, 1869-12-09
TIE FISHERIES OF ALASKA,
A NrolIEfc Source 0f Wealth Ia Our
New l'osbcsslonHs

FfpH kHe AtifE4 1ltN&&,
Antng the ulAEy industries ra.urL to the
caaAt Il Alasta none u nole trolitlc OF wealth
TO Abe 1nterpIisltg merchants OF the Paclnc, or
Easie1n eIopc. than the nrhtriea-the c3t, hzI-
hui, SALMON acd herring, which abound in in-
nneute quantities from Ion4ss Ia the 4 outh u |
u ton f ws o sa
Eion Of Alstka" So,wl,ls,auuin. thr lab1o7s
lirve, the truth ur ll has been proven, and ,es-
tlEUt5 !s ample, deslved slnce transfer. a.d BY |
eur reoP!e. trsGc1a who have clgaged IN tna fur,
Esal aid otner i1r lnleseais.
We who I've at Sltka, and thence down by way
piolrcuess CT ,se t.lnoa asae1y, and IT, ullmate
Commercial Comnaoy-one ot the few hssoctx-
rors oi men whu hAte SHOWN entcrprise-aave
a. - 1t fa
Icts uDraat lc i"s ~ cs,c6, they only pus up $40
tsr7t'r Of ta'.n9n: 9tls yeA1, allhooah the sen:
zoe Is ,os epded, they AAfe put M and prepared
toi tie At:n.t:e market 1.utsj barrels OF salmon
ia1o1e,tsc =. casten ~, ysat s'!l ny W. q
Of tamcn, anu Lad to cease the ca1ch ere tbs SEA.
ton y As nalf AvtT, be having no more barrels 10
lli. On rs IN Q; Au9os! ~; !sat, 'he sastuaw.
bad ceased wG1S fOH+ three *etks before. but at
! M,tclell's request he tack Ills two hoBts and
teen miLatIs rtsurhcI win them ieaIrd 10 10 the
Elstlls with beautiful taltlon. Ho iest cunE1eu.
| 'hat rad hls bs,tsss not Jailed he could have
l
A new trethc'3 Of putting up salmon has recent
! ly ieth ca ap+ hnentea on " the Cola alua Ilves
ish.rnep, and thts ear. We understand, they arc
rutlIng up great qcaLtl;ies Of t,em 10 cans. the
| tu1Ee as loh9sefa, nyFtcTs nc. This course night
| tt pursued here With great advantage, and the
ihe,lit.es tos is successful pros cotion are ahpu
danL We hope some OF our Cl4Zeps Will engage
| tn II nruhes Eeaeop. Fish arc plenty, labor ia
| ahuE1nNt md cheap, uAEkpOf1ati0n below Is low,
and and the rE.ee Of 1.n rem Iemuncratse; i viii help
liussan POPULATION, and Rtye slil norr character
10 the wutth Of the TCrri1orJ. There are be4ldes
| huud1ed other rsheres OF Faiuou, where, n1ded
10 splendid locations Tot buildings, aru good
ancLoraaes for yctscl+. Hundreds 0t frcsn Wszcr
riytrs cone ltaprR down the mountains INTO
the stD, AID into ihs&e In The summer lie 81 M0o
run 60 thlckly That often they p:nckeu t1e water.
4 Lei Us make known these facts TO tre wutI l9t
once krown ana believed capital VIII purely seek
innen,c. Westward f'on si.ka 10 Kods4c,
ker1f. AID even TO the rcn!ueula Of AiaaAe, these
iii abonuA, And they aIc immense. Evefy PEI.
son who comes from that coa,t fpeAks OF tbt.
nsherY. Al YET there ale mono tast wc know Of
rrrEerr!LE these nfh sUr the ssh Francisco mar.
XCt. m enterprise u thai kind must prove suc-
hf q oau III s1Ps y 1s
p:cAing can re dcre on tho adjacent Islands a.
well aS iu5llier heI0w.
lHt the co41 fisheries Of Alaska ARE Of most mo-
lion. II IA fact well Known TINT for years the
coAnthe1ies Of The Atlantic coast have been fall
] X
LoIninAL Morc lhAn ouc.halt az the great ntet ot
ve~scs engaged IN 1t nro Iyug idle 10 tho hatbOr4
sssy S.fS lsn yBe ssn M.
| CARRIERS. 1AgJc IS to-1sy har.1J population Of
llstnep. who arc cast sds''k npon The woti. earn
Ing MvnR 10 waJA my Aut'cd TO them, nn1 al bc-
| cnDtc t.hrlloH occupation 10 gone. The rcssela
have proved, hr0 Ase proving. Tuino1s inFeet
ment TO tnclr oAntts. not taIh'ng ehoagh to Pay
q reasonable interest on ther cost. Again. Inls
,nduury hn8 teen invaluable IL Massachusetts
u wss one Of her RIeatcst sources Of wcaltl!. and
1be question OF procuring some treaty stiraa,lon.
these mn cssiatels snteic.teL Whereby The Un!te1
States c.n have the rpnt OF hsh,nR tnr cod on tht
ccast oi Labrador. And II 10 confidently expect
I'd hy many that This 1IRht viii soon he .ecoIc,l
nn W.; S1s9te to @ 19.ssn na,9,
cclfshcry hauEB a. exist III iae kaa4u wo!ld It.
u'' a. rg ths cost Of AlssHs from I'll. lc1!n.ul.
Sonnd, IlLt Behring'S Stl4lts Ono xreAt dllllc3lt
: | which A'NKya r1ts:ti on tic Sc1fouctllad IIAuk
IA the er. NJ DEPTH u wA'dr. Whlct: range. iron
tt,crty tu nirt'J tssnone. TIE hauks al:11x oa
COST only ave:aKe fro1h thrty 10 n!ty tatnoms
TIE nt1, too, nts Of equally a. auc quality an'
eon Z len ot twr:sc VESTS, fortneFls Care An
nstrr!Lsr, wh.eh have It*n n:,ngtt VI uni III
!, li"rr srsHRsi ~ .ne 60 soinshrry saons tne eoa.
cre Eit:e xeAicl hns aF1itsd ~ rns; TownAen
!. ! irs III TIE East.
lA.,r,n rus.t casstuE t"' pto1Ia'dy cu'plc,ei o
: tn,s rea:L They srr r~Ltls'Y talcpat+vl for
freight rapac'syGi ltD ID L." tHt4. a:i tstly lda
:. viii freight al NJ-sua or Sex fnIs tns SaL Ffai
4 c,.rs. MT ihLs cufn enough :ot rltn:aE cxppusc
Starring Ole SUMNER, or ~ariy autumn, they ca
y reach sun Frar clkr" IN sra@'a 10 Hrrnrc an outa
= aLh pfor, ri OF ther tEuss " March or At.r1L
= / IL otitJ rhauKlH the uaEc " oNratton. tnstea
+ ot ttt f.lhi tuprI5ibg lar wtH,, II vii! 10 RI
!, rnAt- Tic rsier Of rsh fr Fea BY g,cAu,t ~ VI
II. Hrt Eotllt.Ally Increased. willis We shall, Al
J, lntr., hatr tAc t1ttascdIn Of btlnK ihdcpen1ei
lc ol ali lofr,rn roR era ioE n tupply Of OF
Of tlr Esi at h.aIl.-a If fuS1. We trust the Eaa
rrr nkteImCp Will wake TN 10 tho iHt.nfTHIce
!. tho ittsIst1y. Altl e1ass.! shat energy witch b
AiEAS8 characterized New Ene,AnH, ny scndlf
OH to AlasKa neet H1 vessels 10 cusate IN tn
I, certain lucrative bus,ns4r: The ras!kst Is Y
y ! world. VIC MO On tie highway OF thC EAstrrn nl
~ Weatcrn hemlIrherrk N1t only IL tns init,
thar 1llllpL VI people, HtaLl ready 70 huy.
AL Lnll tue1. 10 TIE +pe1,tT INCEPTION TT this
:. tetpT.sc. Tnrn viii nut only A1a>ka prosper =
= the culietsy in general te benefited, Int We ah
ice. pI..u llat are 90 orulent IN OH res3uEr
= OF st1cLetn, aud have On the FAetdc taast, ~ =
!; aA on lite Atlantic, trars sct 9! 1uru, rcnty
- - | NEr our nsrll Heels In cAsc heItaf,cr thtIc
~ ~ ! nrpt.cr 1utaItsetlon or ioscEsu wac.