The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-09-14
SALMON CANNERIES /!
o,r Man Spends a Lay at
Muckilteo.
,rr HARVEST OF the SEA.
Things Abon' Fishing. Not
Generally known.

.s.L;lseo 90 wednesday, 10 MS OLD
n'.,I.,d friend, George T. Myers, rep
....,,;as the packing firm Of Jackson,
49,, 4 Co. Arriving at the wharf.
Litter took our man and the two
a.. accompanying him all through
=. ,.n.ery, which was shut down for
-. d,v in consequence of a light catch
:, s.b o. the eight previous, owing to
The heavy storm which rendered it un'
80. %, the bo,ts to venture out. Bat
", Myer. was determined the ladies
...ld zee the whole operation. Call
49, ssid lie to one of the pig
lid gentry; ard presently All Sum
made bis appearance. He was wiry
iooEiae little heather. about thirty
vs,,s old, and, instead Of shufiilng
.Iooc ia sandals, he Wore pair OF
bssyy cowh;ds boots with his pants
,taaed into them. Ga being made ac-
ou,ioted with the visitors wants, ALI
Sam took key from his pocket and
nnlockcd drawer from which he drew
s,,tb several butcher knives Select
os the sbarpest of these. he caught a
sos salmon off the floor and cut off his
head At = single stroke The tail flew
"A 1t another clip and then he sent the
so, flying into the air. che after the
other. Throwing the fish into tub of
clean fresh water, he washed off the
blood and threw 1t then into another
rat Of brine which cleansed off all
tbs curry" or slime Then he cast the
l,h On table, under large wheel con-
,siniag six knives manipulated by a
crank, ~hich cut it into four pieces just
the length Of a can Stuffing each Of
thess into can. he caught up the tops
aud fitted them in; for 1T must be borne
in mind that the top Of a can goes in
side, while the bottom clasps it on the
outside. In just sixteen minutes from
the time be first raised his knife in the
air, All Sum had sealed up the four
cans, aud they were ready for the first
bath
This is merely tepid fresh water"
said Mr.. Myers. "and is used more to
detect leaks in can than any other
purpose. II q can leaks. there will be
little bubble of air rising from it, and
that cen has to 30 soldercd again"
And the second bath ?" querie1 our
man.
"Thst is boiling hot, and is always
kept ct one temperature" replied Mr..
Myers. I'VE keep the cans in that just
one hour. when they are taken out and
put into = cooler Of tepid water. to let
them cool gradually. Then they 20 cut
Of tha. into The I've bath, to take off all
the SALMON grease from the outside of
the can. Then they 60 to the laquer
room, to DO tested and lsquered.
To this place we accompanied our
ciceronc and there we found two China
men laquering cans There are four
stands, with shelving racks. capable Of
holding sixty cans. Beside each rack
iss full can Of varniSh. and at the foot
Of each Is On empty can Of the same
size. into which the racks drain off.
Alongside of it is truck with five
dozen cans. and the patient John, armed
with small pair of tongs. clutches each
can up and dips it in the varnish. after
xhich he sets it on the upper tier of
the rack. by the time the lower tier
Is iall. the cans on the top tier are dry
enough 10 handle"
"What is that Chinaman doing over
'hsre'" asked one of the ladies.
That's Old Reliable. himself" re-
p'lsd Nj. Myers; that's Woo Yek, the
tester. 1t is his business to test every
cae, and determine whether the con
tents are good or not. An incompetent
man IN that place could ruin cannery
single season. This he tells by the
0und, striking them with 40-penny
asl,. fhe good ones he retains in the
ia, and the bad ones he casts out.
hsery can is tested three times"
Here one OF the ladies wanted to ties,
dozen cans
VIVA profound look, the long.
"'icu connoisseur handed over the nail
sao the lady tapped dozen cans in
succession. She had nearly got through
sseoond dozen when frown passed
0set Woo Yek's face, followed by u
quaint emile as he asked:
An, watfor you no tcllee me wassa
"@sins Him no good"
ana to the lady's surprise. lie
sI'.ened out can, the top of which
= TOTE oil and the eilluvia was such
1'ns reporter and ladies were glad
.psat . retreat There was a momcn-
=! smile upon the heathen's face and
resumed tho rat tat-tat" Of his
sN'y-day life.
iaes fellows great cigar" re-
.Seu our man. IL don't think he's
al . smart as the one that canned
asn tor u.s." answered one of the
we'll, said Mr.. Myers, they are
~ inherent sort Of men. Sum is n
mechanic In fact. no is the
nan have. out of the whole SIX
ssaIee. Who can perform the entire
- 49," from slaughtering to labelling
SAing. Woo Yek, on the contra.
=, a'es 10y sound. lie has an ear ss
nv "a telegrapher aud depends
49," sor living My headsmsn has
sSo< to Portland for q few days.
.sahwhlle Sum takes his place.
"uer fellow can behead five fish to
va three scd T.,
1s sr Of the nspe.'
49, man has his speciality then, ]
sv asked one of the ladies.
/. s,stmaAm," returned the proprie-
Z. sae process is 80 manifold. that but
NM aon Of labor. there would be
49, made. The time lost in the
o ~ Q. tools. would soon consume
h.. are You pleased with the ven