The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-09
4 GILL NETTER's VIEW.

Seattle, Feb. \. ls-I.
To the Edtor: In the Post-Intelligencer
OF Saturday appears an answer 10 my IN
tervlew with you. regarding the much agi-
tated fish trap question by Capt James
J Doyle. OF the steamer Beaver. His criu-
cism may De well taken from the position
aul relation be holds 20 the trap owners
o. the British side. and may sound we'll to
those OF our citizens who have had no OPP
Irortunity 10 study this question. but 10
those who have, by practical experience.
received their knowledge on this subject.
& must appear as coming from another
than one who knows Capt. poyls's argu-
rnenfs tend rather 10 strengthen than 10
weaken my statement, but as some OF them
are likely 10 mislead not only the private
citizens but also our legislators. Il Is only
tast that they should be answered
That the spawning ground for the sock
eve salmon Is IN the Fraser river. no one
viii dispute. aud that AL The down sound
cannertez depend on the run Of the sock
eve salmon for pack Is correct. bat ali
the canusries 0n the bower sound do not
depend on the traps 20 catch them.
There Is one c0nnery known 10 the writer
which owns no traps bat gets pack just
the same even though II does not use one
salmon caught by the traps. That The sock
eve salmon swims straight for the fraser
river after 10 comes through the Canal De
Hare IS not -. nor does The salmon tnat
TIE captain when he made that statement
must have forgotten that his own argu-
menis tisprove this. when ae said that III.
Pixies trap caught the most fish. Later
experience demonstrates the above state
.uert 10 be wrong. The very fact that me
,raps AZ Boundary bay and Point Roberts
have caught 50 many nsh as well a. all
the nsh caught hy the gfl meters them
selves last summer NJ the above places.
cxplodes that argument entirely. The fact
% The matter f. thar the suckeye salmon
rfst make for Boundary bay ard Point
Roberts where they stop 10 play for some
tlrns before they make a straight cut for
Tire hiS tids rips On ~ Vancouver Island
side. Ko,ug uorh until tbey reacA the
mu4dy water from TIE aorth arm n; Point
Gray. whore iaey scatter a. over the north
fat tor the main river.
~ course som. come over he south nat
from Point Roberts early IN ire season.
bat - rsn coma IN ths river before first
making a wish % Point Roberts. IL vas
taere tae gil meters nom Fraser river
rasae their bixwest catch last year. unfU
they became 80 obnoxious 20 the trap own-
css tha. fhey had re San upon the respect
txe cfl3cers 70 stop thtlr Illegal hshiBg.
N3ta ere result as stated - Cap DOYLE.
am weI aware ~ the f8ct tasf We have
irrevrs tleuat Agreements 10 ne eject taat
no canadian fisherman ear legally dsh n
TIRE waters Of the Uui,ea Sstes eut Aow
VIII that stop ~ Ths men - 20 drifteo Or
,Nis stse fast year from ne other side wsTe.
asn rnIv. American cit!xeDs. holding Can
adtar licenses given 20 fhsfu cy tae of-
fertnt caunsrisS on the river. as esca can
re-v fur s. single pi2cs bolts twenty il
.-a,..e. ard forty roe = 6cia.a r.aa'. or
fNfv e~-e usine tseir own licenses oh-
tafna4 ev a method best ka9wn ty them
solves
y thev w so to 8riff over 90 tais s-*N ST
tr~, nave 20 Sd IS 70 destroy tae evsdeDoe
a. .HrIr l5enss taen there remains 90
marx % recognition that they aTe Cana