The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-29
THE GREAT PEARL FISHERIES
CEYLON ~ FIRST. WITH LOVER
CALIFORNIA SECOND.
A. Many - $4,000 Persa0s father fer
the FORMERS NnnBAl Sax Weeks Hea-
zen Pletnresque Methods In Mexieo
whieh PrOdueed q. OOo. go IN loos.

-Plelureague Methods IN MeNleo
whleh PPudueed O., 90. GO IN loos.
The oldest and richest pearl fisheries
in tho world are those % Ceyl0n. Its
beds are under Government supervision,
and when one h 10 b. nshed over the TACT
10 published beforehand. The season
usually begins the first part o. March
and continues from four 20 six weeks.
Boats and divers from tho neighbOring
coasts and pearl merchants from all
over India assemble hefore the day set.
A many - $500 persons often gntheT
on the fishing grounds. A. midnight.
when the wind freshena. the boats start
Cor the hanks In groups Of fifty to seventy.
10 a. 10 arrive there before sunrise.
Each boat carries from ten n twelve
divers. says the Bulletin Vf the Bureau of
American Republics. They work in pairs.
Ons diving while the other tends the
signal line. and relieving each other from
time to time. Al sunrise a signal gun
10 fred and the fishing begins.
The diver usually carries a stone or
other weight Of about fifty pounds at
t..k.d a. a.. h.,,l In, a., f,r;litata his
.-.Ia 49,, - ~ .1.i,,o,, ,,'rr,..
49,. U,.S. "a, 90 ,1s gi,Ala ahou,
~. -, =, .,h,,,h ~. 80 a., ,v.,srs
a. Found
Some divers working in shalloWer
-su" :, 49, h0,,or, -. 80 nss N
- go ga g., 40 - mon ana
,--,,.,h -. -, go. -, ,vi,hin ~.
I,,.l,.s -. -. ,,hioh IT,, c.r, ,vors
T1.. A. =, -. ,ri,L,,,,, Aiv,,s
.n,.r.,,,. "a r. /. c,Il.d . shsad
1,1.- -orsin. in ,rou thir,v.fve n
a. -, - -.,.r nc, !, tbs
.1o..So So ,,.L. srorn tor,v 10 af,v
! $780,, ~ . r,ornins ana can br;ng
~ ,,or, es,s.n 40 thirty ovs,ers ZACH
t5sn
| A, ,h,, sr;rg ~ apotbar signal g,.n
.ho,, noon ths Jiving h .u.Dsndod and
~. h,a,. -. .shors ana hs,ch r.aAV
- vnlo.6,ng I'm ,bsir arrival thsr,
AZ. ov,tor, are oarrisd into the Gov.
sr,v,Sr, oorral ana thar pilsd into thres
-. s.oh bo,t's load belng kent sep.
ar.,e ,he OoV.rnmant taking two heAps
| 40 thirds ~ the lcatch and the ~.
mainds,, being Divided among the divers
snd m. cr.v the diver. usually reoei wins
,As Iars.., nor,ion There are about
A sOo divers AZ work. the daily catch
ayerAains iOaO.OnO ovaters. which ar,
of,Nn found clustered closely toaether.
The GoVeument's share n then auc.
TONED Al, bv the in.pac,or in lots Of 90
ana usually bought up bv small merchants
Divided into smaller lots and rnaold. Ths
uric. obtained depends largely on IN,
AVERAGE run Of the pearls found. Whicl
can 10 clo.elV estimated bv experta
However. chance PLAYS a great part. anC
the h,ckv merchant Quickly pockets an,
vama,le Ana 10 prsvent a possible riss ir
Dr,o. and rat,trns 10 hny more from IN,
snme lOa
Ths trus Indian diver never descend,
w,tbou, fr., providing for attack agains
shsrhs 0r other dangerous fish bv invok
ln1 immunity through the shark charmer'i
ino.ntat,ooa. a hereditary sndoWmen
among the Fast Indians. one Of thes'
chawers usually aooompanylng eacl
boat Aside nun this danger. which il
,hens waters. however. is comparativel,
ANAL. he diver. working under a tropioa
am ana exoosed 20 rhs,iuatiam and oltel
D.r.E,.,. h usually short lived.
Ia un,iI a fav years aFo this vas IN,
ro.abod smploved in gathering pearls
ana ,hs Rriti.h Government Of India de
r,ysd = r.venue OF from $500 OOO to $50 On
.,,,,.Il, t,osn The nroduot Of these fab
-. hi, FOR M. last fsw wears thew hav,
-, o,ar.t..5 nv an Fnaiish corporatio-
-, 4 ,v.Dtv v.ar Ieas. for a stipn
$3.50 -, +. 80 in addition In m
-, cor. and cultiva,ion Of the bed
-, Oov.vnnsn, aiperyision.
m. -o,Id has never kpovn richie
- 49,. han ,bo.e oS Cevlon. IN
49,. "a a., ovi.n, ana color c,m
49,, g. vn,.rs and IN. mother O
80, shsll 4. the Iarpe-, and mos, iri
-, I, was from here that la Pelle
- -. ..,d ~ ~, the fines, and mos
80, - IN .,i,,.nce and whic
E...1. a., .,.ins a, veil :. est NJ IN
'1'., -. "a P,,s,Cs Dor c.ntur,s
-. t-i,-,, -. nv, .,,.a.,,b ,yr.s
go =. -. ana ,bo.a ~ Inc Van
:, r's,,.,. -, :. h,.d a. 81 go oOo
-, = ,.n.i,,. Dear, ov.te, grouDd
=, ~. - a.. .I,uatsd On tho nortb.r
- ,...s.,T =, "a. ~ Australia Thes
= 1900 -r,thin the iuri.dIotions a
o,...a.l.nd western Australia and Sou,
t',s,..I,. .nA sv,and m Ir-.s,,lar pa,cne
go, 80 cooE,own ON the northeas
-, =, Fy.oDan,le On me- aou,hwe.,
-. = ,,...,-,,, /, 600 ,,it..