The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-02
FISHERIES Of SIN jOlI.
rulRFY.OxE TRAPS N TINE LInvTS
or THE COUNTY.
YSree 81 20 Men E0D1sye1-Anuoa1
0utlay for CsastYuetioa ID elO0s-
000-Expenses fer Wages oaa
DessA Are el3,Ooo Per nssth.

Special Dispatch to the Post-InteaiiGencer
within the limits OF this county thiriy-one
traps. employing In the aggregate about
100 men. and representing an annual OUT
lay for construction Of approximately $780,
90. and IN expense for wages and board
during the fishing season OF about $i2.00
O month. This for the traps only, and not
taking into account the Wages Of the crews
Of attending steamers or any Of the other
expenses Of steamboat operation.
In the Pacific American Fisheries Com
pany's cannery At Friday Harbor seventy
four white persons and eighty Chinese and
japanese are employed. n we add the
number employed by the Great Northern
Fish Company In sailing fish ~ Ricaard-
son. Mitchell bay and Stuart island. and
thoss engaged In independent fishing with
gin nets. reef nets and purse seines. there
are at least 800 persons who IND employ
msnt In this great industry for several
honths In the year In this county only.
Now for few figures A. 10 this years
catch OF the various traps. Reports from
the traps which have made the greatest
records and the figures given will enable
readers 10 form a reasonably accurate idea
OF the wealth which the waters Of this
one little county have yielded this year.
Up to the middle Of last week the nvs
traps Of the Pacific American Fisheries
Company on the salmon banks had
caught. in round numters. $1,000 fish. and
now the number In doubtless considerably
In excess Of 100000. AZ the same tine
the Apacortes Packing Company'n big
trap on the banks had caught over 2aO.0p.
and 300 90 would doubtless be 4 low esu-
mate OF It's output UP 10 date. In the big
double trap at the south entrance 10 Mos
quito pass. which 9hu!tx 4 Gross sold last
spring to the Pacific American rishsriss
this SEASON. having contracted the catch
a.: :. u. -. . q h :s: :s' Ssss 70 sSk
have been caught. and the catch Tor the
entire season Will undoubtedly exceed
half a million. and that OF all the eight
traps mentioned 81 least 100000.
been taken from . trap belonging 20 the
y; A: y. GO. At the north end OF Henry
island. q location which had been aban-
Of iit,ls value. ana which aeh Was SoSDsS ~
trap 81 WALTON Island owned by samuel
Hap as rs =. p rssD "a. srS s q q he
Pacific company Tor 80 cec is SS'' s % mr.
tap. although M was no. ready for some
has been maiInx Sc catches Of hamp.
backs. spring and Cohoe salmon. These
are a Front to tho owner, len the ex-
'oP ss ~s 81 81: ' .o.
from WHICH ,hs actual figures are not 81
estimate. This dos not take into account
Ts. gives ;eis s ss"' se sy ~ " sos",y
Of q; least 800. I'D. gockeyes will average
IN weight shout ok pounds Hunnpbacks
:amon -. very much u lars arg "n Y PRIV. we
dent therefore, that a. 1Sast "a 006, IN
pounds o. fsh win have been caught IN
th. county when the season closes. %
approximately io.coo.oco oss-pcund or a. 3.
0o0 90 hAh-pound cans
The p. A. r. Co.'S mammoth canncry
e.. and the Same company's csnncry at
Friday harbor about <oO0D cases. OF which
about oDe-hhlf arc sockcyss and the rest
numpbacns This 70 the nrst. season that
sossI pscn o. ssy ". packed there The
peny win doubtless reach $4,000 eases. II
only one-third NJ them are sockeyes and
the rest humpbacks and cohoen. they viii
ne worth nj present quotations e~>o,do0 for
ers. One Of the leading nah men OF the
county Gays tina, the facInc American
company Will make pront this year IL
upward OF Go.0o Yet Il has not had the
snion ms season q .oms % the mos,
the shuisx 4 Gross traps near here, with
a record of over t0o0O nsh already n,os,.
" contracted 10 tho Aberdeen psekin.
company, or Falrhaven: tho big Atsop trap
NJ Lummi island. Of which Steele. a; pair
haven gota IN. catch this year. and some
% the trap. near Point Roberts. OF which
the owners had contracted the GATOR wnsn
W. sales were made A. that time many
critics who knew little OF the vslu. "a
The claims staked out In the watcrv Kion.
a,sc OF this maich!ess archipelago de-
ciared that the Chicago cap,taIJsfs nal
oesn Fooled into pairing most estrsvaxant
prices !or their trap locations One hears
very little OF that sort OF talk now RI
mere are any who are stil inclined 10
sn.nk tnat the shrewd Chicago packers
who have made millions IN mra, tIs,s,,d
Euneless'y 20 fairy tale ana reckiessiy
invested their money upon the s~aiy bssis
~ an ordinary hsh ntory they mlsh, per-
maps ts convinced Of their error n they
We're ahle IN make bona side osYer az
swics me amount which tho company p-.d