The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-10
FISH FOR THE WORLD.
Cutter Grant Brings Great
Stories From Boring Sea.
HER PATROL AMONG sEALERs.
Capt. Toxfer Grows Enthusiastic Over
Great Fisheries and His Fast
Boat-His Alton Curios.

There are fish enough IN Boring sea 20
supply the whole world for a century,
sad Capt p. F. Toxier on board the revs-
nue. cutter Grant last evening. The Grant
came into port after her summers patrol
or the sealing grounds at SO p. m. and
after taking provisions viii return down
Sound. either this evening or tomorrow
morning
Capt. Tozier would not say much about
seals. but he was ready 10 talk all night
about fish, and went on 10 say:
The fishing industry there would be s
mine of wealth which would surpass any
sold mine that ever existed. IL IS not a
question OF how many rish you can get,
but how many you want. n line cannot Re
drawn up without 3 fish OF some kind
sometimes hallhut and sometimes cod.
The former can be drawn ont as fast as
YOU can haul. in sizes ranging from ten
10 100 pounds. or even more. There - no
better hallhut in tho world: the flesh is
or the most excellent navor-the 1Rest IN
the world.
The cod are so numerous that they ara
Injured by biting each other. but they
would improve after being fished for a
short time. \ better place for sport cannot
be imagined.
II have not known until recent years
where the Wild geese so TO breed on
Agatou island, seventeen miles east OF At
tou, there are millions of them. There are
TO natives nor animals TO destroy them.
but the Attou Indians so there late IN the
season and Kill the young ones with sticks
for the winter supplies. The flesh is very
delicate and sweet. as the geese live on
grass. on Alton island the natives live
by fishing and trapping the blue fox. At
tou mackerel is a beautiful variegated yell
low and black color. weighing from two
10 four pounds. and the most excellent
fish for eating in existence. The streams
are full of finest trout, and at the mouths
there are numerous salmon or salmon
trout. The blue fox is the only animal on
the island. There are only forty natives
left there, as the tribe is dying of very
fast"
The officers of the Grant boarded
thirty-seven different sealers, and some
several times. Lieut. J. G. Berry. the Jun
ior officer. once boarded vessel when the
sea was running very high. and Capt.
Tozier did not expect him 20 succeed.
Lieut.. Perry, the executive officer, once
performed similar feat. Boring sea was
cruised for 10.000 miles. and the whole
cruise amounted TO 1900 miles.
THE Grant is q remarkable marine pro-
duct" said the captain. There was never
a better vessel 10 run before tho wind.
The run from Whatcom 10 Sitlla was the
quickest on record and that to Unalaska
1910 miles. in four days and fifteen hours.
1 think was never beaten. UnalaSka was
reached June 6, and the Grant left Seat
tie MAY =.
Capt. Hooper, of the flagship Rush. in
charge of the feet is a most able officer
and the orders were oheyed TO the letter.
i do not think any patrol was more thor
ough than this year. OF forty-eight seal
ers only one or two were not boarded.
and they were reported 10 have left the
sea. The British are allowed 20 carry
guns uusealed. but not to use them.
I'm Coal lafb0r. lfnea island. there
is an uncharted reef on which we nearly
ran aground on IL the schooner IS ebster
was wrecked"
The captain has an endless number Of
curios. one is an Attou war club the
only one in existence. IT is four feet long
with carvings resembling those OF the Jap
anese. 1t has huge sea lions tusk in
one end, thirty-two teeth In the club with
hoop iron knives between them. At the
butt on one side are thirteen notches. and
on the other seven. These arc supposed
10 represent tho number OF people Killed.
one side being for men and the other for
women.
Among the other curios are the Eaidka
and Indian paddles, the spear for wairus,
and numerous specimens Of the Atfou
handiwork The baskets are woven from
native grass Of the finest texture. resern-
hing silk. There is a fine horn spoon with
elaborate carvings The tip Is orygoat's
horn. and the spoon Of mountain sneep's
horn.
The officers OF the Grant are: Capt ID.
+. Tozler; Lieut.. Perry. executive officer;
Lieut.. Dmock, navigating officer: Lieut..
Berry. Chief Engineer Jack. Assistant
Engineer MCGOWAN and Fleet Pilot J. w.
keene. Or Lyall. the surgeon, went
ashore at Port Townsend. to place In the
marine hospital the seaman from the Nor
rfll Ubo had bFc Ier- aha+ternE