The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-01-15
OUR FISHERIES.

capital hitherto employed in the fisher
les of the Columbis river. will Be trans
ferred to these waters early in the
Spring, it might be we'll to review the
various eligible points for locating
fisheries on Puget Sound and its tribu-
taries. First on entering the Straits of
Fuca We come to
Carmel Rirer. This stream runs into
the Straits at Pillar Point, and 10 said to
abound in excellent salmon of large
size. There il no fishery there at pres
ent.
Lyro River. This stream comes into
the Straits just west of Crescent Bay,
has good shelter at its mouth and has
never been fshed to any great extent.
Hoko Rirer. Said to have the lsrg-
est salmon in its waters OF any stream
between the Columbia aud Yukon. A
fishery is being established there by
Thomas Stratton and associates.
ElwhaA Rioer. Empties into Fresh.
water Bay and is considered the finest
trout stream on the Pacific coast. 1t
sbounds with fine salmon and 10 easily
approached by sea-going vessels
Annas Bay. This is near the Skoko-
mish Indian Reservation and is the out
let Of q large river. Its remote location
would initiate against it as cannery
point.
Skdtchet Head. Lies on the extreme
south side Of WILDLY Island and would
be an excellent point for cannery. as
the schools of salmon seem to follow
tho island shore on entering the Sound
and leave it at this point to enter the
Snohomish and other rivers ON the east
side of the Sound. With good wharf
at this point the Pacific Mail steamers
would land on their down trips to take
on cases, thus enabling the cannery to
carry on business with a much smaller
stock.
AuckiteO. This place has the only
caunery on the Sound. aud is on the
south side of . broad bay into which
empties the SnohOmish river. 1t WAS
purely an experiment with Jackson.
Meyer & Co., but they put up $4,000
cases Of salmon in lcss than four
months with sixty Chinese laborers,
none Of which made more than half
time.
Wet Point. Lies ten miles below
Seattle and ID one of the best ports on
the Sound. as it gives the boats belong.
isg to . cannery . double chance to
cruise above and below. taking the
Muckilteo drift on one side and Seattle
Bay on the other.
Seattle. The chief reoo mmendation
Of this place 10 its central location. BY
fixing . cannery here the operator
would avoid a great deal of expense for
freight on packing boxes etc.
SamisA Rirer. This stream comes in.
to Bellingham Bay and carries . large
run of fine fish during the season. H
G. Vining aud others have located there
aud will open their cannery to can
claus and berries as we'll as fish.
Puyaitup River. Comes into the
Sound short distaocs east Of New
Tacoma. The salmon csught here are
equal to those Of Muckilteo aud Seattle
but no canneries have been established
Several thousand barrels were put up
in pickle last year by L. G. Ingalls s
Co.
Nisquaiiy Rirer. This stream enter.
the Sound above Steilacoom. Consid-
cradle fishing has been done about there
but no csnneries have been established
The July run Of salmon will not pay
to can, but the fish taken from the 5th
Of August to the 1st OF November orc
equal to any in the world. The "silvel
sides" though not the largest salmon or
the coast. arc the hAndsomsst and bes,
favored fish. They are taken only
with hook aud line by the "trolling'
process. and it is not unusual to catcl
them by the hundred in the mild, Sep.
tembor days. The Columbia fisherie,
must. in the opinion Of the most com
petent judges, he given resting spell
Of about three years. during which tim,
all that capital cannot afford to lie idle
It must come to Puget Sound, as afford.
ing the largest catch OF fish and The
cheapest method Of shipment.
VICTOR EMANUEL, the King of Italy