The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96 eBook

Hugh McCormick Smith
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 31 pages of information about The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96.

The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96 eBook

Hugh McCormick Smith
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 31 pages of information about The Salmon Fishery of Penobscot Bay and River in 1895-96.
Penobscot | 24 1,587 22 1,421 | | Searsport | 4 213 3 152 | | South Brewer | | 3 105 3 105 | Stockton and Prospect | 26 1,530 20 1,183 | | Verona | 37 2,801 37 2,760 | | Winterport | 7 467 7 467 | 1 10 | | --- ------ --- ------ | -- --- -- --- | Total | 193 12,474 184 13,146 | 10 189 11 199 |

Includes accessories

|    Boats and scows.    |         Total         |
|                        |      investment.      |
|    1895        1896    |                       |
|  ---------   --------- |   1895        1896    |
|  No.  Value   No.  Value |                       |
|  --- -----   --- ----- |   ----        ----    |
Brooksville (Cape Rosier)|   3    $30    2    $20 |   $450        $260    |
Bucksport                |  16    270   14    238 |    781         693    |
Camden                   |   2     45    2     45 |    245         245    |
Castine                  |   5     25    4     20 |    277         221    |
Hampden                  |   1     12    1     12 |     38          38    |
Islesboro                |   7     94    6     79 |  1,019         954    |
Lincolnville             |   7    132    7    117 |    782         817    |
Matinicus and            |                        |                       |
Ragged Islands        |   2     75    5    195 |  1,075       2,695    |
Northport                |   8    163    7    138 |  1,318       1,143    |
Orland                   |  25    467   32    535 |  1,131       1,423    |
Orrington                |   2     11    2     11 |    168         168    |
Penobscot                |  30    436   28    413 |  2,023       1,834    |
Searsport                |   6    145    4    125 |    358         277    |
South Brewer             |   1      6    1      6 |    111         111    |
Stockton and Prospect    |  33    413   31    383 |  1,943       1,566    |
Verona                   |  35  1,100   36  1,110 |  3,901       3,870    |
Winterport               |  10    181   11    189 |    648         666    |
| --- ------  --- ------ | --    ---   --    --- |
Total                    | 192  3,605  193  3,636 | 16,268      16,981    |
Table.  Catch
|          1895         |          1896         |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| No. of  Weight        | No. of  Weight        |
Towns                     | salmon (pounds) Value | salmon (pounds) Value |
--------------------------|-----------------------|---------
--------------| Brooksville (Cape Rosier) | 163 2,092 $283 | 146 1,626 $190 | Bucksport | 205 2,885 448 | 245 2,729 471 | Camden | 64 964 136 | 71 990 139 | Castine | 77 1,150 207 | 93 1,166 156 |
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