New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-13
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
The NIackereI Fishery.
To the Bstor Of TIE ". Y TSi6urss
CAPE ELIZABETH, Monday. Aug

To The B-iior Of The ". y Tfiburss
CAPE ELIZABETH Monday, Aug 9, 1854
The difficulty is not so much with the
Cod as with the Mscksrel Fisheries business which
has sprung up since the Treaty Of 1873 That Treaty
was considered 90 good at the time that the fishermen
sent Mr. Adams Goldfish boxed up ss token of their
appreciation. The cod fishermen fsh on the Banks,
which from ten to two hundred miles from land
cept OIL Labrador where they allowed by the Treaty
to fish of the harbors but in all other places they
fsh on the Banks and carry with them bait wood and
water. Thus the most of them do not make harbor
unit, they return home There has been difficulty
about Grand Menan island this side Of the Bay Of
Funoy about thirty miles long, which has the best fish
ing grounds for pollock and herring the coast IL
Gee by In exchaDa for Moose Island In Mr. Mum
administration. The fish keep In shore around this
island, and vessels tempted 10 go within three
miles after them. There has been more difficulty there
than any other place. There were three YES
sells taken In lr0 and two this year. President Jack
SOD fgse there, and Issued circular warning
our fishermen not TO violate the Treaty Below the Bay
OF Funcy there has not been much trouble until lately
About 1919 the msekerel fishery sprung up. They
could be caught plenty enough then shores,
ard vessels mad 10 90 but short distance b full fares
in few days. and the building Of yessels for the ex-
press purpese If catching mackere increased until i've
hundred thousand barrels were inspected in 1891 After
that they began 10 grow and fell OF 20 about
sixty thousand barrels In 1886 and 10 price from
s. 10 s4 per barrel wh oh caused some OF the East
fishermen ind Out places, aud two three
sells wentinto the Gulf of 81 Lawrence and there they
made full fares. Bus they did not dare 10 stay there
later than September account Of the weather Ac-
cordlnsly the msckere were poor at first but the
Der vessels going there Increased and they became
acquainted with the harbor ard inhabIanis they would
stay until the came sDd thus get fat mackerel At
preseut about half Of all maokeei caught In the
Cult of St Lawrence 20 the amount Of about million
dollars annually. As large fleets OF vessels Ito In tbs
habors in bad weather. and h Close ia shore for those
fish In the fall OF the year. they violate the Treay.
Narrower the crews Of OF them committed dc.
predsiicn rs upon the Inhabitants shore last year,
which caused them 10 complain TO their Governments
for protection which granted this year, by each
Government fitting out steam cutter They have also
become Jealous Of our fishing for mackerel since the
tsrif of 1916 for that has opened the ket b them.
The old tariff amounted to almost prohibition, and
they did net catch msny; but they lifting out
vessels and doing well All that kind OF fish 70
market proving what member Of the House Of Lords
said that ofths best markets 10 the world open
10 the Colonies after the tariff OF si6 passed They
have 10 market at home for these hsh and about ali
they catch are sold In the United States
FISHERMAN.