New-York tribune., 1883-06-04
AMERICAN CONTRIBU7IONS TO THE FISH
ERIES EXHIBITION
From The London rfmes.

Tn variety and completeness of illustration the
eington from the United states OF America Is not
rassed by that OF OF the foreign contributors and
fishmonger's and at the dnnor-tabe VIII ind
much surprse and possibly some things to antse n
mere the fisherman will great deal TO interest him.
and probably not few exhibits from which, If he takes
the trouble 10 understand their purpose he may get
nsefiI hints for the practice OF his own calling O the
forthtee distinct fisheries carried In different local
tiles OF the country and each by methods more or less
necnliar TO itself the most Important In the quantity and
value Of the produce illustrated in this court IN va
riois ways. The first cbject which attracts attention
boat with mast stepped sails and all It's ittings and
appnricnances ready for the 10 start from the ships
side hing worthy OF remark Is the cate which mas
heeu taken TO the visitors trouble and make the
exhibits interesting 10 the least learned OF them In this
boat for example, every part every seat. each cea
chOck implement 8nd utens has us name painted ON IT,
and every object III the collection will have attached 20
Near group OF the Alaskan sealsyailnble for their
fur-is a screen with series OF wacrcoior draw ngs by
these creatures slgHds of the PI1bylof group In
one y1ew u gang OF Acutes, provided with pair of
bladcDones OF SEALS which they use as cappers are
frightening drove OF ECO or 100 seals along sinl
low lagoon toward village on st. Pauls Island for
slaughter and another shows how the seals are Killed In
pods OF twenty 10 forty ut time by squads OF The ln-
Commercial Company. other drawings give idea OF
the abundance OF these creatures, which drew from
lady visitor remark OF not unnatural surprise that seal
sins should be expensive The setting and ba k2round
OF compartments ID ease OF stuned birds should he
proper habitat and way OF living Here four species
OF Arctic ducks the redead duck. esteemed by gonr
Florida corn0rait or snake-bird; the blue-wlng aud
wing tea the wood duck shc makes It's nest IN
trees water into which promptly drops s young
when they 10 begn life their own account; aud
the sunner-duck which may be found almost anywhere
Ia the country east OF the Rocky Mountains. The cast
OF walus head by, with tusks nearly four feet
loug. Is curiosity The elaborate yet easily understood
batnomeric models Ia tis part OF the court sent by
the uuted States photographic Office show the cong-
uration OF the bottom of the coast from New
foundland to the Ciulf OF Mexico.s
Returning 10 the examination OF the fishing industries,
which the last United States returns showed
that over 10000 persons engaged OF whom about
100000 are hsherDen the visitor may first make the
acquaintance OF kinds VI fish OF which, unless he happens
70 be somewhat OF naturalist, he may have
heard before. ON round the court arranged IN
families are accurately taken aud painted casts OF the
cod and its allied genera with The mackorel herring,
perch aud founder faines-sone 120 species alto
refher: while n gass-sided refrigerator kept supplied
with fishes OF different kuds from tie New market
by Mr. r. G.. Bluckfoid, fresh specimens or The
American shad wnieh Is held Ia high favor across me
Atlantc the striped bass the California stlno etc
.ssnu now 70 tue means by which the fishing Industries
are srred on and SIi,546,00O, o. not Tar from
e Ou,OO worth OF fish procured In year, the visitor
,as models ard pictures well rs the nets nnd apdr-
ts used 20 enable him 10 watch the progress made from
the trail coi4icc like bull boat OF tiis ndidn ana uc
rle bone instruments he used to the wefound whaler
and the highly finished apparatus used Ia eansnlhk