The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-06-23
HEAVY CATCH OF
ROYAL CHINOOKS
Canneries Over Supplied, and Many
Have to Limit the Boats for
the Time Being.
TO GUST THE NONRESIDENT:
Movement to Force Fishermen OF the River
Who Have Not Tskeu Out Their
Naturalization rapsrs Dig
hnn Oi Fish.


Everybody was happy yesterday. and
perhaps the happieat people in town
We're the fishermen. Nearly every boat
was out. and the returns for the nights
work were simply immense. a number
Of cannerieS were compelled 10 limit
their boats TO 1900 pounds each. The
boats arriving from the north shore
were averaging from two to four thous-
and pounds Two fish were brought In
which weighed its pounds, The high
man was Frank Mercurio. with 1000
pounds The Eureka and Eplcure
Packing Company was obliged TO send
ten tons 20 another cRnnery; Kinney
had 20 send six tons away: Cook, up
the river. tried In vain 10 sell sur
plus stock. and the Eureka shipped
Ave tons 10 another cannery In the city.
The Booth Packing Company was en-
abled 90 receive outside fish. as also
We're Elmore apd Cutting. AS a sam
pie Kinney's cannery was crowded 90
the limit. and men were working like
beavers The new oval soldering ma
chine did good work, and every other
machine In the house was run to It's
fun capacity. II seemed like old times
10 hear the busy hum Of machinery
and look out over the bay, literally COW
cred with fishing boats All Of the
supply stores In the city were compell-
ed 20 work over hours, and many OF
them. notably roOrd a. Stokes. Ross,
Higgins s. Co. scholheld & HRuke.
were completely sold out in their Up
pertown stores OF certain lines OF
goods and We're obliged to order extra
large stocks b. telegraph.
An effort was reported TO have been
made by certain parties 20 run OF OF
the river those fishermen who were not
naturallzed, and Il was also said that
q similar effort was made as to nom
union men, In conversation with a
gentlemen posted as TO the naturaliEa-
ton laws. he said; Il am satisfied that
such an effort cannot be made success
fully The greater number OF these
men are as good citizens morally as
those who have completed their first
papers, They are heads of families.
and most OF them have been here for
some length OF time, and some OF them
are property owners, For the most
part they have neglected TO take out
citizenship papers, and this is no time
TO draw such a line"
Fish Commissioner Mcclure, who
was In the city Sunday, said that under
the peculiar circumstances It was not
his intention 20 make any strenuous ef-
forts; 30 enforce the Sunday closed law
nor the closed season.
The reports from up the river also
show a highly satisfactory state of af-
fairs, 4 gentleman writes from Ska
mokawa:
The news that the canneries had
offered four and one-half cents and
the fishermen had accepted the offer.
was brought up on the steamer Queen
from Astoria about 10 o'clock Sunday
morning. The steamer was met at the
dock by some OF the fishermen, and
the news spread rapidly TO the hotels
and homes Of the fishermen residing in
this vicinity, and the fact that fishing
was about TO commence, caused many
OF them to feel happy. thus relieving
the destitution prevailing during the
last few months. While many Of them
were not quite satisfied at the stated
price, they were, nevertheless, glad
that work was again at hand and em-
ployment furnished to those who had
elected to remain idle, firmly believing
the cannerymen could we'll afford to
pay the union price, until the strike
had suffered so immeasureably. Gum
boots, lunch baskets, oil clothes, and
other fishing paraphernalia, were
quickly huddled together, few min
utes after the Queen had landed. and
nets, sails and other rigging were
quickly taken from the cannery lofts
and placed in the boats. Men rushed
10 the stores to procure the necessary
supplies, and general business activity
was seen on every hand. Willing hands
soon had the sails raised, and with the
aid of fresh upstream wind the
little crafts were plowing their way
through the water bound for the toe
head about a mile above Cathlamet. In
less than half an hour nets were placed
in the water for the firts time this
season.
"The fact that large numbers of
salmon were known to be going up
Cathlamet channel caused the fisher
men to bestir themselves, and some
lively work was done to arrive at the
head to have the first drift, AS many
as eighty large salmon were caught in
one drift. and as consequence the
fishermen were we'll pleased, all looking
anxious.
"Warren's cannery here win COM