, 1882-10-27
The International Fisheries EXhiJ-..
tion.

The international Fisheries Exhibition
to be held in Loudon next year will be
on grand scale. The London Times
of q recent dale says: "Mr. Birbeck, NJ.
F., head Of the Executive Committee,
has issued Il report which Informs us that
the Imperial Government of China has
applied for space, that Canada wants
/ 10000 square feet, and the Unitel States
nearly twice as many. There will prizes be
offered for modes ot fishing and carrier
boats; four money prizes offered by
Ashmead Blrtlett-Coutts for the best
collection of t,hin rods prize Of S 90
giveI by the Baroness Burdett. Coutts
| for ( best pi II for fish m RI ct, and a
prize OF $3.50 FOR tn It model of a ca =
rier boat, the b to be specially adapt
ed for preserving the lives OF her crew.
The English Government will striL e
medals AT the mint as rewards of merit
will issue diplomas OF honor, aad will
probably make grant of public money
towards the expenses Of the Exhibition"
The United States Fish Commission
will maze an unusually large display of
everything pertaining to fishing in the
United States, and have their assistants
and collectors in every part Of the coun-
try now at work. Mr.. james Ii. Swan,
of this. city, for many years connected
with the Smithsonian Institution, the U.
S. National Museum, and U. S. Fish
Commission, has been instructed by
Professor Baird TO procure complete
series of everything illustrative of the
methods used in fishing by all the In
dian tribes within his reach. He has
just returned from Cape Fiattery, where
he has procured complete outfit of
whaling gear, sealing gear, halibut, and
other fish lines of native manufacture,
with models of canoes illustrating the
method of killing whales and seals, and
fishing By ths MaGah Indians. Mr.,
Swan will also receive by the next
steamer fromAlasAa similar specimens il
lCstrating the modes of fishing adopted
by the natives of Alaska, and will, as Of
ten as opportunity presents, have photo
graphs Of Indians engaged in fishing oc.
cupations. Mr.. Oregon Hastings, pho
tographer of this city, has been engaged
by Mr.. Swan to execute this part of the
work, and has already commenced. Mr.
Swan requests us to state that he will be
ready to receive any articles illustrative
of fishing, either among white men or
Indians, to be sent to the International
Fisheries Exhibition, and will give all
needed information to persons who may
write to him at this place. 1t is hoped
that everyone will take an interest to have
Washington Territory, and particular
ly Puget Sound, well represented in that
great International Fisheries Exhibition,
as such an opportunity is not likely to
occur again soon.
Mr.. Swan will receive articles for the
London exhibition till February next.
Everything will be forwarded by him to
Washington to Prof. Baird, free of
charge. In Washington the collection
will be arranged and sent to London as
a part OF the exhibit of the United States
Fish Commission.
Sketches Of Indians engaged in fish
ing, in preparing fish, making nets or
weirs, or any other avocation illustrative
of the fisheries will be Of great value.
Professor Baird writes that it is their in
tention to have such sketches photo
graphed on larger scale, then finished
in crayon and mounted. This will give
our young artists an opportunity to
make pen sketches OF anything pertain
ing to this question that they may see,
and there are plenty OF such chances. A
canoe with lot of fish, Indian women
carrying baskets of fish on their backs,
or splitting, drying and packing fish in
their camps, and an endless variety OF
scenes in Indian fishing experience, each
Of which would make an illustrative
sketch. All such sketches sent to Mr..
Swan will be forwarded by him to Prof.
Baird, and the sooner they can be sent
the greater the certainty that they will
be prepared for the London exhibit
This ia certainly rare opportunity and
everyone old and young should take an
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