PAGE FOUR j ing property. Others making the | were Lyman Hinton, Roger Wright WATERFRONT WHIFES Sockeye Run is Falling Off-—Trollers Still Doing Fairly Well—Halibut Landings | With the run falling off noticeably since July 11 when’ + fishing operations were instituted following the three weeks’ strike at the first of the season, the salmon fishing and canning interests of the Skeena River have come to ‘ realize that a lot of valuable time and good fishing for the choice sockeye variety were lost during the period of the strike. While it was not a big cycle year for sockeye in any case, it is now quite evident that at least a fair pack was lost with its|ners for coho during the run in proceeds both to fishermen and) gygust canners for it is on this variety that} | | | i | and Charlie Evitt. | After a 10-day cruise as far north as Juneau with Capt. and Mrs. W. P. Armour, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Par- ker and Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Mac- Callum, all of Prince Rupert, on board, the Vancouver power yacht Helena B. returned to port this morning. Those on board the ves- sel reported having a delightful trip, the voyage”being favored with fine, sunny weather almost all the way. Calls were made at such well known points as Ketchikan, Wran- gell, Petersburg and Juneau and a number of other places along the Alaskan coast were explored. Taku Glacier was one point of much in- terest which was visited, members of the party going ashore to walk x the best profits of the season are} en eo of ne at into the “‘dead"glactes, The — ee usually realized all around. Since | catch “ fish seer the loss mY glacier was very active with falling fishing was started on the Skeena production earlier in the season, the ice and near approach could not be River following the cessation of the fisheries department has reduced made to it. Capt. Armour and Mr a strike, the run has been very spas-'the weekly close season on salmon} Parker went up the Taku River to x modic with the odd good day here | ¢j hi ¥ tl Skeen: and Naas | Tulsequah. The party spent a day | awe’ and there followed by two or three} ee ee se % and 6-RAe, 86 EAranet imand Fas ae days of southeast winds and bad) vers from forty-eight to twenty-| 6 a eas ei a as a a = tae Springs where, as well as elsewhere weather when the fish would be|four hours. The weekly close sea-| * a pep saed - oom ere a ~_ = ee + Sas during the cruise, splendid trout Boa + from 6 p.m. Saturday un-| he cavorted in the Skeena River. Piscatorial pictures like nis fishing was enjoyed swimming low. Much the same con-/|50N is now from 6 p.m. Saturday un sine tire athen thd fies is’ net ent a leeak Q | dition has prevailed on the Naas/|til 6 p.m. Sunday instead of from | Ns ers ie Beige ee River since the end of the fisher-|§ Pm. Friday to 6 p.m. Sunday., | men’s strike there on July 5. oe will also not be the usual | period last year being given for|up to a corresponding date. So far | C. N. R T The sockeye pack on the MeCN ee ‘the vookare Pd coho Fs |omparioon, this season Canadian vessels have | rains | River up to July 22 this season was! : Skeena River landed a total of 2,683,250 pounds 22,942 cases as compared with 64,- | this pron | 1932 1931 lin comparison with 3,942,600 pounds For the East— 992 cases in the corresponding per-| The department has been able to} Cases Cases|last year while Americans this year; Mondays, Wednesdays and Satur- iod last year and 13,130 cases in the |'e/@X the usual regulations in re-|¢) pave 22,942 64,992) have brought in 5,436,400 pounds as! lays 12:30 noon | gard to close season periods parti- ia en ae : ’ 7 ‘ cs - j cycle year of 1928. On the Naas River| Sctty in. diew ofthe faet tat Springs 21,181 8,193 ;compared with last year’s 5,607,640 | Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fri- = tht the sockeye pack up to the same | "at y | Cohos 4,042 1,888) pounds at a similar date. Thus it is} lays 3 p.m. a date this year was 6,189 cases as | there has been an apparently *ehke | Pinks 658 829|seen that the season’s decrease iS| am compared with last year’s 4,905 wee: tag Rin Rap rex. hae pr | Chums 1,027 261\largely due to lessened Canadian | ee ee 's and Fria fa? cases at a similar date and 2,743 | P h gs B | Steelheads 31 4! landings while the aggregate of Am- | 7. ays an r ays) vi cases in the cycle year of 1928. It nO He. Saapengen _ of operations) —_—_—_—_—_—_—— 'erican catches is almost as high as | : i p.m. | i? should be remembered that there during, the early run Totals 49,881 81,167 | last year. | Mondays, Wednesdays and Satur- | “We have been three canneries in oper- betel airpranes Of She Canadian | Naas River During the week of July 23-29 a 1:30 pam, | ation on the Naas River this year Airways ere in the service of the | sockeye 6,189 4,905/landings amounted to 333,000 sieliiiniaggen ae Friday & Saturday TWO SHOWS — 7 and 9 p.m. Feature Starts at 7:45 & 9:45 ADMISSION Ide & 50¢ SATURDAY MATINEE at 2:30 Feature Starts 3:15—L5c & 35¢ COMEDY IS KING — FIRST SHOWING IN B. C, WHEELER & WOOLSEY in “GIRL CRAZY” With Eddie Quillan, Dorothy Lee, Mitzi Green A Hit on Broadway — A Smash on the Screen THE SHARKEY-SCHMELING FIGHT PICTURES Cartoon—“SCHOOL DAYS METRO NEWS WHAT A SHOW! WHAT A SHOW! MONDAY and TUESDAY—“MICHAEL AND MARY” ee ee eee ee le R. 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