Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-26
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PsxrLasD. Or, FEB. 2.
Ths fisheries Of Pagst sound sad ad-
iacsut waters hare, np 70 It's pr s~ns
lime. been sIrnass entirely reSBs'.tso-
Cor uar4tivsIy few Of the 1sa Esirn
Iit=rsIly swarm il th@s> waters are
known 20 e5mmeree. That this shaaid
have been 10 until quite rsss ut osss
4 no matter for 'Eonder. The lseE o.
Transportation facilities rendered ihs
harvest Of the sea prAcstcsity SAlssisse.
FIut nos thas railroads have or0sati Toe
shores and sites IL the sOand into Con
seattou with the eHtsieis wofias tse Ss's
ability Of q vas. eoBnsTce 70 hss DeIlg
satsblished between the sosfao sSe u
INTERIOR has beeoE1s Eppasent AhsR
sueh a ooutnerce wiii spring up before
Ing l. heydud a dSobt- LDf9Fbanss7y
ia est.blishuent has been retarded "~-
mo 10 the lack II information Win re-
gard 10 tksss northwestern nsbFftes $50
20 ths possibility nf pToniaois in.sst-
u5ent Of capdlal therein i be sossfsos
OF statississ, either Of she annual pro
daet of the fisheries os Of their esps'pii-
tiles, u due to the fact that there ~ 10
Territorial flsh commissioner Tor F's9rt
sound. A rough estimate OF TIE esA neo
and basrelsd salmon cad be made but
no Official aGeoant has been ksys ahs, hy
exaot information daAlinR with the 'sss
Enportant kisds Of ESQ bn- been J'aD-
hshed. II In 90 be regretted mat Goa
missioner has nos been appointed -
much yaInsbie statistical ana otsef 10
formation sc eoulsi have eoilacted i ngt
forthcoming. Governor SCARE va esH
Last annual message, recently iAio btfete
the Territorial Ls,eisl atuTe, recon me No
ed thai steps sh0nld b. taken tsndlas 70
A development of the fisheries OF ahis
ooast. Official interest other than ihis
has been displayed IN ths saattef, Tue
Canadian GDyernn5eni. tnfosgb rs Ds
partmens Of Marine and ft-nefiest ;
taking great interest Ia the dsSei pa en-
II ne fisheries Of British Colnmoas- ~
has besn intInatsd that u the Oniseo
States Government ~iH pFaetieabs IN
serest itaelf 10 the hsheFiss o. the norm
vest coast, the Dominion 60yefnheht'
or the EnRlish Government, - reaos 70
aid In making Investigators along tue
coast, FROM The Columbia fisef 70 ALis-
IA, for the porpoas OF proeaFlnR trust
worthy information with regard 70 We
numerous fishing gEound-. s0Hne iibtAs
stir IN other and private quarters aAs
also been made ia the matter. Inquiries
about these fisheries have bsen received
from GioucsEteT and ether fishing inafts-
and not u little attention has airss'dy
been gwen 70 Sue auhlsef oy rev I"fA
and Boston capital sta
Tbs explorations whien nave oten
made on the Atlantic seaboafd by zoe
aid Of liberal grauh, from Congress Gave
been the means of adding millions u
the wealth Of Eastern cities and OF pro.
yiding work for hondreds sf thousana.
of people. What is already known OF
the resources of the waters OF ths uofth.
ues. Pacific coast raakes it certain that
an appropriation FROM Congress Sonla
produce results quite % satisfactory, "
not more 20, than those Obtained IA We
East. IL helng knewn tor certain that
fishing grouHds of vast extent Exist al
along ahe northwest Pacific coast, they
should be examined and reported OF al
the expense Of the Government HE
only official surveys made hithorto IRE
shoae by CAPT. Richards, Royal Navy,
In her Msjesly's ships Plunper and He
cate, between 1858 and lisa. These sur
yeys we're limited to the western coasts
Of Vancouver isiaad aud tho Queen
Charlotte group. i,ut while the inner
shores OF theBs islands have been suif-
eiently we'll defined for commercial
purposes, the outer ,,oast from Alaska 10
the Columbia river has never been prop
srly explored.
Tn 10 the present time the northwest
Pacific coast has teen represented 10
the markets at shis world 10y salmon
only, and then almost exclusively 10y
river. caught Ash. OF the vaIions kinds
Of salmon found on the coast, the spri,ag
salmon of the Colutabia river IL adniit-
ted TO be the finest IN size, flavor ate
richness, with the exception OF the king
salmon OF Alaska, which IL believe d 10
be tbs same apeclee. La the Quineaalt
river, W. T., is tonafl very fins variety,
delicious IN flavor, and By some oonsid
cred 10 rival the Columbia river iish. IL
IA. however. considerably Smaller. sol
dom exceeding % 60 ~ inches IN length
and four or ave pounds in weight. Ibis
fsk is abundant in the sound. and can
be caught In great quantities at Neah
BAY. Ii IL q fact worthy of note that
salmon fishing can ts carried ON all tt,e
year Ia the deep waters 81 the sound.
particularly at the entrance Of Port
Townsend ray and Admiralty Inlet.
Thu winter salmon, which closely reseui-
bleH the quinnat si the ColRDbia. n
highly estesmed and commands good
prices. They have already found their
ssy. In small quantities, 10 Is true, So
Eastern markets; Mr.. Eugene Black
ford. of faltoa MaThst, having arranged
with dealers on she sound 10 keep hiIn
suppliea.
the mos. important of the fsh which
swarm IN these watefH, and which may
be truly said TO represent, - Jshnsoa
said Of MIR. 1hrals'A brewing watts. q
potNntiality OF riches beYend tbs dreams
Of avariee, are The iiaI.bnt, cod 0f nu-
merons kinds. the sneit and the her
ring, besides various inollneos, including
the oyster, CLARA aud trepone, OF sts'hs dt
nssr. Tho Pacific cod has given rise d,
good deal Of difference Of opinisn on
mere than ona point. For instance, Il
vas maintained By many that IL was
identical With the Eastern. bat recent
Investigations have proved that this ia
not the case. II Is alfo generally assert
cd that, when salted. the western cod u
greatly inferior 20 IN eastern, the desiI
being hard and tough. There ssstpa
reason 10 believe, howeyer, that this IN
due 20 the fact that the salt In which
the hsh arc preservsd--that naanafae-
tured ON the Pacific eoass- contains q
considerable quantity of lime. IL IN
also suggested by saana tishefmen thAs
the haraenin9 af tho tissh Il 10 be 80.
counted fer III sasne measure BY 40
fact thas q long time elapees between
tbs aatchins OF the fsh and ths carins,
Of them ~ san fralasisco. They arr
taken In the U.chotslt SEA, and in thu
vieinity % the Schoamsgin islands.
Alaska. where the fishing vessels remain.
several months, Than eozes the voy.
age w San Francisco. where the fish are
often allowed 10 remain several weeks
on board before hsins dried. That The
Icing period elsgsstug between the catch.
ina aud the CARING Of the hsh. and the
fact NJ their beng dried In The arid ell.
male ef San fnRczsso dees spoil the
hsh. h made clear by The statement Of
. eaistienaAn w0o ID r@soentzsd As an au-
thofity ca ali matters eaansesed wiih
hah, thai he has tasted cod taken az
Neaki Bay and PsFt Angeles. W. T..
cured ~ soon ~ caught. and that they
we're exexlieat. Tue sanaa authority
also states thai he has eaten oad eauaht
and uaFed st Messet Queen ChAEloste's
Island, which we're IN evcfv Feapect equAl
10 the EAstasn nsh. These flsh, be sdds,
vsFe cured with Liverpool sAls. There
seems no FoAana. thNnsfo<N, whV Rae4se