Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-06-02


that project into the river st various
points in sae localities mentioned.
The Intian. catch them il dip meta
A board is laid on the top OF the rock.
one end projecting lew feet over the
water, the other end being weighted
down With heavy stones. Upon TN
projecting end 3 noble Indian stands
equipped with small net attached ~
the end of long pole. He dips this
in the wster. reaching as far upstream
a. possible, and passes 1t rapidly
downward. With great patience h.
repeats the operation. perhaps hall .
hundred times, until he is srcwarded by
. fish IN the net This is his part. Ha
will no: even take the fish ont oi tne
net. Domestic etiquette reqn'res that.
the lord Of the tepee shtll hunt and
fish and enjoy himself and the sluaw
shall do all the work. Catch ng the
fish is sport, but taking II out oi the
net is work. The squaw does that.
She also spite ii open and spreads 1t
,put in the sun to dry for winter us.y
while her lord and veritable master.
either catches more fish Or lies lazily'
upon the ground with a pipe IN his
mouth. Indians al.s spear salmon in,
the shallow water at the foot of falls'
and cascades nearer the headwaters OF
the streams, or else build weir traps
and drive the fish into them.
The fish wheel is but 40 ampliiica!'
ton of the Indian dip net. 1t con-,
sists of a wheel eecmbling the paddle
wheel of a steamboat, the paddles be-
ing troughs of netting. These ARC
either fastened to framework pro-
iecting out from shore, or are attached
to a scow anchored near the bank. Tho
strong current keeps the wheel IN mo-
ton, the nets dipping into the water
successively. with their openings down
stream, ready to scoop up every un'
wary fish they encounter. carry HIM
.loft and spill him in a trough. One
| of these wheels during good run OF
salmon will scoop up several tons .
dav. In this particular, as In many
otherr, the superior knowledge and
inventive genius OF the white man en-
| .bles him to beat the Indian At his
own game.
The process OF canning is what ip-
tcrests sightseers the most. tour nt
a cannery is very entertaining. Those
| institutions are invariably but Sc
ries Of rough boar sheds built upon
pilinc at the waters edge. One who
has been educated at the market to
look upon SALMON as rather An expen-
sive luxury, Is not prepared TO zee the
way in which they are thrown about
would use IN shoveline coal. They are
forked ont Of the boats and thrown
| INTO AehpS III tbS aC'*''t N"~''
cannery holding several thousand .
day during . good run. There Is very
little use for an American about can.
nerv, save as q clerk or manager. Tho
fishermen are nearly all foreigners.
and the hands in the factory are Chi
nese, from the butcher tn the final
tester. A few boys and girls find work
in the labelling and packing depart
ment.
IT does not take long to convert .
fresh fsh into twenty cans Of cooked
salmon The butcher grabs him aud
with . few dexterous turns o! = long.
sharp knife, cuts OF head, tail and
fms, opens him and takes on. his en-
trails He is passed. quickly 10 the
washing tanks and then is seizel and
laid on a cutting table aui with one
stroke OF series Of knives IL cut intd
chunks OF the required length Es,he.
by hand or machine these chunks arc
stuffed into caUs. aud the cans laid on
an incline, down which they roll. their
lids being automatically solde-efl on 4,
they go. They are then loaded upon
trays and the trays placed n steam
/ boilers. After coming from siie boil.
ers the cans are tested then given .
lacquer bath. then tested again. tnts
tame ny tapping thea With nail. 70
Judge Of their soundrs.. ~ the ton.
emitted, and are then labeled AZ
! packed. .os.y-elgn. n cas-
The cans s.e made 8. the san'
pisce. machinery b~.as employed u
J evsry detail o. the Manufacture G.ea
care - taken 20 hare them peyfsc.
} , .roya~.vt, examination AMI testing ID