New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-06

them with nets and other material each sprins. In
this way the company has hold over the men through
out an entire season. IL is of course. great risk
for the company, but the fish purchased from the
fishermen at low rate that the risk can be
afforded. Every one OF the small fishing boats. when
the opens, starts out with several thousand
dollars worth of nets, which belong the company.
Only In these waters Is the kind Of boat which
the men use. They are the Macknaw boat and they
are about safe any fe-bOat that has ever been
invented These boats are twenty to twenty
five feet long, but they are very beamy." They are
generally made sharply pointed at both ends. Two
sails are carried on what look be small jury
standing at each end of the boat. The sails the
ordinary "legO'muttOnH affairs. IL Is remarkabf,
what an amount of speed can be gotten out of
Of these Mackinaw boats. II Is no uncommon thing TO
stand on the pier here on summers morning and see
perhaps twenty or thirty OF these boats an running
toward the place. the fshdOcks. Then the re
sembance Of the boats to huge birds IS more realistic
than ever As the little craft turn In and ont, now
running straight before the wind, now lacking to the
port or starboard the swifter leaving the less
speedy boats behind they still further carry out the
resemblance. II is moreover picturesque sight 10
see the fishermen as they draw near the shore.
study OF the different faces Is interesting In the eX
Of q full bo0ded halfbrecd Indian; there the round
stoid face Of n scandinavian, and again the
There are all sorts Of natonalte here engaged in the
fishing business The best results are obtained how
ever from the Scanduayans. They are the best
steadier and can be trusted further All use the
that the boats will not I've In them
1t is almost impOss be estimate the quantity OF il
depends entirely on the demand one firm of French
men alone 125 miles OF nets stretched across the
lake There arc few fish which can equal white
fish or lake trout in decacy of flavor or in the sweet
ness and soundncss OF the meat They can be packed
too so that they be sent thousands Of miles and
when unpacked are in lust as good condition b Ss
method Of packing them is simple well as ingenious
The fish, after having been weighed ana assorted, are
wise in long tin pans large enough to hold half dozen
ordinary sized white fish or trout, weighing from
s 70 a ss Of @ the put Ri yS P
iop of the pans after they been filled with fish,
purpose Of freezing the FISH solid For this fine
chopped ice and syracuse salt are used Great BINS
the freezing process There is first layer OF salt and
Ice then a layer Of pans. the top OF which more
fnll when the pans are taken out the fish frozen
solid and IN this firm they are sept 'P er 70 6e G a G
thawed they fresh as though Just taken out
Of the water. $500, IL,
Nets alone will take them They az found in shallow
the shore and they run IN large Schools I'm IN
waters of Lake Superior clear that the hs can
be seen plainly from the deck OF boat trout; Oh
IN the winter the indians and halfbreeds live mainly
on Ash which they through holes in the ice with
rbey rnn in large schools and are taken by the
thousands. They sweet little fellows, 100. bnt
so many Of them generally that the hsh companies
pay ridiculously small price for them, mainly 70
discourage the fishermen from trying 10 eaten them
They go through the freezing process as DO the better
quality OF fish. Besides this they are smoked ana
when they fresh from the smoke houses they ars
really delicious eating. The halrbreeds eat the smoked
ish a great deal on account Of this the few whites
here have given them the name OF the lfled meats
nv which name they commonly known.
There are several large lumber camps III tue iores
not far from here In which employed hundreds f
workmcn. All Of the men dress in what are known
as Msckinsw suits. These slts are me orlslnal
toboggan suits Of Canada and the East Cvillzauon
has taken up the cheap dress OF the wOodsma ana Dy
MAILING 1t Of soft and costly material makes II an cX
pensye luxury. JOsephs coat Of many eolors would
not compare with the cheap dress Of the WISCONSIN
wood sman' Some OF them are astonishing cOmbini-
lions OF hes which are IN most glarng contrast with
one another. The trousers may have large red and
black checks while the will be OF bright green or
yellow. Of the suits are gotten up to resemble
tigers or eOpards skin. and other ARE entirely red
hIue gray or black as the owner fsncies. IL is
picturesque sight 10 200 or 300 woodsmeI, each
one dressed IN different color, rather combination
of coiors they start into the woods TO begin the
winter work Of wood choppng. These suits do not
rost on the average over a. 90. They made OF
coarse American wool and are Just the thing for the