Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-12
SChLL0P FIND At
CAMPobELLO SAID
TO Be INExHAUST|bLE
(Bangor News.)

The News correspondent in East
port was recently informed by one Of
the prominent Canadian fishery off,
Gals at Campobello Island that the
recent discovery Of scaIlops was Of
exhaustihle supply Were very promis-
ing after thorough dredging of that
section of the Bay of Fundy, where
nigh tides are TO be found and at this
part OF the season some difficulty may
be experienced in gathering up the
shell fish N enough quantities for daily
canning in this city.
While Campobello Island is only two
miles directly across the harbor from
Eastport and Herring Cove is about
the same distance, il will call for a
boat trip of more than a dozen miles
IL reach the location and dredge for
the scallnps. In recent years Connors
Bros. who conducts a large sardlne
factory at Blacks Harbor, Charlotte
county, n. B., have been canning seal
lOps IN connection with other kinds OF
sea foods found in the waters near, but
their supplies of the big scallops have
been limited and up to this month
there were no indications Of any east
ern Maine Gamers entering into the
industry. 1t is now known that Mac
Nlchol Bros, own and operate sardine
factory in the western part of this city,
arc making arrangements to open
their plant for the early canning OF
this ualatable sea food and will en-
ploy a large number Of people Tor
the coming three months, since it is
generally known that the scallops can
be found in quantities.
There is no duty on clans, scallCps
or IN fact any kinds Of fresh fish Of
this kind, coming across the border
from Dominion waters and now that
there seems an assured market for
all the shell fish that can be brought
IN from the beaches along the east
ern shores of Campobello, or any part
Of the Bay Of Fundy near where the
recent find had been located, II prom
ises to be q profitable industry for
many of the Canadian boatmen and
islanders Campobello island is elev-
en- miles long; and il is remarkable
fact that there is not one lone house
along the rough and ragged shores
Of its eastern side where the Bay OF
Fuudy rises high twice a day. Only
q few scattering camps of the fisher
men are to be found by careful hunt
ing. for there are no safe harbors on
the eastern shores and no settlements
had been made by the early Canadian
boatmen who made their first landing
more than a century and half ago
II seems strange that this big bed OF
scaIlops was not discovered before
and from the recent Investigations
made by dredging about the Bay OF
F',1ndy il is stated that the supplies
will hold out for a long time, al
though will call for deep sea sound
ines later when the shell fish are
taken out of the coves near Herring
Cove where they were found last
month. Several residents are~now en-
gagged in handling scallops in small
quantities supplying families about
the city every week and the toothsome
food is fast coming into popular favor
in this part Of the coast.
The recent discovery OF valuable de-
posts of sca1Iops in the Bay of F>undy
close to Herring Cove and near the
southeast shores Of Campobe1lo Island,
n. E. will be Of considerable value to
large numbers of Canadian islanders
who have commenced to gather up
many boat loads of the shell fish that
are always In demand for canning in
this section. For many years past
scallops have always been scarce and
only a small quantity could be located
about Passamaquoddy Bay, so that 1t
was not profitable to commence can
ming them owing to the limited sup
plies availab BILE. For some months past
careful investigation has been made
in all parts Of the harbor. including
Cobscook river, but up to the time
that the discovery was made near Her
ring Cove there were little prospects Of
finding enough of the shell fish to war
rant the opening Of any Eastport fac