sition that all men are created equal;
that we are met together on a bat
tlefield of that war testing whether
a nation so conceived and so dedi
cated can long endure.”
It can if we put into practice the
theory that this is a government “of
the people, for the people, and by
the people” deriving its “just powers
from the consent of the governed.”
HATCHERIES-YES BAY
“By its fruits”—that is the way
to judge things.
“Is he or it producing the goods?”
is the more modern way of saying it.
We hold no brief for or against
hatcheries. That is, we are not
bound to be against the hatchery
system, and if anybody could show
us that the hatchery system in
Alaska has done any good, we would
be for them.
The hatchery at Yes Bay, Alaska,
has been operated by the United
States Bureau of Fisheries for oxer
25 years, during which time no one
was allowed to fish in the bay. The
expense of running the hatchery has
been about $20,000 a year. The pro
duction of this bay used to be some
th’ng near 300,000 red salmon or
about 24,000 cases. Below, we have
printed the record of that bay dur
ing 1024, and readers can figure for
themselves just how much use the
hatchery is, figuring 12 salmon to
the case.
YES BAY
Located south of the 56th Parallel
of North Latitude on the coast of
Cleveland Peninsula, North of Itevil
lagigedo Island.
Yes Bay was closed to commercial
fishing the entire season and a
watchman was placed at Jap Point
in the Yes Bay reservation July 14.
The humpback run had evidently
commerced as there were approxi
mately 500 seen jumping in the bay
on the first day of inspection; however,
the escapement was not noticeable
before August 1. On August 30 a
great many humpbacks, numbering
between 3000 and 4000 were seen in
the mouth of the creek tributary to
Back Bay.
A few sockeyes were seen jumping
in the bay July 19. Again on August
15, when a thorough inspection was
made, it was noted that very few
sockeyes were seen going up the
river, although a number were jump
ing in the bay. There was a marked
increase in the escapement of fish
August 30; in fact they were ascend
ing the river for the lake on almost
every incoming tide in small num
bers, being sockeyes, humpbacks and
chums and it is believed a sufficient
number of sockeyes escaped to sup
ply the needs of the hatchery.
Below is shown the amount of
salmon packed at the cannery lo
cated at Yes Bay up to September
3. Although these fish were not
caught in the immediate vicinity of
Yes Bay it will nevertheless serve
;o determine the percentage of the
run, according to species, in the Yes
Bay district:
Sockeye Salmon . 3543 1-lb tails
Cohoes Salmon . 1568 1-Tb tails
Humpback Salmon.57423 1-lb tails
Humpback Salmon. 1646 ^-lb flats
Chum Salmon . 9390 1-lb tails
Chum Salmon . 101 ^-Ib flats
King Salmon . 9 1-lb tails
Season of 1924.
We note from the Pacific Fisher
man of March that the Baranof
Packing Company at Red Bluff Bay
is putting in a new model reduction
plant having a capacity of four tons
ot raw fish per hour. “This will
make this plant the largest fish and
by-products plant in Alaska.” Most
ly by-products or fertilizer.
Also the Marine Packing & Re
duction Co., of Los Angeles has
leased the Washington Bay plant
from the Petersburg Packing Co.,
and will pack a minimum of 5,000
barrels of herring. An important
part of the outfit will be the by
products department, and having a
capacity of four tons of raw fish
an hour.”
Clyde Younghorse, a young Indian
suddenly oil-rich, brought himself a
$5,000 automobile and drove away.
Next day the salesman was confront
ed by Younghorse again. The Indian
was afoot, walked with a limp and
bore various contusions and bruises.
This was his explanation:
“Drive out big car; buy gallon
moonshine; take big drink; step on
gas. Trees and fences go by heap
fast. Pretty quick see big bridge
coming down road. Turn out to let
bridge pass. Bang! Car gone! Gim
me another one.”—Everybody’s.
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