The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-07-01
SALMON FISHING IN orxoox
IA IaAsstry Empteyiue EseAa TAsssaaA Net
$50 - 80 go Capital

Yrum tAs rortlssS Esrs.
The salmon Of commerce found in the CO.
iumbia River is known A. the chinook. name
stssihesd. and biuebscEs. but only the ist.sr i
ss.s Win
Ss. a Ss, s vs2y .s ,ss ssa an. sSS p
SsscSE TIE !stisI Which !: ~ :, :ssI.: 3SEs
caught 'Gs' the 'i Bsse .na Norm ~
Ssi.msntionsa being idsnticsi witt With s ss
& ;hs 1S9 Tnc
% disintersssea .pssstss the matter i: gTes-
sisn al % diSsrIns from Tie cSnsok. caught
II sS s~ 81 e. TIC orsr Ssn. q
S 4. otssIM;: ksSx a =: T.. : ". sssSS,
purposes. however. has the hook shapes; lower i
Jaw. These hast arc few and scarce. though
Z made . eaten them. Il 10 not necessary 70
dilHss i.Tsne1 %pSn the Sne FL 81 sprcics
anna Sns 81 Is
the duty 81 the state e protect this interest
engaged in the business. hstcheriss in one or
more localities IN tributary. streams. The
III The ns
naintained, would DO nvaiiabls:. The Tact that
biance to animal food in grain. navor. and
Quality than any other 81 the pisoatorial
ono worthy Of great attention. " ''e' '"'''A
The chinook Is caught in the Columbia River
snsnr q hs Is prnr
pRily caught In nets the meshes OF which nre
four and ont. fourth inches between knots.
inches TO each mesh when the net is stretched
out. The size OF the meshes fs regulated by
lay. and also iorms the commercial value Of the
fish. 80 far rs the fishermen are concerned. rs
are not marketabis or taken at the canneries.
sssSs Is .sscp
cd Tho nets are paid out by the fishermen, at
a;ha% Ss oSt t and about orvs q s
deep the first being caught on the slack tides
q high end Lev was An amount varying
meta There Ia. perhaps$ho other lsh 30 easily
killed BY closing the gills IN the salmon, ~.
So SsSF sS s sosy sis s%
boat load has been ascIarSsd the ash are i Ino
decapitated. and. on being cleaned. are cnt by
revolving knives into pieces four Inches wide
hsnaed to tie Ilsrs table. The pfocsss Of H i
Ing is. In the majority OF establishments. per-
formed BY hand, though the ,,, latnst improve.
use Of which necessittntes less chopping, and
saves fully 7S p"r cent; Of manual labor. When
pound of piscatorial lusciOusness is passed on
TO tho rinmer. attached to the soldering ma:
chine. and. after heinc trimmed. is taken hold
Of by an endless chain and rolled along an In :
cline. the base Of which IS fllled with iiluiiA
solder. On leaving the solder bed 1t rolls down
pronounced perfect as far as sealing is con-
cerned. Is passed into q test kettlo to ascertain
d c %hsh
to place the sealed cans in so-cniled coolers. or.
TO give another name. can racks. These cool
are then dipped into vat OF boiling water. re-.
naming there from On hour to mn hour and q
to permit an escape OF the hot air. and. being
steam retort and submitted to 2 pressure OF
virtually undergoing a second cooking. From
the rstort to the st.a,1inx tank or iys Kettle y
OF BY the sprinkline Of hot water. After tho
cooling process comes another testing by, the
experienced eye and hand. and the bright.
and flowed time for the deveiSpmsnnt Of any
leak that might have escaped, the previous
cans nrs laeanersd labelled and put into cases s
and shipped to the great marts Of the world.
Tine Of a.s the and
actively used al the time. Each boat Is
grounds are a. the mouth o. The. l"s' riSer . and
ant upon the occupation OF the salmon fisher
men,. rs few. II any. OF them thoroughly under
stand the 9rsration Of the variations OF the
Cola%bia River have been lost * their mis- is,
system. aud tho price being so high. varying
from the standard figure Of seventy vs cents
to ninety cents. offer. of course. en- cling field
IN IN In hA To
eostins on an average s5so and the "G nets. " as
bofors stated. from $500 to $3.50. form = COM
Is considered tina. many a fisherman has
drawn over 5000 as romunerati2n, for
Ss Of AZ sns end OF ,hs hag
chimes. or return 70 their sen-faring lives. while
perhaps the majority remain on terra frlna;
neat little cottages for themselves and families.
ana remain n the place me from yenr
Or hs ns
hardy and sturdy Ssandnavians, though other
rspressntsd. Th.re " are about four thousand
Chinamen employed in the different canneriss;
the other white labor engaged in the box fac
nsriss an army q eight thoSsana men
and children relying upon the results Of those
engaged IN this business: It would be no
souls depend upon tho salmon interest OF the
Columbia. Riyer for a livelihood. The 1000
Chinese should BIO replaced with boys and girls
come as expert w the Monaghan nborer The
handling. or tho fish in the canncries AS just
body. ut least, with very few exceptions. none
beyond the ability OF the average boy of from
IA to 16 years Of age.
The amount OF money invested In these can
neries ia in the neg ,iborhond of 81, 800 900.
This 'estmats is based upon the amount of
capital invested prior to returns at the end OF
the season. bein. the amount expended only
in preparations. The number OF fish cnughL
will exceed an average Of / 800. 900 per annum.
with product Of more than 500 O,O cases In
each year. ns in 1881 the pack was 54S, 900. ana
in 1882 5t2 600 cases. at IL rough estimate. the
value Of the product for the two years men
toned was ST. 0i0 600 in round numbers.
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