The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-29

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Yesterday r ws<kss.un frxnsferred rfx
and shseeazsxt<r ACRES 81 oys=er ~ In
seattle hssA0r n D. g and " II. tsaIssuxy
The ecrssderzsi1a ras s1oe
Arsporscr fcuad N. wseksfrpm while
BE vas making out ske deed for TIE traus-
fsr 81 s1e bed sad had aeeenerai AK wssh
Ain aaezs the gTszer Interests o. Eeafxse
h2rtc-.
.Ess ere sszns 10 ae.es In the Aarhor. =
SID Mr.. hteks<rozns which hare been
taken Up md aeFute2 ~ The oyster hzxi.
under territorial Law wAseh alEoss each
lnozsfeaal - f.ke up - aeres for this pur-
psss- Al tbs claims have been tAksu M
Within the r&xs year. Nest Of the sres was
painted Lass ye2- wiki seed bfuHxhf from
S1eas wzxer Bar
"Hos has tAe husiress trpspereas',
ae seed planted In the muddy bottom
Of the hay - nief - soxaz<Emes uncovered
~ sow tide. has lived gus grCwn and those
who EEEersFxza tie business claim that
the oysters viii do well In the waters Of
tAfs osrf0r. Sanria the business prove a.
saressszul - Ne think il VIII . rnuch
larger area viii sSsn t< psanted Lately
We nave DzxDg TO plant In Hoo1S1 euxrzss
CT rrUagns fastened IN the mad.
Have ssu tried what the E4stzrn oFster
vii 90 IN the Haters OF seattle harboFsg
s0S ssr. not 40 pet, bat Is Is the iaEenfioE
10 plant q large an0ant of Ezxse~n oyster
seed xffhin q short time "
VII yCu bring TIE seed from chesar
peake bas as the San Francisco osEtermen
did when tf.ey stocked rae beds in the h&r-
Dor Of Ssn FrsncSssoT"
No sir; ard for the following reason.
when the Eastern oyster wsE tirss planted
n san EranesEcn harb0r IL would not prop
sExte. The oyster, howeFef soon attained
an enormous size, bus the cold water
seemed 70 kSA TIE spaw8. - fbe oyster
nen we're con- pellea 10 bring carload upon
carload OF seed each year 60 repleszaxa the
supply twas a costly method. bat there
was 90 mach profit Ia seliiDg the large
luscious Eastern oyster thai great deal Of
money was made by those engaged in IL
After sorae twelve years Of this the oyste r
became &ccIlnated and began 20 propo-
gate. Now seed can be procured IA san
Francisco In as large quantities IS desired.
We prefer the seed from San Fran isco
harbor for the reason that we think there
Is better chance for the oysters 20 propo-
gate here, as they have become acelimafed
% she Pacific coast waters. The waters OF
Seattle harbor are similar In many respects
10 teese of saa Francisco. The thirty
I've oysterneu who are interested in
the oyster industry in this barber expect
great results when the Eastern oyster is
planted and begins TO propagate here If
II Is AZ successful n We anticipate II win
Be, then the oyster industry In this hsrbor
viii be q very large and important one.
Why, In San Francisco fszrbor they lease
oat small oyster beds for from SIS 600 TO
$4,000 per year. and Eeariy everybody who
Is engaged in IL has become rich. / SIM
cereiy hope. therefore. that the venture we
are about TO take viii be Successful in the
highest degree
The growth OF the oYster Ii slow. il being
only the size OF half dollar at the end OF
six months and twice that size az the end
OF year. In artificial beds its growth Ia
usually slower. the full size not being at
tanned till the ffth and to the seventh
year.