
Increase. 
Decrease. 
Pound nets 
164 
40 
1, 193 
40 
110 
378 
38 
1,314 
57 
75 
214 
9 
Gill nets i 
121 
17 
AVheels 
35 
