The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01

ansi there Is steady. growing aenaAd far
the pyrstarf It fair prscr& HI. the IN
dus4ry IS e4pahie OF enaruos1s gessasp-
ment Columbia river saluson long axc
acquired naHae and reputation il tha
markets az the word. They are II the
fizeSt variety, are usually taken seun alter
leaving salt wster and While fst, and have
been - very AhanaAnt that cnly the finest
specimens were usea According 10
relsable satisfies the salmon pack a the
Columbia river GIN cans onlvl reached i'm
ISIS the amount 81 So 900. valued 81
ss1s70Ga Shealwatsz hsv and Grayss
harboT have About Ssaoaaa invested
in the salmoa canning b1sinssx.
and rat out about l19.00o cases
yeaFls But these figures Go not
touch The qaSotson 81 salmon salt-paeked
in barrels. nor those used fresh in local
markets. On PnEet sound there are several
eSaneries, bat no data is 81 hand 10 convey
even an approximate idea al the amount os
business done Governor Sempie, in hisre-
port Of 4Ss7. SAYS. AT the present time ii
: claimed that 6.00 persons and more
han 81 CO 0oa are required "a conduct the
different operations ON the Coiumhia river
alone Even cnrSory investigation mRst
rEget sound are capahle OF infinitely
greater development
But the lordly salmon, styled By many
as king OF oar waters, is by no means our
only tood fish: and while the salmon FISH
sres % the Columbia have hitherto been
Ear ia he LEAD. Il is foreshadowea that the
HAITRUr rSsHKREEs or rVeKr sousp
Win ST no distant day take precedence.
These fish ara found in salt wafer, usually
on what ara termed banks. or feqding
grounds. Submarine plateans. having an
average depth Of water Of frem twenty 60
thirty fsthoms. produce the food upeE
which halibat exist; and, on these feeding
grounds, or hasibnt hanks, the fish are
taken with ease and in great. numbers.
Fuli grown halihut often weigh hufdred
pounds each. and fishing schooners Save
been known 20 he laden within three days,
by an ordinary crew, with forty or fifty
tens OF fish. These fish are very
palatahle. being white, tender. juicy,
and having . delicious flavor. They
are mostly used fresh, and for this reason
have not been transported extensively to
the interior. About two years ago. how
ever, q company OF professional fishermen
came from Gloucester. Mass, with schoon-
ers. small boats and s complete eutht for
fishing purposes, and made test of our
halibut fishing. Among their experiments
was 70 load refrigerator car with halihus
packed in ice and send it across the CONT
nent 70 New York--demonstrasiag not
only the entire feasibility Of such an in
dustry. but that large amounts of capital
might find profitable investmentin this line.
As aresait Of this movement, an establish
ment for packing, curing and handling all
kinds OF ash has already been located on
the southern side of Port Townsend bay.
At the mouth Of Long hasbor or Scow bay.
Halibut, although taken in comparatively
large quantities and sold fresh in local
markets to the extent Of over supply At
certain seasons, have NOS as yet been fairly
introduced 10 our inland neighbors who
would appreciate them rs q rare luxury.
GOLDFISH
Are taken in large quantities all along the
coast and throughout the waters OF British
Columbia and Alaska. They are also
found in the Straits OF Fuca- They are
usually cured in salt and form a at APPLE arti-
Gle of commerce here as wei as on the
Atlantic coast But our supply includes
several varieties. among which Is q com
parativeIy new species called black cod. as
well IS the smaller tom cod and true cod.
Hack cod are larger than ordinary Goldfish.
and are found in deeper water. Hon.
James G. swan, Of Port Townsend. an
authority on this subject. brought black
cod into notice few years ago, and they
are now extensively taken, especially in the
waters of British Cesumbia.
sMAlIER FISHES.
Such rs smeit. herring, etc, abound in
our waters, and are so common that shey
excite no comment. People buy them in
local markets. seemingly ohiiyious Of the
fact that systematic industry might be
prosecuted on q large scale In taxing and pre-
pairing them for the markets Of the world.
or EDIBLK SHELL FISH
We have the clam tbig. little, razor. goe-
duck, quahag, etc.,) In never-failing ahund-
ance. Oysters are also grown successfully
and are coming into notoriety rs = Puget
Sound" brand IN the markets. MnsaeIs
are plentiful. and crabs can be found al
most wherever the tide Is out. United
states authorities have bad Holsters
planted in our waters. aud there Is every
reason 20 expect them 20 propagate ~ in
their Eastern waters. Carp and shad are
also among our artiicialiy started food
fishes. ALLEN WxEE.