The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-18

Tbs cxnnlnx sn6ussry azriax fhe pass
ssA.as Bns Ee<y s1eeezxfuI. 5lo1o CASES q!
s6lps0n h4rtng bssn fzcked ss the varioszs
esncsrses On tfe sound during lse.
TIE Arxs experiment OF preserving sal
sm0n la hermefIesEEy sealed cans Eas tried
os tie CesaEbsa river atsoszt lsss o. 80
and Is the present time IL - claimed taz'
alk6 tpeysous and asare than 3s.JGs go srs
required 10 eu15Hef the Different operz
tiaax on the EoinmsAa river sl0ne- TIE
shoaI water Bar, Dsay's Hart'or and FsEs'
SQUAD c8nnersts tara oaf eaEh s&Sss1El
about fas9ake cases Of canned saisaon- 1l1f
ether Ssh syuBd IN the markets OF TIE Ter
rssorv arr hsl1tsus. cod, caItas cod. fgzn cod
rock cod. black cod, skate candle fsa,
szness. herring. etc
The saozf Important event Of the PAS
year IN The fisheries of this coast xss fh<
Mass. with ais fxo sehconers. Moslls
Adams and Ed T. Webster 20 take part II
the fshing.
Tbs fexalt Of Capt. Jacobs halsbat Ssh
Tag during six Honfhs of the past sssmzael
was rs foisows In that time be sh3ypea
II carloads On ice 70 The East and ext1EnsE
ing eseh carload 20 eossfSin $500 pounds
altogether q 10 cents per poaud gises re.
fnrn 81 az 800
Allowing 1900 per carload for expenses
leaves balance Of az GO 90 the sax
fnonrfss work 20 meet the expenses 81 crez
and wear and tear OF vessels. etc, which
IL biz return for the money Invested, es-
peeisliy when TIE ssIted fSh which Capt
Jacobs sold IL not ineiadess.
A gigantic company with capital stock
Of az Oh, GO l. now projected the promo
ters Of which Investigated during the year
the prospects of eguippi1g Feet
Fof schoosserx for engaging in fishing
along the waters OF Puget sound
aud the Pacific coast As Seattle Is the
headquarters for this industry. il viii with
cut denH form one Of the most important
OF the many already located and about u
- located here. Capt Jacobs srhGoners
are at present engaged IN seal hunting,
Which Il another important industry con
necfed With the trade OF seattle
There ere nine sch9oners belonging TO
Puget sound engaged in The seal industry,
the following being their names. Teaser.
allie Agar, Noble Adams. Ed T. Webster,
Oscar and Hattie. Granger. Mary Parker
Lsgtste, and &. e Perkins.
The ;wo first named broaghf their entire
catch 10 seattle, while the Others landed
par1 here and part IN Port Townsend.
where the lots are sold in q number oil
cakes 10 seattle dealers
The total catch for the season of these
zine schooners Gsuounted to about esd
skins. which at valuation OF from s. 80
to s. IS per skin. uosld make this trade
worth In the neighborhood Of $4,000 an
nHally.
Ia addition 10 these Puget Soand sehosn-
era. there are from Is 20 - vessels belong
lag 90 san Francisco engaged ia seal fish
izIs sloag this coast
These California schoonefs cruise along
the Oregon aud Washington coasts scaling
from January 20 May of each season, when
they 70 70 Hehsiug straits Cor the rest OF
the year. II viii thus be seen that IL n2y be
Developed 10 large proportions
II II - be hoped and indeed expected
thai ~ soon ~ the Atlantic fishermen who
ars preparing 70 transfer the scene of their
fishing operations 70 this coast. with head
quarters NJ seattle. arrive. the seal indus
Try win become yery important one for
tails city
SHIPMENTS on WHEAT.
The shipments of wheat from Puget
sound 20 foreign ports during the past year