The Republican journal., 1881-06-30

FISH AND FISHING. Machiasport has voted to
exempt one or more sardine factories from taxa
ton for term Of years. An acre of water at
Griffin, Ga contains million carp = The Bos-
ton Journal says Capt I. = Baker Of Harwich
is to remove his fishing business to Boothbay Me,
as that port is much nearer to the fishing grounds
than Harwich and his vessels on an average can
make two trips there to one from Harwich By
this removal the town will lose five vessels and
nearly one hundred men for the most part OF the
year and, as whole, one Of the most successful
business places on the shore will be closed. This
is a severe blow to the declining life of the town
"A Jonesport correspondent writes the Mon
that the sardine business is not brisk. For a
month past, owing to fog and east winds, the
fish have been scarce, with a corresponding loss of
time among the factory operatives. 80 The Sent-
mel says that the sardine factories at PASSPORT
not dong large business at present owing to tho
scarcity of fish The census returns report that
lG,1i5 persons 5,5l7 boats and 50 vessels are EN-
poyed on the Pacific coast fisheries of the United
States. fthe persons enployed !63 are credited
TO cod fishery, 10 TO fur seal, 5000 to salmon
fishery, 2l9 to seal fishery. and II to whale fish
cry The total amount of capital employed i'll the
fisheries is - 74S }S3 Of the products the value
Of fresh fish is put at S. bl9 80 crabs and shrlmps
Sd6 oysters, etc, Si03 30; whale oil $50 80
fish aud seal oil >23 600; whale bone Sl42 900
The product of forty five canneres is valued at
S3,33o,93i. Mr. \. D. Starin of Cambridge Mass
native of Llvermore was in Lewiston Thursday
on his return from his 10th fishing tour among the
Rangey Lakes His first trip was made b years
ago The total number Of persons III the tnited
States dependent on the fisheries is estimated at
from 800 600 to 900 900 The total value OF the
product to the producers Of the fisheries Of the
nlted States has not yet been definitely deter
mined; but it will doubtless prove to be some
where between forty and fifty millions of dollars.
OF the thirty one states and territories whose citi
zens are engaged in the fishery industry, seventeen
have more than thousand professional fishermen.
The most important Of these states is Massachu
men Second stands Maine, with ten To twelve
thousand = The Brunswick Telegraph says Two
weeks ago salmon weighing % HIS was caught
near Bay Bridge III the AudroScoggin Several
salmon, We hear, have been seen this spring below
our falls, in the nelshborhood IF tie Denuison
mill. one being taken trom the llume. a fey days
since and returned to thrrlyer. Perhaps the little
fellow weighing u lbs or thercabouts was ia
search OF the tsh"ay further up the stream The
salmon seen last season when the water vas very
low, and in the pools leading TO the tshway and
the fish seen this season would seem 10 indicate
that the stream is to be again revisited By adult
fish, and the Young fry ought to be running. we
believe, this YEAR The mcnhadcn are of Tile
coast The Boothbay Register says: On the run
of the H. NJ Pierce to rolta..d Oh Thursday
eight schools OF porgies seen. telegram
was dispatched by Mr. Maddocks, who vas aboard
and one Of the steamers etl at once tully prepared
70 attend to the visitors .. Fish are abundant on
| The Newfoundland coast. Fresh cod are now
selling at 50 cents ii quntal. party of students
and their ladies from HE Maine Central Institute
at Plttstled, went fishing on Newport Pond last
week and were arrested, and at their lial hncd
! >''----A Gloucester despatch of the 18Th saws
| The nackerei fleet reported good fishing to the
eastward Of 1hatchers island Nine arrivals have
been reported this mornin: with 9,t] barrels. The
largest receipts Of any this year the fares ranging
from 100 to l2o barrels The other fishing arriv
ais day are Two from the Western Bank. ore
from the Bay of Funiy and two from the Georges
with 91l pounds Of Goldfish and eco pounds OF hal
ibut-.--ii6 S bbls OF alewivrs were packed at
Damarisrotia Mills TINS season by s. NloAerson 4
Sons Of Boothbay