Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-21
PArmIsa FALL sAhmoN.

From IattsEs written b. responsible
sarsisS IN Astoria. and from q gentle
man from Oregon. We learn that The
esnnels q TIE Columbia river are pack
81 and have for several years past
raoked and thrown on the market large
quantities 81 what are known il that
nsilon e fell salmon. They aEefar IN
laflof % Puget saund dog salmon,
Whieh are eniy at 10 feed 10 Indians
nnd ale never packed for mar et. For
i1ls roaHoa the Columbia river, once 80
iamous for lie clean, moe pack Of sal.
men, 4 rapidly losing ihis valuable and
Memorable reputation, which les pioneer
naslers, Who canned only palatable fish,
n1de for ii. A gentleman Just from
Astoria, h speaking Of this matter, saids
HAl kinds o. sore and putgid tlsh are
paeked. Some packers have oempuno.
iIoas against labelling this pack 'Colum-
he River salmon, and place upon the
cans and cases fictitious labels, while
eihere With less conscience brand their
paek Columbia River Salmon ] vent
b Astoria s. passenger ca 8 steamer
MEyiag load 0f these fall ealm0n 30
ne oannery, and myself with the other
passengers had our stomaohs nausaated
bg lhl sight 81 the 30 called salmon
This statement vas repeated 20 we'll
Known Seattle SALMON oanuer, who r.
Piled. II don't know but the man tells
lAe truth, for judging By tie contents Of
lol,sls have received, they must DO do
lng some very rotten work over there.
From these letters you will see that Il i
known aa we'll In Chicago a. 10 Oregon,
and ! look upon 4 as q shame THAI the
pAekefs Of the Columbia river Should
I'LL ihe aooae that lays She golden egga.n
Several letters were handed the writer
iog bis further information on this sub
lea, from which a few extracts may sat
Doe. Under date OF Astoria, October
i9ih, one gentleman writes 60 tne Seat
90 galm0u eannaF; "Aii the Columbia
risee eanners have been packing fall
aah. ! saw q good many Of the salmon
lneg are canning on my way down from
Portland aud u L a fact they are not
hlfof haman food. II they can dispose
Of them h the English aud Americas
markets, you bad better keep on When
No Eun Of silver salmon stops aud pack
al Vie dogfah yoa can Get held OF
hey are Tar superior 10 these being
faoked here. hardly think Il viii help
no market uext spring either In price
o. quality. IL fact, fear Il viii dam
aee ne Columbia river good brands.
Ane canneFy men ought % have more
osnaa.n
krom another letter from .. *. AFms-
y q Co, Wholesale commission mer-
chants II Chicago, under date Of Sep
lenbeF 2Sth, Ne make the following ex.
tract . would not dare tell you What
! bought $500 eases at yesterday; bat,
Ne Yep and IL going lower, and the sal
men situation is going 10 be - Ne good
pqalisen nexi spring. ana III veil yon
way; the market Is going g % Sled up
~ uilh trash. TIE Columbia river fall
pack ls going 10 Be anyWhera from - 90
and 4 Il coming right IN a The uue 81
Ne fall market. together With fneSt
sends, Cuttings, Eel river and tae
balance that Is unaoid Of the Alaska
pack. The Columbia fall paek y aaimon
10 poor % exPort, and has got % be sold
q taia eaaLtry. Instead Of the whole
p4ek being cleaned out. there l. going
y b 6o.000 or 6o,00o eases Of trash lying
atoand next year 70 kaeek tho market
"a new tish."
We haze ether letters 10 the same par.
port, bat enough has been pahiishsa 90
new that tha Columbia river cannery
men are iniaring themselves aud every
persan engaged IN the eai0on packing
business on THE coast By putting np fsil
salmon, which. ~ stated before. are
maca inferior b Pa1es Soand dog sal.
msn.