The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
DANISH SYNDICATE
WILL PACK SALMON
Company Secures Concession for
Twelve Years in Northern
Kamchatka From Russia
New Concern Expects to Cut In
on Monopoly of Alaska
Packers Association

There arrived here yesterday on the
liner China two young Danes, H. Plaun
and O. Z. ,rhieImann. who bring a story
Of fishing extraordinary and the estab-
lishment at the mouth Of an almost
unknown northern river of salmon
canning industry which promises to
cut deep into the market now prac-
ticaiIy monopolized by the Alaska
packers association and kindred con-
Germs on this side of the Pacific.
They represent a Danish syndicate,
which has secured from Russia a
twelve years concession in northern
zamchatka, on the shores of the Ok
hotsk sea. For six months they have
been exploring the territory that Dan
ish capital is to exploit. They have
been where white man ne ger Travelled
before Ia their journeyin they went
and associated with the Lamuts, who,
in appearance and habits. closely re-
selqbIe the American India an when he
vas king Of the prairie.
The territory covered eby the con-
cession from Russia takes in the
mouths OF the rivers Palana, Nattachera
and Tritsk and extends out in the Ok
hotsk sea 10 the limit Of r assian Juris-
diction These rivers, SAT- Plaun and
phielmann, are teeming with FISH, and
10 take out a million sd llnon a year
viii be simply q matter of gathering
The FISH. The salmon arc not the small
fish Of Indifferent flavor that the Jap
anese have been catching. but is identi-
cal with the Alaska salln non and moro
numerous, for the reason. that the fish
ing ground has been practically IN
touched
The drst cannery viii be established
az the mouth of the Ralana river, and
arrangements have been Tnade TO can
100000 hsh next season F asst steamers
VIII carry the packed fish to Vladi-
vostok, whence they VIII be shipped to
the European markets via the Trans
Siberian railroad. Russian and japanese
labor viii be employed and the labor
supply. like the salmon, is practically
inexhaustible and at the modest wage
Of 100 yen per man for q. seasons work.
The season lasts six months, which
makes the wages about $3.50 a month.
The japanese have enjoyed yearly
coneess ions in the Ok hotsk sea, but
no more Of these viii be granted. and
the Danish syndicate viii have the
waters 10 itself for the next twelve
years.
The mouth of the Palana river is
about 200 miles north of Vladivostok,
and the two Dan IS, who travelled
through the country drained by the
river. We're the first white men that
the Lamuus had ever seen. The La
nuts are friendly, but altogether un-
civilized. lney closely resemble the
North American Indian. They are a
nomadic people. and as the Indian used
10 follow the herds Of buffalo, so the
Lamuts camp on the trail of the rein
deer.
Plaun and Thielmann say that north
ern Kamchatka is very like Alaska, and
from their Investigations they believe
the Russian island TO be just as rich
in mineral wealth. although little pros
pecting has yet been done.
Busiaess, they say, is very dull in
Nladivostok, which is quiet in other
ways. s. The Russian government has
put sfop TO the heavy drinking of
the arm. officers stationed there and
the place1is practically on a prohibition
basis.