The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-16
SALMON Up NORTH
Splendid Runs in British Co.
lumbia Rivers.
CANNERIES AR OVERLOADED
1t Is Believed That the Fraser River
Pack Will Equal That of Last,
Year, if Not Exceed 1t.
CANNERlEs AR OVERLOADED

The night before last the great sock.
eye run on the Fraser river was as heavy
as any on record, and it continu S
equally good. The canuerles, except
where contracts were in force, would
take no fish after daybraak yesterday
morning, the receipts then running from
$4,000 to $4,000. The catches ran away up
to 1900 to a boat, and fishing was nearly
equal all along the river, The boats
averaged fully 400 each, and 1900 boats
at work. Four or five hundred fish to the
drift were common, and so great were the
drifts that many fishermen had hard
work to save their nets, which sank with
the weight of fish.
The following report was received from
Westminster at p. m. in reference to the
salmon run: "The sockeye catch Is far
ahead of expectations. Last night at the
mouth of the river some bodcs' caught
1900. One boat exceeded thai number.
One thousand was an ordinary catch to
the boat. The average at the mouth OF
the river was fully 400 to the boat. OPP
posite and above the city the average to
the boat was 300, the highest catch be-
ing $50. Yesterday numbers of the for
tunate fishermen made contracts for 30c
and 25c per fish.
AS soon as the rets were in the water
prices fell with thud. Today fish is SELL
ing lower, but at no settled price. 1t is a
deplorable fact that few canneries are
prepared for the unexpected run. Cans are
scarce and little or no tins are to be
had, so that the pack viii not be much
above tine estimate of the packers, for
there will not be tins enough TO put the
salmon in."
Latest from Westminster to Vancouver:
"All afternoon and evening the run is as
heavy as ever The river is literally
blocked with fish ard the eannerles have
refused to accept any more salmon. One
remarkable incident Illustrating the guam
tlty of sockeyes in the Fraser occurred
this afternoon. David Gray and Chester
Jackson sank th,ir net and in less than
ten minutes the corks had disappeared
with The weight of the fish. To save the
ret they hauled the fish, net and all,
into the boat. The boat narrowly escaped
being swamped. One cannery on the river
took 10000 fish before they refused offers
today. Late tonight there was no
abatement in the run, but the cauneries
are filled up and can handle no more fish
for the present"
From Steveston: During the last "a
hours to this afternoon, from Winche's
clnnery to the gulf, 10000 salmon were
taken. Most of the cannerles here can
handle all the fish offered. Owing to
the dense mass of nets at the mouth OF
the river the run is not so heavy here"
Tbs pack will be much larger than had
been expected, and there Is sin COM
plratively big run on. AS near as can be
estimated the pack to date is as follows:
Canada Pacific, 1000 cases; Balns, 5000;
Phoenix, $1,000; Short & Squirs, 5000;
Brunswick, 5000; Lulu Island $4,000;
Federation, 5000; New Star, 10000; Gulf OF
Georgia, 5000; Atlas, 5000.
The c. p. N steamer Danube has ar
rived from the north, completing a voy-
age that has been rendered extremely
disagreeable by rain, sleet and wind. Her
principal Items of northern news ere re
sard.ng the work at the canneries, many
Of which have now closed down for the
season. The catches obtained have been
generally satisfactory elsewhere than on
the Skenna, although at Rivers Inlet the
BtbNh - NouSANSl SuOIl OIL eNpSCNd-
tions owing to unfavorable fishing
weather. The Mas river catches, how
ever, in grsat measure fulfill the hopes
Of the Gamers, while on the Skenna a
two-thirds pack was obtained, as looked
for early In the season. The total pack
20 date is said to be 174,O0O cases for the
sixteen canneries, or 1850 cases more
than last year. when there wers but
twelve canneries in operation. A still
greater increase win yet be mads be-
fore the season is quite closed, though
the comparison of the packs win not be
materially altered. BY canneries this
years pack are given by sthe Danube
thus. --.--i
Mas Rlver-AInI Bay cannery. 5000
cases; Mas Harbor. 10000; Federation
Company. (abouD 1850 cases. Total,
$500.
Skeena Rhfs---InyernesS Cannery, 500;
North Pacific. 5000; Ba1morSf. 10.0o0s Brit
ish American. 11.2OO; Cunningham's. 1900;
Carlisle. 1000: Claxtons 1850. and Stand
ard. 200. Total. $500.
River Inlet-Wannock Cannery. 1000
cases: British american Packing Co. So