The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-20

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y Tins made . partner II The venture
IN aryaneement vel csieulsfei .
stimulate srtivity il the pursuit e a.
lnIes fhxf swim And this q vhere
the sSiftness Of the ve>se1 g usrful
IN chasing De Schools. ard "a lnakfnr
trips out and home aezin ~ shorf -
may be- 4 great pest II the deep "a
nshermen y the RrDund shark: but
now and then enc 4 caught = tiw A.
a dory -rsy tewive feet fone-and 4.
liver viii ID twelve burkese. a. 81 81
en<h, with oil. Even the cheeks IRA
ton9ues u the cod. which in cid times
wefe thrown away. are now turned in
70 money. Many people Ike 10 ear
them. fred, and one dealer told The
writer thAf he him elf had sold $50 .130
worth ef them in the last eight wears.
The entssiis Of all the fish are disposed
o. Tor ferfiiixsnK parpc-es.
From Boston the cod AMI the hall
Aut--mueh less. however. Of the latter
--are sent all over the country. the
hslibat mostly smoked and the end
dried. ~ yoa 40 them everywhere.
In summer they are pack In ice. 70
kesp them. and 20 by fast express. In
winter they travel 81 slow freight and
DO not require any artificial cooling.
A good many esd are pat mp In hone
less shape. in forty pound boxes.
The first mackenel are nov making
their appearance ia the market. They
come from Nova Scotia. and such hix
and fine ones ere not caught hereabo1f.
The ways Of this clrions fish no fel-
low. scientific or otherwise. has ever
herrs able 70 find out They always
strike the Nova Scotia shore early 10
the spring coming from no one knows
wherein shoals Of bouncing. fat
monsters. destined subsequently to be
iatefesi NO. II in boxes. They are
eanght IN weirs-a method Of capture
forbidden by lay in New England
water. After four weeks or so fhey
travel further north. and never come
here at all. The ssnallev ones taken on
this coast are caught in '.pur-e seines's
30 faslsoms long, xhichkre ran out in
circle around = school. sunk by
weight af the bottom, and then drawn
IN such a manner As % ineiose the
struggling fish in a sort OF bag. From
the net. when pulled up TO the surface,
they are taken with iipnes and
dumped into the boats
The most profitable fish caught in
shore are the little aiewives, 80 dele
iois smoked for breakfast and much
priced Tor bait. which. at th< time Of
the year, begin 20 frequent the creeks
and iniets all along this coast. So val
liable II this branch Of the New Eng
land fishery that the right To fish each
season ifisthe estuaries aud streams
that flow into the sea Is cold al auction
60 the highest bidder by the township
which holds proprietary rights in the
waters. Three days in the week the
buyer IL permitted by Law to spread
his metz at the mouth Of the inlet or
river. but during the four remaining
days the fish must be given chance
10 multiply and increase. Any citizen
OF the town hip. however, i allowed
to catch any amount less than lyushei
Of the little herring any day that he
pleases. Those caught in the net are
hauled up ON the marsh and gathered
in baskets. The bigger herring are
captured with net let down over the
stern OF the boat
The smelf seasori--so important to
the Gshermen--does not begin until
the cold months, when professional
anglers snake them ont OF holes cut in
the lee with eiiiseis. Tents or screens
are used by the sportsnen. who keep
warm the frogs they employ as bait BY
hoicine them In their mouths. The
Nova srotians take the smell by
wholesale In nets; but such foul means
are not eoun,snanced here. These
fish usually arrive at this port frozen
and are sold for fresh. IL Is estimated
that 900 pounds ~ them come in NJ
the IT" wharf annually.
Very early in the spring men 20 out
with spears in the swampy meadows
that borsicr the little creeks. and tread
about with bare ieet until they come
upon a place where the mud Il soft.
In such spot there IL likely To he a
spring OF fresh water, and the spears
thrust down through the ooze bring
up nj every stroke between their
prongs writling cells. II is nothing
unusual 10 get three or four bucketsful
out OF one hole. Most OF the eeis
marketed. however--and vast quaint
ties are brought herc-are taken by
the familiar process known as bob
bing.- In other words, they are iished
for ut night with punches of worms
done up In loops nj the end OF string.
Many are caught in traps, known a.
''eeI pots from which the poor
victim j. unable Ia escape. having once
strayed in after the food set as bait.
Eel skins are worth 81 hundred for
fails. They are also used as bluetish
bait. and by rheumatic persons Ia the
around the limb affected.
The livcrs vi all the food fish are
valuable for the oil they contain. Her
ring and menhaden the latter not q
food fish. al conrse-~ire tried out
whole. They are first cooked 10 pulp
In steam tank, and then run into
presses in the form OF mush. The
iiunid squeezed out Is poured into other
tanks. where the oil rises 20 the top
aud is ran off The residue called
.ichum''-is sold as fertilizer. The
livsrs of other fish are mostly permit
ted 10 undergo teTmeuting process IN
the sun. They are allowed 10 rot IN
tanks and the oil is skinned on as its
developed But steam Il ataster iecoui-
passing agent, and is chiefly used in the
manufacture of cod liver oil. The cod
iiverS-~only the young and sound ones
being takep-are carefully cleaned and
boiled In steam tanks. The resulting
oil l. poured iato bags and pressed, the
stvaFine remaining inside and the ole
inc ouxing through. The latter Il the
rpflNt%I Htfsi lfttf nfi ~ ttuitf4fsAtF anu
may be bought on the wharf, II you
will bring your own receptacle, Tor
81. u per gallon -s-onsideraliy less than
is selling price at the aPctheeary :.
other iish oils are all used mainly for
leather dressing A rule, they are
adulteratel more or less with whale
oil. this being almost the only purpose
90 which the once priced product of the
great eetaeean j. now put.
Gloucester. EastpoFt where the
great hcrring-sar,iine industry is locat-
Ell Portland, and all the other hsh-
ing ports on this coast are merely frih-
utsry 10 Boston. The fish they catch
and prepare for market are all shipped
Wesi and South by way Of the
wharf. Thus, when yea have cod.
halibut. maekercl or herring for break
fast, YOU may gratefully consider that
,oa are permitted TO enjoy morsei OF
brain food from the modern Athens.
REM BAcHE.
Ia hi& last paper on civilization IN