New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26
rETTTvG SALMON ~ COLruBfi RIVER.

The vc.,cl WIS the ordinary trim nsllns boat. ana
three p.oPr and an lmm"n," net hll"i y pr'',' VIII
50, t. o." thrown out. The h,h run WIZ me w 80
f.r mon must work when o." ud" J. HSi. %" u nl'
or ul-.' ard wr could boat, an around Ms some
lu.t getting the me-, 9n Other pihnt ih"n p ani
hhn- Nc h-h ,a1sAi ln NE m"@I", %.li' ,,,! Cr,i
y each man = paid for III" fish %" cnich"' h'rr i 20
lew about turning on nr Il'n ''',a nnG -, -,
~" w. w. tb, i.t r.lin, rrornd Willie an idlcr
viii Pc half the Tide I'm getting ont and NJ biz work
n tolls in the day catch II man !, cary or l'r
We sin Yad a rr choice Of ground ana IN few min
uir, the fisherman tc-siu- tn net over IA" SIDE
ana the hoalman rowing up'id" - allow o' th'
r6c net ,P aS Over 100 Oct lonc and was fitted with
,inknr, on one cd,e vile the other >upph"l
position in the war and formed sort " rnc" against
which mo fish dashed a. thcy Swan mp ifr stream
T, me. hes wrro rather lrs". ani To" small fish were
al, 10 win thronsi aud coniinu" their way mp Tie
I'm a fcw minutes the not all paif ont. AMI the
fishermen 81 down 10 wait for ihc first hsh 10 get
entancici In ia" me,s. The ratman pllcl leIslrriy
IN thr tr,.am and the row o. bohhIng floats eirnns
at behind u,. oohins Hike lti" bubbles on 'he sur
suddenly one Of thc bubbles was i"r,"d down. aud
In M n-ton' the boat Va h"ld.d lor the place w"r
nnai next 10 Wh"r" tho sunk'n one had been. ana
pulled in the not hand over hand. \ plash. nurry
pnarri above. the surface. II" man caught mp a
9nSGi % a1G Struck % ine III, ~" blow WITH the KNOB OF
iron on one end Of ne har then turning y. he thrust
the hnoh on thn oher end into IN" cin' ~ ~" hall
stunned h-h and. with pull. landed his struggling
captive hsld" ia" boat \ Jerk freed Inc NET wli.
vclou~ly about and the man struck II again AMI again
with mi. bis iron clnb before Il Slrcumb"d tn H. m"
We often peak " Dyes a. having ono expression
ihan a n,l's eve but never hate ana anger
plainly expressed than IN th" dyes Of thar hr''
Wonnwho the boat had been pulling RAPIDLY dow
The net 10 whcrr ano'h"r noai hal boon dragged IN
der. This time thr n,h was nearer t'c S'rla"c ami
The water wa. hollin, around IA" Cd" ~ tn not
the salmon pnngci ana tor" around In hi Efforts to
him. The fisher pulled IN the not - before. but rs
i" drcN back hl, arm TO eve ms blow I'M nor' Co..
from the restraining cords, and The fish WIS OIL and
awav Ike a Nash Of BIN" nam" dnrllns through The
water. Iui u he escaped th"r" Wrr" TWO Others
caug T. on" lifil' below rs. th" other away up at
the farther cri ~ IA" net
This was ON" of III" time which r"1nr" quick de
cl,ion. Whirh should ih"v 60 for first TIE one
nearest Va S,"min;y pot worry h: ,,h. Tor "a"
while IN. o'h"r on" wa dashin, t" water into foam
IN ms r0fi o% S So % Iron m y Turned 'E toward him.
The hoalmau pulled - u his dinner depended upon
our c"itns lfal particular fish. Thr ,pashlng and
humping ercN mn"r ou"r-"'r - We drew near The
sherman pulled hi, sleeves ~ farther on his arms to
The boat reached ~" spot duel, ~ TIE head and the
nian had holl Of IN" not pnll ana mp came bit
:" ,n n' W ia Is H. 30 o waS Ak" in bmt tb
look NJ DISGUST on The faces Of the two conf
Mc1nwnc tNr lower noat hal been hobbing ND and
down while We're killing our insignificant captive.
That end Of u" MT. AGAIN the fisherman duckcd and
caught the n" lin b" pulled hut this time the net
did not com" HON" easily he expected. Another
pull and yet another before the head OF the fish showed
ah0vc water. He an immense fellow. bigger far
than the frt. AMI smile replaced the look Of dis
sI,i III" nShrrmnns face he drew back his hand
10 grasp his club.
Inst - pc was about 10 strike the fatal blow the
net irrl,rd from his holt Another float but
hot distan"r further pulled under. There were
two n-h to To-. landed pow inst.al Of one.
ri'r net with difficulty raised again To the edge
~ the boat ana e." first fish secured. lie was
The biggest salmon over lie must have weighed
nearly hundred pounds. rs lo far bigger than
one which | saw weighed that touched the beam ut
SiVfv-nVe pounds.
The monster WAS thrown into the boat. stunned by
blow. and IN" pulled ut the second fish.
That also very large one. hut equal our
monster. Just %, the fisherman pushing his hook
down 10 try ana catch IN" fish bv the lfllS. the big
irSi thrown Into the boat one nop plunged
over the side and falling fair upon the which lcd
tho net tore II frr' api both fish zone.
The Two men sat and looked at each other moment.
and ! know they wished they alone In the boat
that they might n1 relief for their liberated feel
Ings In language which polltencss restrained them from
using before