, 1888-08-30

ri Hattie vi. a W,- brought
...u.H tIn i1"ru .E Captain tHrl--
-.I.r D .lu..u. 20 engage. iu deep
.-.-a- o.. t:.j- r.-s. iH- made "a
.u iH tia, ~ .-a. @Ei lalr.y
r-..I what m.-- -.aH rT.-r
.a r..~- extensive E-hiu.- ..-
t.r"r.- Ia Amr.inr. After d hri='
e.. ,ln iaI,H. I-Ga- a.. ve--"i
returned fn pa-,t Sound aud -hif-
f-l ,a G5ry t.a- ~ ar- iaiIHut for
smoking !hi~ Wa ra ayr Ti'a"u~
tai --.pw"I'- al { { ff. 4gt.,fy 1T
smoking is -ati factory. jHruTr nip
meet. VII g.. ~rr.E"i .,, fri- r.a-'
S. l.-,r' -'a.-.' '3.' ia-..a'
step ~ So ..r..- . .v,-...f F. \ il-t
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b-aG.-r ID. -g-,. -.. ...-..-- .,. ;h:-
.--.lnr-- i l.rg..- -..s- .:t 80 in
..-at- '.a-. . .-.. '.... report.
i:a,t III. bank .ra --.#.- !u.r''" "H
,.l-.Vc t.at. -1 ii..- ''.H-.i' cons
..'.. tt" -et~..'. . j.'-. ''.H..F "h.im-
..'. ami '.1-., ',,.- ,!'---.F~ "f uny;-H-
,.T are iaV ..-- Itu r' -" Minus
tc coast, arg ""', @"a"' facts. =,
oriy araEt.:.s'a. "r.' '.'' 'T'rn-'' '.
sending H-. u EASTERN iHrN"'r ~"
iAe poor qHtll,} 90. -. No., ''''tuc".;
on tI' coast, h'.u % WnI"h can ,-.'d
wi %" "v"rc' ~" n TA" I%tcr|~t of 50
Hal'r.aui an IH'u-;TT- inI7 looks
#H' I'll" pfact:rat W. = ~ri:,lnE the
..-.ary al-"H',- With ,""'"ia. tn have
a"T Ail'Hti" lra'rneu a5 an Ion the
New t"u2j.Hri AMI IVA SroilHn
eoar; -.@ cast ih.Ir l""- on III"
tee'alL-- .'i.ni8 of i'a' = g ne PCu
les-oT l'~N-,9 tH3 fT.'-m'fted -
" a~-In-t"E. an lmFnf'a@1 rcport
c2UE'fHi.g. -Nlt@hH. 9t'-clHi Trter
eHc' - mao" T. th- tE'"ns'Ye usher
It's, N-lrl, 3D. IS d. lleyod by well III
formed men. Will. before lau%, over
shadow those of the Atlantic, which
are alleged 10 be insignificant IL
comparison with the Pacific coast OF
the United Syate7, CoUc@rninE the
work OF the Alhatross III connection
with tho survey, PFoir--o~ Dawson
observes that the shore iino OF the
coast and l~i"TatS u California. Orc
%on Washington, not including bays
and rivers, is three thousand one
hundred and twenty miles III length.
The shore line Of the archipelago.
extending from DIXON sounj to Icy
STRAIT, Is seven )ussnd eight hun.
dred miles. f. r: ley strait to
Point Barrow, shore line OF thu
main land of Alaska and OF he great
islands Of the Kodiak group dnd the
Aleutian chain, has not been meas
ured. but Ii wonld be safe TO e-ti-
mate it at not less than fifteen thDn-
sand miles. Throughout the whole
oi these shores of twenty~six thou>
sand miles, ranging through the
greater part OF forty degrees of lati
tudP, are countless millions of good
fishes. of crustacea. and Of fur hear
ing animals. There are many kinds
of food fishes known to the natives.
bat unknown to rs. We are almos'
fatally ignorant Of the habits OF
many of the common food fishes, and
e thA comparatively limited seabO3rd
Of the Atlantic and Gulf states re-
quires one such vessel as the Alba
tros-, one such station as Wrod'e
Holl, and all the resources of tn
national museum and the L. S
iiSl Cbllllll@SlOtl'I. tHtl lIllS COHSI-
with many times the eastern shore
| line. certainly can Law claim TO one
efficient vessel like the Aihatross.
and soma station like Woods HoIl,
where experiments can be carried or.
There should really be two such YES
sells on the Pacific, one for duty on
the coast from latitude thirty,fwo
degree TO latitude forty nine de
grees, with a natural history station
properly located thereon, and a SOC
ont vessel to do duty off the mort:
err part of our coast, from latitude
! fifty-four degrees and forty minutes
20 latitude seventy-two degrees,
with natural history station for the
-iudy 81 northern fishes. In the
archiuelsgo OF Alaxandria, salmon
are muca mere numerous than il
any of tie atcr~ ot British Colurn
h.s. Washington Territory or ORE
ron. Salmon fisheries in Ala~k
rave increased In a wonderful man
uer Last YEAR th"ra wera eighteen
vessels engaged in the traGc. and
one hundred and ninety thousand
eases Of salmon wer" packed Thi.
nd in .bo wort csnc.r;o, w.
,,-ing multiplied. aud nig.tepn or,
ncorporated. sa ihat The aatch !.
.v.,s..fa1 IN he from, ,bra, l,rnd,,I ~.
hnn-and TO three hundred and fifty
housand Cases The estimated ont
put of sailed salmon Is three hon
and five hundred barrels. The mug.
aitude Of the salmon fisheries will
prove astonishing, because all of tn
streams emptying into B.hripr'
sea. intending the Yukon. are know
70 g alive with fish. Off the mont
If the Copper river tie natives cat.h
salmon shat surpass the king sal