The Portland daily press., 1886-07-31
THE FISHERIES.
An Indignant Letter from Captain
Nunan.
canada's Latest Assumption.
The following letter was received yoster-

The following letter was received yester-
day:
PoRr La Tour, n. s., JHly 24th, 1886.
To the Editor Of the Press: --,-.ss,-
Strive took in our bait at ProvincetOwn SAT-
urday, July 18th, and anchored 10 miles of Cape
Negro Monday night, and set our travis, Flshed
through the, week and caught about 10000
weight of cod. Hove up today and came in here
to spend Sunday, as we reverence the day. An
chored here at $50 O'Clock. Went ashore and
saw the custom officer and he ordered us TO sea at
once. gave up my moOring last winter to a No
va Scotia vessel and this is the thanks we Yam
KEGS get for doing them favor. -.
Master of schooner Helen f. Fredick Of Cape
Porpose, Maine.
cANADA's LATEST ASSUMPTION.
The action of the Canadian Government
closing the Bay of Chaleur to America
ermen is believed here to be an
force the question of the tn
to the present controversy
and the United States, a.
the United States iowa
kets to Canadian fish
ment of the question
Bay of Chaleur is al
Lawrence, 100 mile!
miles wide. DuIi'
is much resorted
lieved advantage
ty of the fish to G
sion from the u
G. Willard aDf
were asked
ing this pee
the Canada
minded then
same thing
abandoned az
ernment and
Bayard deman,
can Interpretation
provision of the treaty o..
Canadian Government will also
sary to reconsider its action.
THE NovELTY's TRIALS.
A correspondent of the Halifax Her.--
sends this account of the treatment the Port
land steamer Novelty received at Magdalen
Island l witnessed last week an American
scheme to obtain coal. which, if carried out,
would have benefited the steamer Novelty,
an American steamer employed in or about
the Dominion fishing limits at the Magdalen
Islands. The above seining steamer an
chOred off this island (Amherst) on the oath
of July. Capt III. A. Joyce landed and re-
ported his vessel for the purpose of getting
wood and water allowed by treaty. On the
evening of the same day he entered Pleasant
Bay and anchored off the island abreast Of
the settlement, the master landing and crew
inquiring for wood. just about this time
the schooner Reality, Miller master, entered -
Amherst harb0r, and as the master took his
time to enter his vessel. Collector Pamobaud
sent an officer on board requesting the mas
ter to report, as next day would be Sunday.
He reported at once at the custom house,
both captains being present when Capt:
Miller of the schooner Reality, entered 70
tons of coal consigned to himself. After
some remarks by Capt. Miller, the collector
fathomed the scheme and informed both cap
tains that they could not tranships COAL
coal not being wOod-from the schooner
Reality (Dominion) to steamer Novelty
(American.) The collector informed them
that they could not violate the treaty IN that
manner in this port and threatened TO seize
hnt n fhA ir,fa do1 eaha Nua
Finding that American ingenuity would not
work with an official like Collector PamO-
baud, the American captain left the Bay in
stantly, the schooner Reality remaining in
port and cleared for Tignish, p. E. l., the
next day (25th, Sunday,) Capt Miller swear
ing that somebody would have to pay him his
freight on his coal-not landed here Capt;
Joyce was refused coal in Plctou, and
thought to practice the scheme here, abusing
the privileges granted the Americans by
treaty, and a preconeerted plan was arrived
at as above, and hence the rendezvous here
to get coal to enable the fishing steamer to
carry on fishing about the Magdalen Islands.
Entering for wood and water was evidently
a fallaey to bambOOZle the customs but this
American Grating to violate the treaty could
not work with the vigilant chief officer OF
customs and Capt. ID. A. Joyce had to leave
without coal, and this time at least Yam
kee dodge was played out by Canadian OF
fetal.
FRESH FISH SHIPMENTS FROM PRINCE ED
WARD ISLAND.
The ST. John Globe says: One of the adj
yantages which is afforded by the cantilever
bridge, is that it enables the mackerel fisher
men on the west shore of Prince Edward Is
land to develop their fish trade with the
United States Heretofore, in consequence
of the breaking of bulk, fresh fish could not
be landed, because on arrival in Boston the
quality OF the fish was not such as to afford
the shipper anything like a fair price, and
the result was that fish only in cured or
picked state could be profitably shipped to
the United States markets, To facilitate
matters and to, if possible, develop trade
Tor the island fishermen, and at the same
increase their own freight traffic, the New
Brunswick railway managers have provided
every facility for the quick and safe despatch
OF fresh fish over their own and connecting
lines. Already shippers are taking advan-
tage OF the good accommodations thus az
forded, and are sending along large quantl.
ties of fresh maekerel, which, on arrival at
Point du Chene are placed in refrigerator
cars and carried direct to Boston. Last
night consignment of 1893 barrels or 2,gOO