532 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Number of fish canned and purchased, number of cases packed, and average number 

 of fish per case — Continued 



- Coastal streams in Washington, Oregon, and California. 



MILD CURING 



The beginning of the business of mild-curing salmon, or "sweet 

 pickling," as it is sometimes called, is of comparatively recent date. 



In 1889 a German dealer came to the Colunibia River and tried to 

 interest some of the cannery men in the business. J. O. Hanthorn, 

 M. J. Kinney, and J. W. Cook were i)ersuaded to prepare some, and 

 the plant of the Northwest Cold Storage Co., at Portland, was used to 

 keep the fish at a low temperature during repacking and preparation 

 for shipment. These fish were shipped to (jermany, but the shippers 

 received no financial returns, word coming back that the fish were not 

 satisfactory. 



