The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-25
RICH FISH HAULS
Steamer Albatr0ss' Work
on the Pacific Coast.
Tosrr-srx DIFyExxyr sPEc1Ex
A Highly Isseressssg Report BY
Iieufsssns-CeEm Tanner
To the Ftsh Commfssien<r.

WAsnfssTos. Aug ~ a-f&eu.esant Com
interesting report 10 fhe fish commissioners
OF the work Of the steamer -alhasross from
TIE beginning OF the present year TO Jnne
20 The actual work Of the Albasru~s be
san January >, when trswi Was cast in
"a fafhonss Of water Ia Cor:xx hank, about
twelve m-ieS from Poauf Coneep.ioa. Fysh
swarmsd in great Numbers and ysr.e.Eex
over the ealks. which are TIE richest f6nad
20 lar In the Pacific. Flaraead. whis1ssh,
yeliow-tA rock cod. and soar species Of
RED r.ek cod took steadily. sau Clement
Inland was found rather barren, Rat here
rrofcss0r Hilbert discovered . ptenome-
non Of nature, geaeraily sstr1bu.sd to
ssiriwinds. Ia the shape OF pike ref
feefiy ssrnik ht ss far as the eye rouit see,
nine feet WIDE crow nei In the center, sna
Win Kutien sunk six 70 eight tnches
kieh hsuis were m sfie al Bachsr's bar. IN
about 60 fAtn0ms OF water.
The hsh taken ins lusssd four species OF
black coa OF excellent fiavor, snc slso deep
.ntsr sole, one OF the best yea fishes Of the
Pacific coast
At wstson's rock the party went out
from the ship and captured more than
l.uoJ pounds of hsh la lees than two h nm.
6audelip island ana Aiijos ro Is ware
foHnd ts be barren. bat around Csari.n
isia0d fish tvarmed In great nuuas sssrx
forts six speeaes. of which twenty f-re
euiois, We c taken. he sharks L asie
thing lively
fuar .en species OF sish no, faua. On
Clarion island were also taken "a ~ soc TO
island. the largest of this group. Hu -
back waaies constantly psoughei thrs -h
the ETA IN tai sight thousands oI seAl
aDd cod. man Of war HAWKS and bos .ss
made their h.rne on san Bcucoie 20 i-s.. Z.
"A IA fFff b. xsf sft..r
bush couid be s-eu.
The onif u California became tbs ~
lettise pcia', and Ia the vicinity of { pc
san s-ueas the Aioatross iny.srixaEes Gsse
reports that have long bscu current al 10
lands. ro ~ sBd rs.is n tfe "a, l. hbsrt a.
Their n.nexists ace Was estsb ishe,s by
oanc nsss aud II - as Aiso dem nsfratSd
hat islands commencing With Guasielunpr
aud extcudinK 10 Los Anjos. AMI the Re-
vida Gizardo group are isolated. volcaAic
esuptions, entirely independent OF the
CO.. tiueut aud Of one ano ner.
The Rusf Vas entered March II and the
ground around san Jose island wss found
literally covered with oyster shells, alive
ana dead. al depth OF from ten 10 twelve
fafhoms. Numbers of nsh were taken Ia
the gaif and at George island
Plenty Of sqaetesque and species of sea
bass, weighing from sixty To leo pounds
we're tagen. Many sea birds anu a rookery
OF sea lions we're also discovered. At one
place fish were taken In such numb~rs
that the captain WAS bliged 10 put stop
10 the sporS GIL net fishing throughout
the gull was found TO be i'm mpracticabie on
account OF sharks and dosfish.
AT the San Luis islands. in the latter
part Of March. sea lions, whales and tor
tosses aoouuded, the last named being
very ~ild. Governor Aravenras and Z
large number of gentlemen who visited
the ship were greatly surprised to see the
great variety Of marine fauna which had
been found, many Of which they had
never seen or heard of before Excellent
oysters were found To be plentiful off Al
godones, A godoues Lagoon and Abquya-
out river. AT low tide these oyAters are
exposed 10 view and the Indians collect
them by hand. The fishing ground Of
Aaa-of ar cove and bay of san BArthoio-
new did not sustain the reputation they
have.
Investigations made by Professor Gilbert
and Ar. Alexander showed that no shad
existei ia Giia aud Colorado rivers, the
waters being crude and unadapted TO the
shad planted there bs the commission
German carp, however. were found to
have done we'll Large numbers of halibut
and rock cod were found of Cape FlatteTy,
and when a 'rawl wss set in
deep many unrecognixed species
of fish were taken. Besides founders,
deep sea sole, Norway paddock. macrusus
and hogfish. s.a shrimps, sea urehius,
kolothnrioids. oph erians, startsh. sea
anemones, crinoias. penapures ana hermit
GRATIS were Also pulled up Black cod were
caught ~ SO iafhoms, the reatest 81 pth
ia which they have been found. A tine
sandy bottom was inHisatei