We heard Mr. Carl Sutter say to
Oscar Nicholsan at Petersburg: “We
did all we could to protect our in
terests but the conditions were
against us.” We all know that Mr.
Sutter was appointed on the Advisory
Board at the suggestion of Scott C.
Bone as a representative Alaskan.
What he might do for the interest of
th ebig canners we cannot say but
when the recommendations as pro
mulgated by the recent session of
Governor Bone with this board is
most certainly in favor of observa
tion of the $3,000,000 invested in
traps. And the burden of the con
servation of the industry must be
borne by resident fishermen and the
national bird which is accused of
destroying the salmon which have
escaped into the parent streams.
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Not long ago, a prominent can
nery man told us that he had never
violated the prohibition laws until
the “country went dry.” He is no
better than a fish trap pirate, and
yet he is one of those who publish
ed the “blacklist.”
Thirty-six persons were arrested
following an indictment by the fed
eral Grand Jury and are charged
with violation of the prohibition
laws. They include railroad offici
als, police officers and government
officials of Washington, D. C.
SOCKEYE SALMON FOUND
IN LAKE ONTARIO
SUCCESS OF SIX-YEAR EXPERI
MENT IN TRANSPLANTING
FISH IS ANNOUNCED
Salmon from the seaboards of Am
erica live and grow fat in the waters
of Lake Ontario and the streams of
British Columbia, according to a
bulletin issued by the Canadian de
partment of marine and fisheries an
nouncing success of a six-year ex
periment. Fully matured sockeyes,
native to the Pacific coast, have been
taken from Lake Ontario this year
and 2-year-old Atlantic salmon have
been caught in the Pacific coming
down the Cawichan river of Van
couver island.
An average of 200,000 young sock
eyes have been released in Lake On
tario each year since 1918, and 500,
000 Atlantic salmon have been plant
ed in the rivers of British Columbia
in the same period.
Last year’s Canadian fisheries pro
duction was estimated at $42,565,545,
with British Columbia having the
most extensive salmon resources on
the continent accounting for 50 per
cent of the business. Salmon, hali
but, lobster and codfish constitute
G9 per cent of the dominion produc
tion.—New York Times.
SALMON PACK
LESS THIS YEAR
Although the reel salmon catch
in the Bristol Bay area fell off about
400,000 cases, the total Alaska sal
mon pack this year will almost
equal the high mark of 1923 when
5,003,340 cases were shipped out of
the territory, according to reports
received by D. Winn, agent of the
bureau of fisheries, United States
department of commerce. This year’s
pack, he estimated, will total 5,04S,
000 cases.
The total Bristol Bay catch and
Bering sea, Winn said, is 894,000
cases, as compared with 1,200,000
cases last year. Ninety-three per
cent of the catch are red salmon.
The southeastern pack is estimated
at 2,550,000, mostly pink salmon,
and the central Alaska catch is ex
pected to total 1,004,000 cases. De
tailed reports will not be available
for several weeks, Winn said, al
PETER PAN
CANDY SHOP
M. Liljestrand and Mrs. V. A.
Peterson
MAGAZINES
CANDY—ICE CREAM
CIGARS and TOBACCO
Corner Dock and Main
Phone Black 41
_Ketchikan, Alaska
Ketchikan Meat Co.
Next to Custom House, Ketchikan
Central Market
Newtown, Ketchikan
Dealers in
Fresh Meats and Provisions
Special Attention Paid to Boat
Orders
KETCHIKAN MEAT CO.
Phone 120 Day
Phone White 76 Night
Phone 307
CENTRAL MARKET
though the fishing season has closed
in practically all parts of the terri
tory.
Depletion of the , red salmon is
indicated by the falling off of the
Bristol Bay run, Winn said, but this
is expected to be halted by new
regulations to be placed in effect
next year. Information concerning
the regulations is expected to be
received here soon, he said.
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Identified—“Do you think that
Professor Kidder meant anything by
it?”
“What?”
“He advertised a lecture on ‘Fools.’
I bought a ticket and it said ‘Ad
mit One.’ ”—Dry Goods Economist.
-♦
Time For Prayer—The customs of
ficer eyes the bottle suspiciously.
“It’s only ammonia,” stammered the
returning passenger.
“Oh, is it?” said the customs of
fices, taking a long swallow. It
was—Princeton Tiger.
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Blacksmithing - - Plumbing
CHRIS GRONSETH
Sheet Metal Work
Petersburg - Alaska
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Wrangell Bakery
Next to
Skating Rink
Wrangell, Alaska
THE BOSTON CAFE
II. SAITO, Prop.
Tasty Noodles and Chop Suey
WRANGELL
THE DRIFT INN
L. A. OLSEN, Proprietor
Pool Hall-Cigars and Tobaccos
Furnished Rooms
Wrangell - Alaska
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CANADIAN FISH & COLD STORAGE
COMPANY, Ltd.
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C., CANADA
offer to the fishermen of Alaska the means of obtaining
highest prices for their halibut and salmon.
We have recently reconstructed our ice plant and
now produce only hard transparent ice which preserves
the fish one hundred per cenf.