Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-01-17

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"FRAsERr THEY CRIED IN CHORUS.
goes good to grub me. but he never
shows for forty-eisht hours-or years.
| forget which. Anyhow, stand 1t as
long as I can. then l dig my way up
to n hatch and new like house cat.
1t seems they were hep from the start,
and battened Inc down on purpose,
then made book OH how long I'd stay
hid. Oh. It's funny Joke. and they
all get a stomach laugh when | show.
When I offer to pay my way they're
insuted Nix! that amt their graft.
They wouldn't take money from a
stranger Oh. no. They permit ME to
work my way The scullion has quit.
see? So they promote me to his job"
you deserted this morning. eh?'
81 did. want bath and some
clean clothes and whole lot of sleep
He was granted his desires.
The Bedford Castle having discharg
ell her cargo steamed away to return
In August.
The middle Of June brought the first
king salmon. scouts sent on ahead OF
the "sockeyes:" but Boyd made no ef-
fort to take advantage Of this run. In
boring manfully to prepare for the I'D
vance Of the main army. that terrific
horde that was soon to come from the
mysterious depths either to make or
ruin him Once the run proper started
there would be no more opportunity
for building or for setting up machin'
cry He must be ready and waiting
by the first Of July.
| For some time his tin machines had
been busy night and day turning out
great heaps Of cleaning cans. while
the carpenters and machinists COM
pleted their tasks The gill net,srs
were overhauling their gear. the beach
was lined with fishing boats. On
their dock great piles Of seines aud
drift nets were being inspected Three
miles below Big George with picked
crew and u piledriver WAS building the
Hshtrap. 1t consisted of half mile
leads" or rows of piling. capped With
stringers upon which netting was hung
and terminated In "hearts," 'corrals'
and "splllers." the intricate arrange
ments Of webbing and timbers out or
which the fish were to be taken.
AS for Boyd the fever In his veins
mounted daily as he saw his dream
assuming concrete form. Always he
found Cherry at his shoulder. unob-
trusiye and silent for the most part.
vet intensely observant and keenly
alive to every action. She seemed to
have the faculty Of divination. know
ing when to be silent aud when to join
her mood with his. and she gave him
valuable help. for she possessed
practical mind. One day when their
preparations were nearly completed u
foreman came to Boyd and said ex-
citedly:
"Boss, I'd like you to look at the
iron Chinks right away"
"W'hat's up?''
II don't know, but something Is
wrong" A hurried examination show
ed the machines to be cunningly Grip
Piled: certain parts were entirely miss
ing while others were broken.
The iron Chink. or mechanical
| cleaner. Is perhaps the most ingenious
of the many labor saving devices used
Ia the salmon fisheries. 1t Is IN awk-
ward looking. yet very effective con-
lrivance Of revolving knives and con-
vcyors which seizes the fish whole and
delivers 1t cleaned. clipped. cut and
ready to be washed. With superhu-
man dexterlty II does the work OF
twenty lightning like butchers With
out the aid Of these iron Chinks Boyd
knew that his fish would spoil before
they could be handled. He FASTENED
stralghtway to George Bait. A half
tour's run down the bay and he clam
oered from his launch to the pile
driver. where. amid the confusion and
noise, he made known his tidings. The
| big fellows calmness amazed him.
"What are you going to do now"
Butcher by hand" said the fisher
man.
But how? That takes skilled labor
lots Of It"
George grinned. I'm too old bird
| 70 be caught like this. l figured on ac.
cidents from the start, and when !
hired my Cinnamon l included crew
Of cutters. Willis Marsh will have to
try again"