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iinsi
New
Year
to
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Co.
Ltd.
Barg
am
5eas,
Bays
and
Rivers
of
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Abound
With
Fish
of
Marketable
Varieties
Tll'
SCIO
H(M'
Islulllls
variety.
We
waters
thai
c;iii
It
"Awakens
Old
Memories
My
G.
llarrion
hays
.'mil
rivers
in
ami
around
the
Queen
Char-leeni
with
domestic
resources
of
fish
in
mile-,
have
all
the
species
nf
nnliiinii
freuueniiiiir
nor
fish
iiro
of
firslrjass
thai
they
do
not
rim
found
elsewhere
on
this
roast,
and
Ihese
qnnlily.
Ihe
great
drawback,
Imwexrr,
is
in
large
enough
Humilities
In
tnini
!.
erection
oi
many
canneries
Tor
their
curing.
Spring
salmon
can
he
caught
in
the
spring
hy
thousands
in
several
hays
and
I
mi's
of
our
islands.
The
great
ilillieully
in
regard
hi
Hie
salmon
fishing
industry
of
these
islands
is
the
exposure
a
Ihe
enlranee
of
several
of
Ihe
rivers
to
the
southeast
wind.
Which
at
the
time
of
the
fall
fishing
is
the
prevailing
wind.
;'l'he
rivers
being
so
narrow
nn
legal
fishing
can
possibly
al-
lowed
in
the
rivers
themselves,
as
an
ordinary
pill-net
would
block
the
enfire
river
and
so
prevent
any
of
the
fifdi
from
reaching
llieir
spawning
beds.
AH
fish
,'
therefore
must
be
caught
in
I
Hecate
Straits
or
in
the
waters
'of
the
Inlets
outside
of
the
en-j
I
ranee
nl
Hie
rivers,
uud
wilh-
jiiul
tin'
least
doubt,
hy
so
fishing
a
large
iiiantity
of
fall
fish
Ci.illil
he
obtained.
i
i
it
imperative
that
hatcheries
-liniild
In'
created
at
the
same
i
iiiie
Dial
riiinmercial
fishing
i.
Offer
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Bourbon
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as
noted
'
for
its
antique
maturity
as
for
its
purity
and
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Bourbon
in
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and
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This
ndvertlsr.rncnt
Is
not
published
or1
displayed
Liquor
Cotilrol
Hoard
or
by
Urn
(lovernment
llrilisli
Columbia.
by
of
the
allowed,
otherwise
wilhin
a
very
short
period
our
rivers
will
he
entirely
depleted
of
salmon.
He-
liable
men
also
must
he
placed
in
charjrc
of
these
hatcheries.
and
if
everything
he
conducled
on
up-to-date
lines,
I
have
no
dnnhl
that
Ihe
rail
fishing
up
and
around
.the
inlet
h
or
these
islands
will
'prove
successful
In
all
parlies
interested.
Careful
Observation
After
careful
ohservalion
for
many
years
of
Ihe
salmon
that
frequent
lheslrenins
of
our
islands,
my
opinion
is
that
Ihe
snckeyes
begin
to
run
the
third
or
fourth
week
in
March.
'
The
heavy
run
is
generally
'from
the
middle
of
April
to
Ihe
end
of
tune.
The
steel-heads
run
in
August
and
sixain
in
December.
The
cohoes
begin
to
run
about
the
second
week
ill
August
and
continue
to
run
until
Ihe
end
of
September.
The
humphark
ami
dog
salmon
eonimence
to
appear
about
the
first
of
Aiifiii
l
and
conlinue
until
Ho1
end
of
Novem
ber.
Special
legislation
I
think
nlighl
to
be
niaile
so
its
to
allow
Ihe
sockeyes
lo
tie
caught
whilst
iliey
are
riming
plentifully.
.
In
regard
lo
Ihe
quality
of
Ihe
sockeye
salmon
Captain
Wal-
hran.
formerly
commander
of
Ihe
Jl.li.S.
(tundra,
staled:
"Whilst
at
Skidegale,
Oueen
Charlotte
Islands,
I
examined
the
excellent
salmon
riers
from
which
the
eannery
lalely
eialillliei
there
was
drawing
at
that
early
sIiikc,
of
the
season
i.May;
some
plen-4
1
i
1
fish.
The
fish
were
small
lull
of
excellent
flavor,
beinn
in
that
re
pec
l
more
like
Itrilish
salmon
than
I
have
yet
met
with
on
this
coast.
Herring
Banks
As
regards
the
herring
banks.
Iliey
have
never
yet
1
n
prospected
thoroughly,
but
we
who
reside
on
Ihe
islands
know
that
I
hey
make
their
appearance
in
April
and
are
caught
hy
Ihellaidas
forjiail
in
countless,
numbers.
The
llaidas
dry
thousands
of
pound
of
their
spaw
n
.annually
for
I
lien-own
consumption
and
bo
trading
with
oilier
Indians.
These
rish
are
admirably
adapted
for
making
bloaters.
While
I
am
w
riling
about
the
herring.
there
is
something
which
I
think
should
be
known
unil
which
should
at
once
bet
slopped.
refer
lo
the
wanton
j"IH
destruction
of
Ihe
herring
cggL,
....
.
,,.1
rssi-
liy
me
llamas,
During
me
spawning
season
they
take
boughs
of
hemlock
trees,
and
after
slriugiug
lines
on
(hem,
submerge
Ihe
houghs
in
Ihe
waters
of
the
hays
near
their
homes.
After
Ihe
branches
have
been
in
the
water
I
wo;
or
three
lays
thy
are
drawn
up
ahdgre.'il
bunches
nf
herring
spawn
are
found
clinging
lo
them.
The
llaidas
then
take
these
eggs,
dry
Ihem,
and
pack
them
into
boxes
which
hold
about
forty
pounds
apiece.
These
dried
herring
eggs
are
considered
quite
-i
delicacy
hy
Ihe
nalives
and
are
shipped
as
far
as
lla.elloft
on
Ihe
Skeena
and
Aiyansh
nu
Ihe
Xaas.
Near
ly
all
Ihe
stores
in
Hie
interior
as
well
as
I
hose
nu
the
coast
which
ruler
to
Ihe
Indian
trade
handle
these
dried
eggs,
and
an
immense
number
nf
Ihem
are
sold
annually.
If
Ihe
herrings
are
of
any
commercial
value,
then
Ibis
des
truction
nf
I
heir
spawn
ought
lo
be
immediately
slopped,
AI.
present
there
are
no
regulalions
governing
the
destruction
of
herring
spawn,
but
it
can
readily
he
seen
w
hat
harmful
effect
I
his
indisrriminal,e
destroying
of
llioj
spawn
is
bound
lo
have
on
any
herring
Industry
wherever
established.
Should
the
(lovernmcnt
decide
lo
protect
Ihe
herring
spawn,
il
would
cerlainlr
aid
in
(he
propagation
of
Ihe
fish
in
Ihe
bays
and
harbors
or
our
Islands,
but
il
will
lake
many
years
before
Ibis
can
finally
be
accomplished,
For
the
Sportsman
I-'nr
Ihe
sportsman's
pleasure
Irnut
or
all
description
are
found
in
our
lakes
and
streams
and
nro
of
excellent
flavor
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Willi
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often
weigh
as
much
as
two
or
jthree
pounds
apiece,
j,
The
next
choice
and
marketable
fish
In
be
found
in
larae
l.iiuanl
ilies
in
Ihese
waters
is
Ihe
skil
or
black
cod.
The
cod
fisli-
I
think
mqsl
lo
,1
large
ex-he
carried
oit,
;liy
sailing
vessels,
and
our
istanus
oner
im
mense
advantages
for
Ihe
opera-lion
of
such
crafl
oyer
almost,
any
oilier
part
of
Ihn'coasl.
Tho
length
or
a
fishing"
voyage
is
very
uncertain,
as
il
all
depends
on
Ihe
presence
of
the
cod.
In
the
eastern
waters
shine
fishermen
are
.absent,
lw(i
orj
three
months
lifole
a
ratrfh
is
"made,
'and.
frequent
changes
of
ground
are
often
necessary
before
promising
bank
for
operations
can
be
delennined,
consequently
Ihe
'duration
or
Hie
trip
seems
to
me
lo
indicate
thai
the
operation
of
steamers
or
motor
boats
in
these
waters
for
cpd
fishing
would
be
a
very
expensive
oprra-lion.
Prince
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at
llie
outside
calculation
being
only
one
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to
hm
nlUtlon.
Nothing
tuuiiU
It
for
clrantng
cut
Inlta
nJ
dmlni,
tinning
irMj
rooMni
lrnll,
krrplnt
poort
clrn,
tic
CO
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you
murh
hard
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GILLETTS
IOO
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1
a
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lleatbei
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Sizes
CVj
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BOYS'
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lo
8.r.O.
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(Jeniiine
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Sizes
2
lo
:id.
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and
Values
(i..-.0
to
1
2.00.
Sale
Price
$2.95.'
Sizes.
2i
$2.95
styles.
MEN'S
DEPARTMENT
MEN'S
BUSINESS
SHIRTS
Hegular
$.1.00.
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Price
$1.45
In
Plain
onl
Fancy
Stripe
lesigus.
All
sizes.
Sale
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$1.45.
G.B.
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$4.95
Silk
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uoi-
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hundred
miles
away
from
any
of
I
lie
cod
banks,
when
a
calch
is
etrecied.
twelve
hours
sailing
would
easily
brills'
Ihe
fish
to
their
destined
distributing
point.
The
best
cod
banks
are
abou
five
and
a
half
miles
off
Hie
west
coast
of
these
islands,
and
a
times
arc
to
be
found
in
large
quantities
in
two
hundred
fathoms
of
water,
and
the
fish
average
about
seventeen
pounds
apiece.
Mr.
Mown
I,
w-io
'was
an
expert
ill
Iheso
fiuil
Iocs,
pronounced
the
black
cod.
'caught
in
these
waters
the
finest
fish
.in
Ihe
world,
far
surpassing
tVe
eastern
salnioii
and
mackeral.
He
preiticled
l-hal
any
company
that
would
go
into
this
business
properly
would
reap
splendid
results,
ami
thai
such
nn
enterprise
would
prove
remunerative,
as
the
superior
quality
of
these
fish
would
coin,
in
a
1
1
1
1
a
ready
market
wherever
introduced.
In
addilion
lo
the
black
cod
we
have
Hie
black
rock,
the
orange
rock,
the
red
cod,
flounders,
plaice,
crabs
and
shell-fish
of
all
descriptions.
Notwithstanding
Ihe
matchless
induce
ments
presented
hy
Ihe
fishing
wealth
of
Ihese
Islands,
scarcely
moiV
than
four
companies
have
as
yet
assayed
lo
grasp
Ihe
prize
Ijlilor's
Nole.
This
is
the
siMh
or
a
series
of
articles
on
Ihe
Oueen
Clinrlolle
Islands
by
Mr.
Harrison.
The
next
will
appear
in
an
early
issue).
As
the
resull
of
the
turning
over
of
a
coal
oil
cooking
stove.
t
tin
contents
of
I
Ifi
Kighlh
si
reel
occupied
by
Mrs.
Uuarrell,
were
badly
scorclied
by
a
fire
which
broke
mil
al
i
o'clock
New
Year's
jnorjilng.
The
fire
dc
iparlnienl
answered
the
call
find,
upon
arrival,
found
the
fire
nik
ing
''headway
Willi
a
strong
liimvA
lilriu'lni?.
A
line
or
Il0s
was
run
oul
and
the
fire
extinguished,
before,
any
Considerable
damage
was
done.
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MEN'S
CAPS
Heg.
:j.oo.
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Price
$1.15
and
$1.95
Wolfe
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Newest
shades.
Hilk
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All
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i.50.
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While
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.Sale
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I00';
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tha
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$16.95'
In
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Serges
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lo
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from,
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While
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at
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and
1st
Street
Phone
123
Another
League
in
a
Grand
March
of
Progress
Extremely
low
Mortality
Rate
Interest
Collections
Larger
than
Ever-Business
In
Force
over
$380,000,000
will
close
the
record
of
our
thirty-second
year
in
business
at
December
31st,
1824.
The
Great-West
Life
Assurance
Company
Head
Office
Winnipeg