The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-02
CANADIANS WAKE PROTEST.
Claim That Americans Are Fishing In
the Dominion Waters.

a special dispatch from Vancouver 10
the Victoria Col0nist says:
United States fishermen are fishing In
Canadian waters Just where the fish are
crowdIng towards the Fraser river, at
Canoe Pass The Gamers Associatlon
wired the minister Of customs regarding
he matter and the minister Of customs
referred the complaint to the minister
u marine and Gsheries who wired the
ClnnerS' Association that he had H.
structed Fisheries Inspector Sword 10 do
what he could In the matter. The can
ners are not content with this very mild
course Of the government; az Il ls we'll
known fact that Canadian boats when
they cross the line are promptly seized.
A member u the executive stated this
morning 10 the Colonis, correspondent,
that when the United States fishermen
start fishing In Canadian waters without
a license or legal right Of any kind he
thought that under the circumstances
they were rubbing :, In" Not content
with trapping the sockeyes which right
fully belong 10 British Columbia, a. they
pass through Canadian waters before
reaching the United States traps. they
are following the salmon into Canada.
This informan; stated that the fac,
that Anacortes was glut.ed with fish.
and the Fraser river Gamers were work.
lnR half time was sufHcl.nt proof that
somcthlng was wrong IN the admins
tra,lon n tho fisheries HIS idea was
that In tha, forty miles Of water be-
tween Otter Point AMI Discovery ls.and
that the government should permit the
use 0f purse salncs The water ls too
clear for gill nets and the fish are too
far from he shore for drag nets. In the
use Of purse seiaes In this stretch Of
water British Columbia would simply
reap the harvest iha, the United states
people are now reaplng at BlaIn. Point
Roberts and Anacories. Last night the
run dropped on on the North Arm. 100
70 the boat, and on the Fraser 50 10 the
boat. Al Anacortes 5000 fish were
caugh; In the Winch & Bower traps.
This Is approaching the record. Traps
were reported at eleven full and fish
moving slowly towards Canadian wat
ers Large shoals are sin in evidence.
and there are reports Of more coming,
so that the run must reach the Fraser
this week The big run reached Canoe
Pass last night One boat caught AS.
The average was 200.
A letter 20 prominent Vancouver
cannery from the north this morning
stated thai the northern cannerles would
put up from half 20 three-quarter pack
That the Rivers Inle, pack was a com
plete failure.
on the 25;h the Wannuck cannery had
42i5 cases packed, and Low Inlet can
merry 1900 cases on the Goth. on the
Skeena the Standard had 2lOO cases up
on tho 25ih and the Cunningham $500
cases on tUe -4th.
A member Of the executive Of the
Gamers Association states that vicious
persons are cutting japanese nets in
wholesale fashion, They have offered
$3.50 reward for conviction, but so far
have not been able TO bring home the
crime to anyone as the cutting Is done
at night when the Japs are asleep. /,
was stated that Il the cutting OF nets is
continued as at the present rate. this
season will be almos. as disastrous as
last season when $4,000 worth Of nets
were destroyed. That the net cutting is
inspired by hatred Of the Japs is EVIL
denced from the fact tina; only Japa-
nese nets are destroyed,