The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-18
THE PRESS.
MAINE FISHING ENTERPRISE.
Operations of Luther Maddocks on
the Coasts of Oregon.
IFrom the Portland oregonian, Sept. 81

lFrom the Portland Oregonian, Sept. 6.1
Inc deep sea fishing steam schoone
George ii. Chance, two days from Platter
Banks, arrived at Mersey dock, this city. ,
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. with $500
pounds Of halibut and 1900 pounds of blac
cod.
Inc Chance left the mouth of the Colum
bla river two weeks ago last Saturday, ar
irving on Flattery Banks the following day
Black cod and halibut of excellent quality
were found I'M abundance, and had the
weather been favorable the steamer would
have left for home nearly week earlier. On
two occasions Captain Chapman found II
necessary to make Neah Bay as harbor,
the weather becoming so rough that fishing
was out of the question.
A reporter yesterday visited the Chance,
which certainly did present very fshy APP
pearance. Captain Chapman, who was
found up to his neck with work, In reply to
a question said;
"Why, certainly the enterprise will prove
TO be the success predicted when 1 was in
teryiewed by you three weeks ago. Just
take peep in the cold storage bins in the
hold and you will see 10000 pounds of as fine
market. There is 5000 pounds of halibut,
and 1900 pounds Of black cod. Most of this
fish was caught during the last three days of
our stay at the banks. One of the boys
hauled in alone "a halibut, weighing over
1000 pounds in all, last Tuesday. the day we
left the banks. From the banks to Astoria
only q hours were consumed. This demon
Strates the fact that the banks are not too
lar off for steam fishing vessels to be practi-
cable, even with Portland as the distribut-
ing point Of our catches. If we had good
weather we would have been in here week
earlier with even larger catch; but as il
was we did very well. Don't you think so I
VIII leave for my third trip next Saturday
and If the weather is good you can expect
me back here in 10 days.
Captain Chapman will .break bulk" this
morning and 25,000 pounds of the fish will
be shipped to New York in refrigerator cars.
The remainder will be held in cold storage
here to supply the local markets this side of
the Rocky Mountains. The refrigerator cars
in which the fish will be shipped, are of the
latest improvements, being supplied with
air brakes, etc, and will arrive in Chicago
four days after leaving here. The fish will,
of course, be frozen hard and will arrive at
their destination in just as good condition
as they were when taken cut of the steamers
ice bins
The fish hover around Flattery banks in
unlimited quantities, and the last trip of the
Chance proves that they can be caught. I'm
der the circumstances the only thing want
ing is market The Deep Sea Fishing Com
Rany nave this; ID fact, with one steamer,
they Will be unabse to supply the demand,
both local ana eastern. Some thought at
first that some town on the sound would
make better distributing point than Port
land, but Mr.. Luther Maddocks, general
land the fish in this city under more fay ora
bic circumstances than he could at any
point on the sound. In conversation with a
reporter he said.
Il am almost too busy making arrange
ments for the. shipping and storing of our
last eaten TO devote much time to you at pres
ent. what previously said that was pub
llshed In the columns Of the 0regonian and
winch looked like prophesy on my part.
does not look so much so now. The fact stands
out that within two and half months our
company has nearly constructed first-class
nsning steamer, equipped and manned her,
during that time has tested the value of
nearly all the fishing banks between the
Golden Gate, Cal, and Cape Flattery, w. T..
thoroughly demonstrating the practicability
OF carrying on this Pacific coast fishing by
the use OF steam fishing vessels, of which
the company soon expects to have fleet. So
at least one cargo each week can be landed
IN fortland to supply the increasing trade
which our company feels confident will re-
ward them for their efforts.
what do you think about the markets ?"
was asked.
why, we could have sold double the
amount OF fish had we had them during
the past two weeks. When we place
good fish on the market at a fair price
there is no limit to the trade that can be
built up. The express charges are EXCESSIVE
ly high, which limits the amount to be ship
ped that way, but through freight charges
are veW low in comparison. and enables us
TO supply the Eastern markets in carload
lots at a reasonable price. 1t is long haul,
ing goes" RI - '''e
The company is efficered by gentlemen
well known in this city, DIR. George L.
Change being president, J. e. Hazeltine vice
president Il. l.. Hawkins treasurer, L. ri,
Habighast secretary and Luther Maddocks
general manager. The stockholders of the
company are also well-known business men.
AS has already been mentioned, the
CHANGES cargo will be taken out this morn
ing: The part that is to be shipped East
Will be repacked in ice and placed on board
the refrigerator cars that leave this evening.
and the rest, which is already frozen hard.
will be packed in boxes and stored in cold
storage. Any one having the curiosity to
see this cargo can do so at Mersey dock to-
day.