The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-15
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.

AlUNU IHE WAIEh fhONI'
A lobster weighing IA pounds waE
caught off the Connecticut coast recently
A qeg of THE monster lis as big as 6
mans thumb and the wrist" at THE Claw
as big ais mans wrist. The lobster /:
from 2h to three feet long, and its body
is big around as good sized pumpkin.
The CobJter pack of Nova Scotia Il
reported to be 1000 cases short of ar
average pack. One pound tails are worth
from $S.65 to 80 for the English mar
ket. There are no half pounds to be hao
at any price. The product of many fac.
tories is now stored IN Halifax for ship.
ment.
A clam containing a pink pearl was
recently found by a. man in Greenwich
Conn. 1t was dug in the black mud al
low tide. The pearl ds pear shaped
about three-quarters of an inch long, fine
grained rich and 1ustrous. The finder
thinks 1t is worth a fortune, and has
expressed his intention to retire from
work.
1t is asserted by MANY engaged in the
business that one cause of the failure
of mackerel on New England shores is on
account of THE use of seines in catching
them, and this scarcity has continued
all the years in which selning has been
adopted by the entire fleet. Others argue
that the scarcity Is occasloned by the
hack of proper food in these waters and
consequently the mackerel have departed
to where they cam find good feed.
A New Westminster, B. c., letter OF
recent date sak1s: "Ten sturgeon were
caught in net in the Fraser yesterday
in one drift. Those who saw the catcl
were surprised, as it was thought the big
fish would have torn the net all to pieces.
The fact that sturgeon can be caught
with a net lis worth noting. The ten stur-
geon weighed one and half ton. A
few days ago a sturgeon weighing sol
pounds was caught in a net without
the net being destroyed"
The Fishing Gazette of New York says:
ut rs hardly probable THAT the talked
of combination or trust of the American
elrdine packers win go through. Some of
the larger manufacturers whose assist
ance is essential Ito success, are said to
be decidedly opposed to the scheme on
the score that III will only tend to bene-
fit their competitors, and be detrimental
to their own interests The present crisis
is MkeCy to cause a revolution in THE in
dustTy, but If 1T does nothing more tlhnn
to bring about a higher standard of quail
ity, Its effect will be most beneficial"
AT the meeting of the harbor commits
slonars held yesterday, says Fridays
San FranciISco CALL the captain of the
bark Kylckitalt presented a bill for $1OC
damages. This was a great surprise to
the members of the board, but when an
investigation was held it was shown THAT
the captain had some Justice on his side.
The Klilcitat was at Little Fremont street
and the British ship Crofton Hail lay
in such a position ait the dock that sine
Could not get out. Chief Wraiffnger Boo
bar ordered the Crofton Hail to move up
twenty-five feet in order to ALLOW the
bark to get out, but Captain Parker
would not obey, and the KUikitat was de-
tained two days. The chief wharfnger
was instructed to arrest the captain of
the British ship. He is subject to a fine
of 500 for refusing to obey the order
of Chief Boobar, and If he does not pay
he can be sent to Jail for 100 days
The Port Townsend Gail says: Care
ful investigation on the part of Chief
Wharfnger Root has developed THE fact
that port charges at San Francisco are
higher than at any port on the globe,
ard Philadelphia, on the other hand
makes no Charge whatever, hoping there
by to attract shipping" Commenting on
the above, a man well known in Puget
Sound shipping circfeS, Said today: 'The
statement about San Francisco Us true
and the one concerning Philadelphia is
TRUE also. But Philadelphia lhas no ship
fing to speak of, and win not have She
is not i'm the proper position. Nature has
not favored her ais a leading shipping
port. San Francisco has been doing the
coaLJbwise and foreign trade of the Pacific
coal5t of the United States for years, but
She lis fast losing her prestige. Already
her commercial papers complain that the
Oriental steamer lines of Puget Sound
are robbing her of her Oriental, imports,
and the cry win continue. We are nearer
tie Orient by the grace of nature, and
port charges are not known in Tacoma
or any place on the Sound, and this, with
favor of location, will be the secret 81
our success"
For a good many years Ora Copeland,
of Yaquina, has knocked out all sea.
hunters in the number killed. This year
he was ahead as usual. The Leader tells
about his experience as follows: The
Lincoln county saal hunters have an
home. The boys from here
that were on the Louis Olsen paesed
Through here Tuesday evening, as did
elso Ora Copeland. Ora came up from
Newport to-day and iS shaking hands
f.lt..- A..
was on the British vessel Vena this year.
The Vera's catch was over 1900 skins,
of which Ora got 262. There were five
hunters on the Ne.G, WC.lfl were said to
be the best MAT went out of Victoria.
The contest for skins was very close,
but the lowest man on the boat was only
seven skins lower. Ora got $3.25 per
skin this year. He VIII go to Victoria
in about a month or six weeks to join
crew which will go around Cape Horn to
visit some newly discovered rookerfes
on some islands off the mouth of Rio
de la Platte river in South America. The
rookeres there nave never been visited
but once, and if the reports are true the
boys will be liable to make big killing
The boys from the Louis Olsen claim that
they believe they can beat the case in
the seizure of their ve3ssl. We nope the
boys will get out al right The Gull
liams had to take the Olsen last year for
their pay, and II they lose her this year
they will be in hard l1ck.
"A white squall, did ever see one? 1
should say I had" said an Old sailor in
the barge office. I'VE were between here
and the West Indies, and it was as fair
a day as you ever put eyes on. was at
the wheel, and we were bowling along
under a pretty sailing breeze. There was
not cloud to be seen, unless a little
white vapor far off could be called a
cloud. All of a. sudden the captain came
Up out Of his cabin.
Get al the light sails of her as quick
as you cam he shouted to the mate.
'Ciew up the royals and topga1ant sails,
and bear hand lively, boys.
What's the matter with the old man
nowT said the sailors. as they looked
around the horizon and saw nothing but
sunshine and the clear sky.
Nevertheless, all hands turned to get
ting in the Eight sails. The captain took