The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21
The MASTER FISH
WARDEN'S REPORT
FACTS AND FIGURES OF THE
BIG SALMON INDUSTRY ARE
TOLD IN CONCISE MANNER.

The salmon product Of the Colum-
bia River canned and packer under
the cold storage processes, and han
died by dealers and others on the
Oregon side OF the river this year
(lo07) was as follows: Chinooks,
i5,7o8,ll6 pounds; Steelheads, l,ll2,-
00o pounds; Silyersidcs, l,45,5l6
pounds; Blucbaeks, i96,i02 pounds;
and Tules, 57,l58 pounds. AS COM
pared with the product OF 1906, this
is a falling off OF near II per cent
with the Chinooks Of over SO per
cent with the Silvcrsidcs, OF 28 per
cent with the Steelhcads and OF over
68 per cent with the Bluebacks. !
have no figures from the State Of
| Washington showing the product
that was handled on that side Of the
river this year, but infer from close
observations made that the same con-
ditions existed on both sides Of the
river and that the entire river showed
a general shortage with all varieties
OF salmon OF about the same proper
| ton.
This year the combined pack Of
Chinooks, Silversides, Stcelheads and
Bluebacks on the Oregon side Of the
Columbia River was ls,i5i.743 Lcunds
whereas, during 1906 il was 22.o08.
700 pounds, as shown by the follow
ing table, showing the salmon product
OF the Columbia River for the years
1901, 1902, 1908, 1904, 1905, 1906 and
1907. Estate of Oregon side of the
river):
1901, l6,72s,43s; 1902, s2l,l75,S6S;
1908, 24,s75,22S; 1904. 23,466,323; 1905,
24.42s,29i; 1906, 22,ooS,7oo; 1907, 49,
i5l743
The salmon product OF the coast
streams was very encouraging again
this year when we take into considera-
ton the extcmc dry spell of weather
that we had throughout the entire sea-
son, especially, throughout the fall
Chinook season, thereby permitting
all the streams to run very low and
making the conditions generally the
most unfavorable that we have had
Tor years. From reports received, the
pack shows that 2.0l8,643 pounds OF
Chinooks were taken; 3,S52,ll2 pounds
OF Silversides; 2i0,R20 pounds OF
Steelheads and 6s7,407 pounds of
Tules; and that the combined pack
amounted to 6,73S.6s2 pounds, which
was somewhat short of the 1906 pack,
but as is shown by the following
table, is considerable larger than any
OF the years prior thereto.
Table showing the salmon product
of the salmon product Of the Oregon
coast streams for the years 1901, 1902,
1908, 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1907:
1901, 4,37l,6lS; 1902, 3,402, 2,803; 1908,
4,54o,6s5; 1904, 5,So9,s4o; 1905. S,sss.-
72S; 1906, S,043.6o0; 1907, 6,73S,6S2.
Receipts from licenses issued from
Columbia River and coast streams
during the year 1907. $25,123.0s.
1901, $ll,l64.s0; 1902. $ll,065,20;
1908, $ls,oS7.ss; 1904, $l7,SSs,6o;
1905, $2l,77490; 1906, $26,242.20
The total spawn collected this year
at these hatcheries which are all trib-
utary to the Columbia River amount
ed to 7,l7S,300, as shown by the fol-
lowing table;
Salmon River Hatchery, 1851 900,
Clackamas River Hatchery Station,
2,+os000; Mckenzie River Hatchery,
2,H2,000; Wallowa River Hatchery,
37S300; Ontario Salmon Hatchery
$4,000; total. 7,l7S,300,
The total spawn collected this year
on the streams that flow into the Pa
cihc Ocean, south OF the Columbia
River, amounted to 20.4S3,800 as
shown by the following table:
Tillamook Hatchery Station, 4,3SS,-
600; Yaquina Hatchery, 3,S33,0O0;
Alsea River Hatchery Station, l,l70,-
600; Siuslaw River Hatchery, 2,0l0,-
100; Umpqua River Hatchery, 1924
600; South Coos River Hatchery, S.
9Sl,500; Coquille River Hatchery