Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-09


sum In money, for every "laspi Of her
rings taken, to the master. mate.
hawseman aud whleman; some
vessels engaging with this allow
ancu to each vessel, the alloy.
ance being divided by the en-.
tire crew, ''share aud share alikc.n
a "lastv Of herring u the Yarmouth
standard Of reckoning. II comprises
ten barrels Of fish. Another method
II computing the "last." whcrr the
fish are sold out OF the boat, T. 10
count out i3, 200 herrings. The vesiels
are yictualled by the owner, aud are
also provided with several tons ~ salt.
For The herrings taken Mt Yarmouth
are disposed % In mn entirely different
manner from those secured by the
Scottish aud Shetland fishers. The
latter sell their stakes" Immediately
TO "cufers," who, at "stalionsn along.
shore, "picklc" the herring according
10 the old Dutch method, IN barrels,
which, after receiving government In.
spectlon aud brand, arc shipped to the
continental market. All ihe herring
taken along the Enst Of England coast
arr marketed ut Yarmouth, aud are
either shipped fresh, IN carload lots,
10 the london flshinougeu, or
arr transformed 10y mlting and
smoaking into yarmouth bloai.
ors," Tor shipment to all parts
Of the world Ia the little piue boNos,
which from time immemoflnl hAye
adorned grocery store windows. Evcfy
boat IN furnished with about 100 nets.
each " which II - yards long, aud
about - feet deep. These arr fastened
a o. L. T.
which the mon call "seasOns, A." each Of
which Ia Is feet In length. The nets
are floatcd by corSs, aud the "war.
ropes" by tubes, or buoyr. The trade
affords the principal means VI fubslst-
encc to about 5000 fishermen, 5000
braidcrs, bcetsturs, towers, rivers,
tcrfymen, carpenters, caulkcrs, ETC.,
brsidcA the number Of scanieu cm.
ployed In carrying the fish 10 foreign
markets, and the commercial Class ON.
gagged In conducting the gigantic Ia.
dustry; M well rs partial support to
FULLY 10000 people from the "Nofth
tountrie," aud near provincial dis.
tricts, variously employed al odds and
ends Of labor CONNECTED with the
herring fishing during the height Of IT,
season.
a night with the Yarmouth herring
fleet Ia replele with interest aud often
with excitement. On more than one
occasion have bceu rocked Ia the
cradle Of the North Sea Ia no gentle
fashion aboard those herring smacks.
hut great storms during the herring
season ARE rare exceptions. About four
O'Clock In tile afternoon the mass Of
smacks along the quays begin toswarm
with men; and half the oity-iolk, after
mn old custom, straggle up aud down
the quays TO witness tho daily depart.
uro Of the fleet. You will find each
crowHTaHlculariy busy "lnying onH
the nets, that Il, folding them IN great
level pile In The hold. This IL q work
Of the greatest niccty, 40 that when the
nets are "shot," or east into the sea,
they do not become cntangled. While
being "laid on the nets are Joined
together rs knottlng the back.rope- Of
each net. The buoys nrc at the same
time attached. While three men
are engaged la this folding, one at.
tach.s the sinkor-, aud another
j. busicd folding the hsck-fopc.
This done, one by one the ilcot, hun.
dreds upon hundreds OF these rmaolS-,
dflfI gently out ofthe Yarc.mouth, and
thence across tho Yarmouth Roads,
Into the open sea. As the twilight Rails
the old city sinks from sight Into IL,
sand'dunes. What nj first was n semi.
circle Of bright color from the thous.
and- " pleasure seekers along the
beach, gradually mcrgcs Into line OF
ross above another Of white; these
blend into ribbon Of purple; and
then the city lights show like faint, far
starr lying across the horizon, beneath
the darkening puppies OF the western
tky, the Yarmouth bcacon.light blnz.
lug brightly above, Alongside 81.
Nicholas grim square tower. To tho
north and south from ,nst.shofc ports,
II seems ~ though thousand other
sail had met us there; all floating 10.
tween the dark waters and the palcr
eastern horizon sky like myriad sea.
fowl resting silently upon n vast OK.
pcnse Of sea.
But all these thousand or more smacks
arr moving, each gently lacking here
and there fora suitable fishing ground.
Here and there sails are being furlcd
aud masts lowered, denOllng that the
business Of the night with the great
ileet, manned by perhaps 5000 men,
has already begun. Soon II comics our
turn. Net after net HES over the side,
rs we float with the tide, trailing at
least mile behind uS, like a majestic
sea serpent, tho corls and huoys dane.
Ing on the waters farther than the eve
can reach. Then tho cook calls us
below TO tho "den" forsupper. A uuoer
little place II II. one can hardly stand
upright In u. On either side are the
sleeping berths for n crew Of eight.
There Is good American stove, on
which the supper has been cooked, aud
q tiny table ut which four OF us can MI
ut one time aud cat. And how we do
eat Meyer before have ham aud
eggs, potatoes fried In fish grease,
pretty tough brad and black coffee
tasted 20 toOthsome aud sweet,
Then an hour or 10 on deck,
spinning yarns, watching the counties
nightlights cleaning from neighbour
ing smacks. or tracing the train OF
smoke and ph0sphorcacencc behind TN.
great steamers, passing and repasslng
NJ " ~ run US down, aud all but two or
three Of the crew "turn Ia" below.
About midnight we who remain ON
watch "try" the nets. A half dozen
OF more are hauled In. Perhaps not a
single herring Ia found. The nets are
east out again. Then II N drift, drlft,
britt, until three O'Clock In the morn.
Ing, more than 900 silent smachs Ia
company, trailing 900 miles OF nets.
At this hour all n connection through
out the entire fleet. The daily draw.
ing OF the sea.lottery In at hand. ON
each smack's stern In a machine called