The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
THREE STANFORD FRESHMEN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

stayed with the captured junk the launch
made a run for another junk that was
sailing away as fast as winG, tide and four
oars would carry it. 1t was quickly over
taken and made fast to the launch and
towed to the other boat.
In the meantime the other four or five
junks were not only sailing away as rapid
ly as they could, but the crews were dump
ing the catch overheard by the hundreds
of pounds. They feared that the depu-
ties might take me notion to place them
under arrest also, and if no evidence OF
guilt was found in the boats the chances
of esca ping conviction were good. In this
they were right, for the evidence was
no sooner overheard than it was consumed
by hundreds of seagulls that always at
tend these fishing excursions, where they
are rewarded by such dainties as sculpins,
dogfish and sting-rays, etc.
Eight men were arrested, four from each
boat, and taken to San Rafael, where they
were charged as stated. a careful exam
ination of The catch showed that the small
fish exceeded the shrimp by 10 per cent,
figure which, considering the thousands of
tons taken, means eventually exterm;na-
ton of the food fish, the food of the food
fish anu the shrim ps OF the bay OF San
francisco.
THE Calls expose OF the destructive
methods employed by Chinese shrimp
fishers met with the hearty approval of
the FISH merchants of the city, and they
were unanimously OF the opinion that
their business interests had been seriously
affected by the practices OF the Mongo-
lians. Interviews were had with some of
the most extensive and representative
dealers in finny goods as follows:
Joseph Catamia Of the AssO-
ciaIed Fishermen: The destruction
by Chinese OF small fish in the bay has
been going on for years, and / should
most phaticaly be stopped. J have
been laboring for long time 10 have this
evil remedied, and have repeatedly called
the attention OF the Fish Commissioners
to the wholesale manner in which the
yellow fishermen were pursuing their
illegal methods"
Id. Il. SpOsito of the American
Fish Union: "It Is certainly neces-
Sary thai something be done to stop the
destruction of small fish in the bay. The
little fish which the Cinnamon catch are
all shipped to China, and We in no way
derive any benefit from them. Each year
there are thousands upon thousands of
pounds of fish destroyed that, if allowed
to remain in the water would grow much
larger. This thing has been going on for
a mum Der of years and the effect is felt
very seriously by fishermen and dealers
alike.
1.-The greatest damage in my opinion is
done in the vicinity of San Quentin.
There hundreds of shrimp-fshers set
their nets and with the shrimps they
catch little fish OF almost every variety
known 10 the bay. All dealers should
interest themselves in seeing this thing
stopped. 1t is doing great harm to the
business"
G. CamfIIioni: "Catania is perfect
ly right in his views of this matter. There
are not fish enough in the bay now to
supply any house, and men who have
been in the business here for great many
years are no longer able to make living.
The Chinese are destroying everything in
the bsy. There is nothing like the fish in
the bay there was few years ago."
e. B. IKessing: "These Chinese
never throw anytnlns back into the water,
and they are destroying great deal of
fish. Anything that is big enough for
them to get into net Is Dig enough for
the m to take and sell. They have ruined
the fishing business. Now the fishermen
have virtually only one day week. They
fish all week for Friday.
lit is the shrimp-tishers who do the
To get one pound OF shrimps
they destroy ten pounds of fish. They
leave their basket nets in the traps so long
they XII ! the fish,.
a. PaIadini: "The Chinese have
stationary trars IN San Pablo, Suisun and
Mission bays and they DO more hahn
tnan any other fishermen. They put
these traps on the banks where the fish
breed, and for every twenty-five pounds
of shrimps they get they destroy 1000
pounds of little fish and eggs. They Will
take fish so small you cannot see their
eyes. These stationary nets are ALWAYS
set; year in and year out night and Gay
the tide is carrying the little fish in o
them, and they are being destroyed.
Tomcod have almost disappeared from
the bay and all fish are becoming scarce.