New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-27
Sacramento Salmon Fisheries.


The fishing interest in the Sacramento at this point In
creasng and expanding with astonishing rapdity from
year 10 year and from month to month The water OF the
river must be alive with salmon or such numbers caught
daily would sensibly reduce their numbers But expert
enced fishermen inform while the lasts countless
is the number that no matter how many employed in
the business or how many taken daily dimnutien
can be perceived Even the tues between this and the
Coast Range reported to be filed With salmon. The
run this year said to be greater than before known,
at this season The extraordinary OF the present time
is only expected continue for something Ike three weeks
They seem to run in immense schools with weeks
tervenng between the appearance Of each school during
which the numbers taken light compared with the
quantity taken during time Ike the present No account
Is kept OF the number engaged fishing Of the amount
caught and all statements relative thereto are made from
esates obtained from those who have experience in the
business aud probably Approximate correctness.
these tsimates give the number Of men employed now
IN taking tsh IN the Sacramento at about 600 the number
OF nsh taken daily on an average AZ 900 their average
weight u lbs making O00 lbs per dAy Two cents per
h. which probably than the present average price
by the quantity would give daily income TO those EN-.
poyed OF $500 not very high pay Either the number Of
men engaged IN the business imagine must be
tmsed the number Of FISH caught under esmsted IL
requires two men TO man boat. which would give 800
boats for 600 men 5000 fen day would give each
fraction over three As ks share We presume few
fishing who do not catch good many more than that
her. We saw bostload the product Of the previous
night consisting Of ot salmon wehed yesterday morning
They averaged fraction l. los and gave the
number caught BY ca n man. instead Of three estin
Sisd above Say that the shnen man. on an average
goo boats night the average number caught bv each
boat put at 90 and The ;o,il woud s 400 fish In
stead II 600 estimated Our impression : that the lat
ter comes nearer the mark ths isf0nuer good many
Of the fishermen ssud their fh direcy Francisco
Others take them 10 dAsreHt points fer sailing Large
numbers are sailed down daily several firms aud md yidu
ais being extensively engaged ia this branch OF the trade
The fish ar put down IN Ao-hsad- which average when
filed about 30 lbs From l.lO LIS are put down
daily by those engaged m sllt2s "A acqalnI ,nce has
filed IS hhds this IT, most VI those engaged in
sailing live tie Wa,hnon side Of the river an AIT
their fsh there. Inc.udia i0s engaged in sailing catch
u~ ard selling probably tle hsh bushes, Furnishes s1
Y.Oyneif for ls1 men,
TIE salmon sh : found IN 60 other in slch vas.
uurtuies IS sTe mct ia MYERS eupiyng l.0 the Pa
On the Ala side lie IL ding h.h feature i, The ~ Of
shad IN tie spring the Pacific sds salmon ascend our
river a. al season, ia numbers beyOnd al computation
IN California sid Oregon rivers are alive With them
TIE great runbtr tken b. -herneE are but drop fro
the bGckC Above til, the Coast sie tribes OF IpS
10 other food Asktabie luxury they ar esteemed
by most persons Tie finest f>h caught Uoike nsuy fh
they contain but lew hprc ard tie eraage colori mat
can be served IN slices % si cutone- l. i, enphat-,y
Tie meat fr the milico i cc,s E-tie-not lr a-tr
thar @: oer me&i-lhai rch ani poor can fess, upon
salmon oiten IN the az they choose t. indulge in the
hurry. In lae course Of & yeas salmon fishing vii
extend sf 10 81 the prominent rivers in the Safe Csseh
iDg aud curing salmon viii then have become sv-teu,
atzed husntSS the f>h consumption vii then have AZ.
tended Itself generally the Stat All more than likely
become N tbs meantime important article Of export
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