Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-20

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COLUMBIA RIVER SALmON.
A TREMENDOUS Yield Supported by -Four
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~ Y. Herald.
"The completion of the Northern Pacific
railroad has opened q new industry and
mado II possible TO land salmon from the
Columbia river, Oregon, in New York,
In exactly seven days after they are taken
from the water" said Mr.. E. @. Black.
ford. Z" Heretofore 1t took twenty. one
days to bring Oregon salmon to our mar.
kets. Although II is not generally known
IL may be said that the Columbia river 10
the most prolific fish stream in the world,
it's annual yield being ten times greater
than that OF any other river.
Heretofore the Columbia river salmon
have been either salted or canned, and 80
abundant was the yield last year that the
world was plutted with canned salmon.
The market was greatly overstocked, and
instances were known where dozens OF
one pound cans were sold as low as one
cent each.
"As soon as the salmon began to run in
the Columbia river this spring shipments
were commenced from Portland, Oregon,
by the Pacific express and we're landed in
this city In good order and sold at retail
for twenty five cents per pound"
The -Four Varieties.
There are four different varieties of sal.
mon found in the Columbia river. The
first makes its appearance in March, and
is known as the steel head (Sdlmo
gdrdneriD. These fish are noted for the
fact that their skull bone is so hard
that it cannot be cut with hatchet. In
weight they average from twelve to twenty
pounds each, and their flesh, which is q
pale pink, has an insipid flavor and is not
esteemed good eating by the Oregonians.
The next variety is the Chinook" Con-
corhyncus quinnd). In shape and size II
differs from the steel head" being q
much broader fish, chunky and of larger
sizo its weight runs from fifteen to fifty
pound each; in color its flesh is o very
deep red. It's flavor ia equal to the Ken
nebeck salmon, and this is the fish that il
used by the canner.
The third variety is the blue black -
salmon, which has not as yet been classi
fed by scientists. 1t is very much smaller
than the two just named, weighing only
from three TO five pounds each. The
" blue black " is a symmetrical fish. Itt
flesh is deep red in color and equal in
flavor to the Chinook" Both the
Chinook and the blue black differ from
the steel head, as their skulls can be easily
last variety is o salmon that weighs from
fifteen to twenty pounds and resembles in
every particular the California or rainbow
trout. Like the rainbow" il has q red
dish band running from its head to its tail
1t, flesh Is pale pink in color and in flavor
inferior to the Chinook.
Commercial Interests.
"Early in the opening of the Northern
Pacific railroad" continued Mr.. Blackford
Ga refrigerating car company was estab
lished by the Marquis de Mores, French
man. The first car load of 10000 pounds
of salmon was shipped on Friday night las
from Dallas, Oregon. 1t will arrive il
this city on Saturday night. The fish ar,
caught on the Columbia river by what ar,
known as salmon wheels. These wheel
are erected on the banks of the river, an,
are turned by machinery worked by steam
The fish are SO abundant that they ar,
scooped up by the wheel and thrown OF
the ground. The salmon are then eviscer
ated and packed in boxes, 100 pounds o
fish in each box. The boxes are slowed il
the refrigerator car where a temperatur
of thirty five, degrees is maintained. Th,
cars are attached to passenger train apc
arrive here in seven days"