The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-26
FISHES or ALASKAN WATERS.
One Species Used for CandIes-Hunti,sl
White Whales.

There are all sA,rts OF interesting fishes in
Alaska said a G, 'vernment hthyoloeist to u
SGr reporter. Take for exampe the candle
fish, which Is about rs remarkable a creature
for varied usefulness as swims. 1t Is u sort Of
smelt and swims il, vast schools along tho
delightful flavor and as tat as possible. 10
fact those iinny deic,ces are so lat that the,
IN forEed sricKs. lighting one end and permit:
ting them to burn until consumed Their lat
rso try b cd a ,sr and
pose Prepared in the soape OF oil, II ssryes
a. sT6 u4.as or nt
The latter article. ..,.
lies in tue abundance OF salmon. The biggest
variety. called tho King salmon. is gigantic.
sesh It eaSes Ss OCEAN nboa seh
for the OF sens
backbone in the middle slice so that aIi three
1s
Two or three oil them dried weigh ut least fifty
supply Tor ono day for SIX men and the dogs.
that haul their sledges. Bought from ihs M;
on fhs x5es ss 81 Gs or Ik
musket balls. The chowichee Of the Yukon is
held In such high eeteem TINT ths h ~ 4
nnay for the Car ,ablo whom that monarch
cause almost the entire population depends
upon tile resources Of the water for foOd sup-
mon Whe the Women do o' what S they can 10
help. dragging grcat strings of the captui Cd
animals along the waters edge, and watching =,
death the scaly victims that eSt "ntangled;
Dressing and curing the lish lalt natntGyto
ply OF salmon put up by a family If Tour per
sons ia ! 500 fish, averaKlns iiye pounds snsh
when dried The stores nc umulated In The
warm season are not touched until the inciem.
"s TIC Tahsr cIcu oH ue b. n.
time Mny,l arrives and FISHING becomes aeaa
practicable. the reserve supplies hay. bee. OK
Zach family. in addition 10 It's dried stock. puts
up for the winter half barrel rso oil DRIED
The Aia-kan waters fairly swarm with food
fishes 81 which Tier" ar nI l" Of , tman
sses1 10, eo sIs wh the
as bait. on the coast Goldfish banks Sannl i9
kose Of pi rock ehe cod swim H. vast
numbers in the ocean near lnnt'. among tnese
Is tho palatn3l- green llsh. SO called because
FAR nor sHpHis OF white s6os TAI.
tn t b]sss % no 1s N Weaht and
flavor Grayng ere ahs
st5ss%s tho " rye S asa ," waso
t. tliteer pounds. Int thee NE ONLY ~ lew o.
The valuable nny s les IN TINS Sfsei o ,e he
ishe rnna iike. reGfsh.' and doGtish' are
mostly utilized as td for The d 49, ;ns common
herring 81 the fac Iil', navigate he northwest
coastal waters most delicious and M they axe
sn n" IS II trem. and lazy Ind an with sck
full 81 nails can imrnle enough iGr Don nav ,hst
within sh.r, t s6or. a nf found eoSered vic,
herring eggs. which an unusually high tiae es as:
left stranded, The natives collect Inc osT'
tInf S 6sP henk io an catching habut used BY Tho
Alaskan Indians Is much more o nr . ~ Ne% Eng
laid Tor lie same purpose. 1t is forkrd sticd
shcd with shsT iron hs!, +, org Mem
!. hods The m"u q tne sh HDsn e that hss.s
quickly browns. Lines provluea WIN VIII ,mnys
hooks arc commcnly co. 1E"r n nigli stomaehs
" hold them mace ou' VI TIC
The hunting Cd white whales Is i an i%Do r.
TINT Industry aluonR the crAst innians q
coming in With The tide they are easily d'iyea
ntn sh1 ~ W".r, they arc despatched with
flint, shod spears =" other wsa 40 so c Would
native ."p-rs"n When Mnae I Il tsfta
The nesh And tlns' or e {" e." eaptors liz
;nwb hon Are employee. for shoene sled rum
ners and ne rms and avs o w npe dweiina.
Fresh or tainted-indiifer en,ly-the meat 10
s.eeIned dehcacy for "a ing folded into tho
sbsp. r Of III. letter n snvs!ored 10 hunks.
fat md frozen that way. The hunks o. Jay
thus nrepared are left in promising spots 10!
great white hears TO deyour Along g S1% .SS os:
Of the monsters GnGs, nm 'n, ana ,Sw saIaway
lie lie strings OF Tendon with when The whale,
bono Is bound: the whalebone sprinRs "a
presently II dies Of iocEjaw., Next day NJ ~
kimo comes along and gathers u Di3 oe''
skin worth several quarts OF whisRey lit.
1t is the custom that while hunting wehs
whales. no n,uive shall chop wood: aug ~ ts ss
things would offend tho god Of tho WIN
whales, who nigh, NOT PERM, s those When When
the whaling is over all the homes Of the sp..
mails must be gathered aud burned io ,,,, iao
directs that ali osssous remains OF the walrps
seal. and bear snail DO consumed likewise |"
nro. lest their dfvinities be- offended"