The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-09-22
HUMPY SALMON
SETS RECORD IN
SOUND DISTRICT
~ c. A. CLAY

RNRlON 60, wash, ocpt.
| 22.--The salmon. king food
flsh OF Western waters, has
staged a royal show In Puget
Sound and the North Pacific
for the last six weeks.
The season now waning.
fishermen and oannery man
ayers are slaokenino the rush
OF an unusual run.
With prices the best In years
on the salmon banks OF North
west waters, fishermen have
run a wild race, each boat crew
In tho fleet Of hundreds striv.
Ing 20 beat competitors 20 the
biggest catch.
II has been thrilling struggle
OF Drawn and skill TO Guido the
other fellow in a commercial bat
tie that viii do It's part towards
filling the worlds lunch basket.
Worked 20 Hours Daily
During the crest OF the run. ms
millions OF fish swept In from tho
sea on their way 10 fresh water
spawning streams. the men worked
IL and 20 hours day. going with
might and main To supply n hungry
public with n new crop of sea fish
and themselves with bullying purses.
Thanks to tho Hiumpback sal
mon. they have been successful in
each endeayor.
When the aaga OF She 1917 sal.
mon run Is written. the Humpback
will be the bold hero OF the tale.
for "IIumpy' saved the day for
tho fishing industry this year.
"Humpies" Break Records
What seemed at first to be n
season OF dismal loss. shot up above
normal when the "Iiumpics" came
In numbers that broke records.
This welcome Invasion. coming
at time Of greatest need. viii
long stand out ss ono OF the bright.
est spots in this fascinating 70
nance OF misunderstanding fish
from tn. sea by the carload.
This IL tho fourth year run"
when the Sockcye salmon generally
come IN unusually large numbers.
Cannery men and owners OF purse
seine boats made preparations for
an extensive catch.
soekeyes Are Scarce
The coming Of the Sockeye. the
-prized. red.fleshed variety. Was
awaited eagerly. but the sockcye
failed almost entirely this year a
shrinking OF Springs. Silyera and
Steniheads was IN cvidcrte. Things
looked gloomy for the fishing In.
duetry.
Then the "HumpIes." ss pala,.
able a. tho Sockeye. bat no, ~
red OF rlcEh. swarmed In from the
sea. literally by the millions. The
fishery men smiled again. and wlih
freEh courage. svooped out 10 NEE,
tho fro,hIng tide.
Early and late the toilers scoopcd
up tho Rrecn.baeked beauties in
traps aud Eclnes by tho tens and
hundreds OF thousands. The
'1Iumpy.- generous with h.s favors.
was enthusiastically crowned king
OF tho pack.
Remember ,ha, when you SEQ
MIS- nafnr on inc ihDfl OF salmon
can this winter.
In years past tho "Humpy" sold
a, 10 8 cents n fish. Tho time
vas when acow loads OF him we're
dumped into the sen because OF an
ovorsupply OF all varieties.
Price Five Times Higher
That was before the world war.
q decreasing food supply and starv.
inr nations The "iiumpy" sold
readily this year at 30 cents fish
from purse seiue boats on the
banks into tho scows 81 cRnnory
tenders.
Tho Hcarccr varieties brought
higher prices. II was a lucky sal
mon tina, go, by the mare 81 nets
and traps set TO snare him.
Why the "Humpies" came in
millions and why the Sockeye fail.
ed 20 show. are two mysteries OF
the salmon that caused interest
ing conjecture. but no cessation OF
business. among the men who fish.