The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-15
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.

The Truckee left San Francisco yes
terday for this city.
The waters of North America are stock
ed with 1900 different kinds of fish.
The w. H. Harrison leaves out for the
Suislaw and Nehalem with very large
cargo OF cannery supplies.
The famous steam yacht, Yankee Doo-
die, was badly damaged by fire at Phil
ade.phit on Sunday. The Yankee Doodle
was at one time the fastest pleasure
craft ahoat.
The Hamburg American Co. has placed
an order for a twin screw $1,000 ton
steamship which will be the largest in
the world. 1t viii be shiefy employed
as freight carrier but will have ac-
commodations for 200 cabin and 1900
steerage passengers. Her delivery to her
owners is to be made in ten months.
From August 10th to August S1st, inclu-
sive, the shipments of fresh salmon, by
express, from Aberdeen to the East,
amounted to 66,O19 pounds During the
first week of September, shipments by
express have aggregated about eight tons
this in addition to the refrigerator car
load also. From now on shipments will
probably ncrease.-Abcrdeen Recorder.
\ sad story comes from tie far away
coast of Gaspe. This year the cod fish
lave not frequented the coast and the
Gaspe fishermen, who have nothing to
depend upon other than fishing, are at
the end of the season worse off than
they were at the beginning. They are
penni.ess and on the verge of starvation.
Some of the best fishermen on the. coast
have returned from sea during the sea-
son with a catch of three or four fish.
At other times the entire fishing fleet
has been idle for days at a time on ac-
count of storms and a scarcity of bait.
Typhoid fever has broken out in severa.
of the parishes. Headed by their clergy
mem the poor wretches are crying out for
government aid, which should be ac-
corded them without delay.
The schooner Arthur d. Story, the first
of the Iceland halibut fishing fleet, ar
rived during the week, with 5000 pounds
of fetched halibut, says the Fishing Ga
2ette. Captain Joseph Ryan, part owner
and master, died suddenly on board May
20. The crew at the time was out in the
dores attending travis and as there
was no one aboard but the cook it was
with great difficulty that he rescued the
crew, as a strong breeze suddenly sprung
uD ard the vessel was under way at the
time. However, he managed to run the
vessel among the dories, and by so doing,
notified them the captain had died. When
they came on board the mate took charge
and put into Dyrefjord, where the skip
per was buried All the people at that
place attended the funeral, and among
those who showed special attention was
Mr. Gram, a Danish merchant, his wife
and daughter, while the English, French
and Norwegian vessels in port displayed
their colors at half mast as a mark OF
respect. The voyage was prosecuted
under the charge of the mate, and when
the vessel was ready to sail for home,
the remains of the captain which had
been inferred in a metallic coffin, was
taken up end brought home.
Congressman c. N. Clark, of Mlssou-
ri" says the Trade Register "who is
making a tour of the United States. in
spectng government work on the rivers
and harbors to inte.igently fulfill his
duties on the river and harbor committee
himself as greatly impressed
with the probable factor which the Puy-
allup river would prove in the future
commerce of Tacoma, while in the city
last week. Mr.. Clark, who is an expert
in this kind of work, believes that by
confning, the channe! of the river to
space from 800 to 400 feet wide by the
of wharves and docks or
tl,a At
the force of the water would be suffi-
cielt, combined with a moderate amount
of dredging, to cut out channel naviga-
be for the largest vessel afloat for nearly
a mile above the mouth of the stream
The idea is an important one, to which
little thought has been given heretofore,
in view of Tacomas matchless natura
shipping facilities. Were fresh water
harbor really of such remarkable import
ance, one could here be obtained at
minimum expense, filled with running
water as accessible as the Sound Itself,
and without unnecessary towage, at no
cost of maintenance, with banks AFFORD
ing splendid wharfage and warehouse ac-
and easily reached by the
railroads" This statement pretty well
exp,odes the lie that Congressman Clark
is opposed to river Improvements.
The steam halibut fishing schooner
Thistle, of Victoria, arrived in port this
morning, from the banks with 10000
of halibut on board, says the Ia
coma News. The fish Will be shipped
East today or tomorrow. The Shipment
will go to Boston or New York just as a
telegram which is expected at any time
viii; direct The Thistle is owned in We
toria by the Victoria Trading and Fish
ng Company and her cargo Is subject 10
duty at y cent per pound as an import
from British Columbia. The owners OF
the Thistle have found it more profit
able to ship by way of Tacoma than
Vancouver. notwithstanding the increas-
ed expense caused by the duty. The man
agar of the company vas in the city yes
terday and when seen by a News re-
porter, said: I'VE intend 10 make Ia
coma the headquarters for our Doats
from now on. The present eaten Is
small, because the fish have not yet
commenced to run well. We caught TINS
lot off Bangs Island, 200 miles north OF
Victoria, There were four other small
fishing smacks there when we left, but
they reported very poor catches The
schooner Pilot. of Tacoma was among
the number. The season is wei open,
but halibut, you know, run in schools-
One day they are plentiful and the next
day they are scarce. If you happen to
be on the banks at the right time you
have the advantage. The regular hall
but season last from September to April.
The fish seem to have no particular line
of travel. except from one good feeding
ground to another. They derive their
principal sustenance from certain kind
Of weed that grows on the bottom OF
the sea in particular PAGES"
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