SALMON FISHING.

Mataura Ensign, 20 March 1909, Page 4

SALMON FISHING.

AN IMI'UKTA.NT lNDtblilY. Among itie many interesting feature:; iu the Alarch ■Windsor is an article on ■•l'Ue Salmon li-lu-Ties oi linlish Columbia." The comrtbuinr says:— ••111 the year J *".'(> the- fishery laws el Canada were made applicable- Id British Columbia. At this lim» there were hut four establishments 101; canning purposes in the province, all on tin-i-'rascr riv«-r. and the staple industry v. a-, of infantile proportions. Tinny msii-s l.iier I here were sinm-mx canneries in operation,, besides oil laconic.-, cold storage works and saltcri,-,. I be rci'iiialions »,m ei ui ug liie onnmier- : -.;,! li-him- are thai drill nil I neU shnb ~.,. ,N,-i ~,'l ].",!) lalhi.llls each in length ; ih,,-.. lor laUinv. ihe soekeve. or re-l 1,-i, to h;ae uol less iiian .... : ;iu iu< s,i ■ \ie::s.,.n measnie and lur the spring | aliuim 7 : !iu mesh and n> he used Irem ,;„■ iir.-i ol .liilv In Ihe Iweiily-lilth ol | Au,;i;-;. tV'tinc- and oilier species can I 1... |,,|„.„ 1,,-tweeu I he lli ti.a'llfll ol ,Scj'-li.-mhor and t«.'."' v-lllTh ol (leioher. ! ~!,, ~ ihe sea-en, ends. It is lurlher I ,i|iulalc.| Ilia, ill ill llels wiiell ill U-e j ~,e ;,, he 10-pi in leasl -J"'!! yards apart ', and to obsiriu.l nut more ilian one-Uiir.! -.-1 the v.idlh Ol the tiler. j);;ring til- : .on-o'l there is a Weekiv close tunc ol j inirlv-sis hours' ,!u, a.i.ui. between si>; 'o'clock on Saturday iiinrniii.v. and sis ! ~ .-lock on Sunday 'night, ill order In 10.-'-romuir uu'iuh'sli'd'" 'J lie' 'close U.-a-.m lor salmon does not apply to the , l :i :!„,us. a- tiiev are allowed to iish at : ~!! liui, .- ol tin- year by their usual j.-l. lor ih.- purpo-.c ol stipplviug them-l.-h ; „;;], |-.,,„|. |„|| ||leV |1 l'C llO( »|-

; il.iv iniewa !.,.ii.e wnet-al features ...: tins iifinsti-.. ol i lie hire.' capital ' : ," ,:!■.', i cr lie I'Ml'H-ll.' lluli doilC ,'e.e! ol.il not cauai, British Columbia .ainmti and lev. people, compuratively. alloc, aiivthilje ot the other tish thai , ah,,und <n: tlie i ,nw, prohahlv for the ;, :e,ll, I hat thee I,aVO „„; a s \et allV : j.ivat commercial value outside local .-.reh .:. there are. however. many ■kinds, -ir.-h ;,.- hemic-;, se.le. liemulers. jow.'eVs. "van'o:i:i'kiiia.N ,',i <.i.L whit ins:. , I iv-'.jicii.'.ii. e.c. The d,lrtish, too. found ,'u. ;.ieat se'noe'is iii the iiortlicni waters. ' i- another important item in the lk-t land the oil it yields has no superior ill .:•.':■.!■ market ter !:ibricatin_ purposes.