, 1874-07-28
oregon 8nflnon-ElHf1ertcs.

oregon 8nflnon-E ElHf1ertcs
tno Iortlahu oTegoHian of Tho 10th l,aa ANNA
iolebeihE taota and statistics III rolaton ~ H.,
sa.mo1''hahofaes anna on tho Columbia lliyor, It
T" The quality Of tho Columbia River ea1mo,,
ena @ tno Perfection to which tho canning proceaa
nas teaoneu ase not surpassed, If cquaio.j, in
sapon any pass ata q eno world, worla: Tho number ot
LUNG LUNG wore below tho average; ; but tllo rim
aufing the last ton days has Doon greatar shan
SYni ~ hnoWn IN tho river in the aamc timo and
and 90 ooat,auH h.a f0s ,so eos days. 30
1nm o. Tug cusora have boen sh1o to tako ful ID
sansage q 1t for want OF cans. and have bern
70 resort 70 sa'ing and ba,Toiing for
III IL Ga mn pnra nneo this run commenced aa many
rIoht' u''ou sanon nave haon caught in single
1nnno n' ana the average for that time is At losat
IL S",a aae columbia safmon, canned or pokled
and Js1 ra ta 10 saks te load wherover introduced
fa in contemplation to erect three ad;.
ti nonA canning Embellishments usar 1atora In
%G "Tbs 1ps n1'nhnr inc hont =, se.son's ishing:
not Be- less that II sa9n me taken thi. season will
large run tako pface at the latter and Of 'o th;a
month month as 1a usual tho numbor viii considerably
95Sasd 95e Nna that There will bo canned at loost
sh viii i'iss be- pIokoa p @; ho 6aanca Of Tho
Salmon. This will DO $4,000 more oaaas ~ ueo thn@
wore wore, canned last season, and tho pioklod salmon
m satet addition. There are quite numbor Of smal
oairnan 10y ~ nAolustvo!y engaged In plcklng
salmon taken in tho Lower Columbia ti,;a snesnn
aTh"ra Tn1 az 70 ~ Sx'o1o.ooo. g'1!s
nm thia rivas a.e Soo eohts engaged in tho fishing
to a hoat sn,e oi4tploylng ~ aoo mon, or two mon
eo, ~ a.tena 10 tho pct. These mon arc 1,aid IS
wn"os ~ ,a;d dosctS nsh they catoh, making the
motpP Pa% sha 70 saHa tase soo for
ncts loayinn ~ rzvo,ouu, less about 10000 for
Tor the four months fishing. Ware Il nj .1ar Tnr
man a., IL Yoa ana 5no eeEd-tablo. the fisher
fartahic '.u a,, Iomer ooinmba might bo COM
tho thirtonn cannps Glaae Of mon. In
corninr Jai,v s'sGy6o ~ SGo 10 81 tho departments,
otl,ar s1tr. try t;,Hn t;o'o ,n'G;nidng night-work and
warna d,,r;nt, .1ao' ~ nahlhg s25o oo0 pnid for
Inc searon~fron, 'm, naYe comprising tie lsh-
cannea asi-.an T. Ap!.. 70 ,iuIy inclusive. The
conts nonna nanGh Is ~ oS M song Wholesale for 15
tn h" Soauotai ", III 2.1o a. per case. from which ia
sos froight insunca M expenses Ieforrod to b.
the canning buainona tue net profits woro li9ht
owing to the imperfect knowledge necessary to
e,,a efonhletG [ Il seoces Now 1t il paying busineHs
put tnat le tue result OF economical mani agoment
ttihoF9ugh IN supersiHon, complete knowledge Of
tne ,. bilsi1esa, ample experience, aud financial
stih abillty. The business is bound to grow to be
oro eospa s M n and value to tho rheas
Ine procoan Of canning In more or less intor.
ehtsng. ana shows tho value of the proper diyia-
ion OF !ahor. In catching tho fish, two men arc
required to 3 boat. Another receives tho flsh ut
nos tne whart and counts tLo.n. A boy places tho
nsh on tho spllttor's table.-tho splitter, who is
geuerally strong, active man, holds q largo
aharp knife, aud With ten cuts removes soven
iina, head tail, opens tho fish, and disembowels
y. "a competent man vii! put through bis
LANCE from loo to l20 tn an hour, or from 1000
70 ], 200 in ton hours. A man then washes The
aeh, Horapes IT, and transfers 1t to another for
further washing ind acrarng, 30 that ali The
blood and slime possible may be removed bo-
fore cutting. He then nuts tito fish on tho mt,
ters table: The cnttor places tho fish In
frame, and with croular knife Of six bladeH
outs the fish with ono stroke into sx pieces each
pleco the size OF tho depth of the can. With
one motion he tranBfera these piecca to tho op-
posito side of tho table, whero another nun with
an 9rdln9ry knife aubdiyidos thom into about