The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-05

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fcssnt usrrssr g sasermen ready % sEsrt
oas foF Foinf Ron~rfs Aofa s. uefters
az ss8ae ra~n 70 - tae pslaes % ths TRAPS
ARD - - GclaE place t-e ursEaezis from
tbs Ssh u0z caagat sa British trays e. fse
bands q American aTserIen. TIE el =
Tzsse9 wogg.a - ragr4nts fhl1gN shat Ire
3.gfN Or uaore boats from f1e Er4fso side.
orsfffnE ~ Posnt Ft31~~ts fsgr season.
wgBla fave % stay 20 taetr ovn waters.
Trap men ea41na tast f@E1 Garnet - cAuGat
~ drifting 81 Point Roberts h1l that
statement - 6isgrovs5 ~ .Dzal asseruen-
wse gRNt yea cleared IL drifting frorn s7as
70 g 80 20 tae boat. r p. &a-6av has or
csres from ne ear, &c - w9rta q ga
re- web ready 20 set = fna traps are 2h-s.-
tsaea. DtnAFNiss faa goods VI no. cone
The maj orItv q th.s traps 81 Point ROB
erts are oEaea - BRITISH Columbia can
nsrE. Taey rave the beSt locations ara
gst most % It's fSE fJf course fhs ara -
sre or sbs American side because they are
against British isE. whtca- a. a protecf fen
20 salmon. prohibits traps. Bat tie bsst
frHka are nswerrnss 80 osgnesf oy British
err. ! gse1 70 work there ard nlEhr altar
r'ght British tugs have passed over tas
fats a. high tee towing scows soade8
Down vita salmon. IN syrne czs@s Amer
cans last year hAd 70 by Ser f1r Their
o&uueTies su British Columbia Til VAS
because % che DDor location q their traps
Under tgs present system rasrs ~
soon - no saif2on eft 20 ear II The traps
are not abolished they wf2 sxterm3nate
ire nzh in 3 few Fe&Fa I nave seen four
tors 81 little Gxh dumped out Ia orr week
The traps cau.At more than could pos
slby be used. The traps az Canoe pass
lat year had sach a ~ catch that guam
titles % nsa were dumped overheard.
let me tel you wEat Frank Lord. parr
owner ard operator Of thirteen traps A.
Point Roberts and interested IN seven
csnnerfes o. t6s Fraser river. ssid % me.
lie told me the fnevitable result Of traps
would be the determination % salmon.
The only tn4nx trap owners could do 70
protect themselves. be said. was 70 esssab-
nsh fand Tor the purpose Of operating
and maintaining batcneTiez for the propa-
gatlon az salmon.
There are other reasons why the hH
against traps should pass Trap piiing "a
very dangerous 10 navigation. TIE fraEs
extend out two miles into The ocean auI
sssners cannot seine because they have 70
60 outside the traps whore the water i
too deep. II h Hse NOT for the fraps the
z900 or GO American fishermen. who m0w
20 each SEASON 10 the Frasier river with
their xii nets and reines would have a
chance 20 nsh On ths side. They. Bigh 9TH
ers who would embark IN the business.
could more than supply the cannerses
that nos exist or may IN the future BE-
built Tank of the men that would erl~
ploy.''