PACIFIC FISHERMAN 



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AERIAL TRAMWAY FOB CONVEYING SALMON FBOM PISHING BEACH TO CANNEBY. 



the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, while on the 

 east coast of the Peninsula two were operated. 



In 1914, the canneries had all made preparations for a 

 much larger pack than was made in 1913, but the season 

 was a very disappointing one. The run of Reds was a 

 very short one, and several streams which previously had 

 had large runs showed but few fish in 1914. The best run 

 was in the Kamchatka river. 



The canneries expected to pack but few Dogs, or "Pinks" 

 as they are called in Siberia, for which there is a very lim- 

 ited demand in Russia, but the sudden breaking out of the 

 war caused a demand for them from the Russian govern- 

 ment. However, the greater part of the "Pink" run was 

 over before the news of the breaking out of war reached 

 the canneries, and thus they were unable to put up but a 



HOTEL DE TONGAS (RUSSIAN FOB BOAT). 



Temporary Quarters of American Experts While Grooshet- 

 sky's Cannery Was Building-. 



small part of what they could have packed had the war 

 broken out a few weeks earlier. Nearly all packed were 

 sold for $5.50 per case, delivered at Vladivostock. 



The pack in 1914, was as follows: 



Reds 85,000 cases. 



Silvers 22.500 cases. 



"Pinks" or dogs 27,000 cases. 



Humpbacks 2,000 cases. 



Total 136,500 cases. 



The preparation of salmon caviar from the eggs of the 

 salmon is rapidly assuming first rate importance in Siberia, 

 due largely to the appearance on the coast of experienced 

 caviar experts from the Volga river and Caspian sea. These 

 men have introduced the most modern methods of prepar- 

 ing the product with the result that today it fetches from 

 three to four times as much as before their advent. 



By far the largest part of the catch of salmon in Siberia 



STEAMER USED IN COLLECTING SALMON EGGS. 



is pickled and dry-salted, salteries being scattered all along 

 the coast and to a considerable distance up the rivers. In 

 the rivers all fishing concessions are restricted to Rus- 

 sians only and must be worked with Russian subjects. Only 

 haul seines are allowed at these concessions. As stated 

 previously the coast concessions may be held by either 

 Russians or Japanese and there is no restriction as to the 

 nationality of the labor used. Most of the salmon taken 

 at the river concessions are marketed locally, while by far 

 the greater part of those prepared at the coast concessions 

 are exported to Japan, and are prepared mainly by Jap- 

 anese. 



Only rough shacks are used as the concessionaries have 

 the very short tenure of only one year, and as a result 

 nearly everything movable is taken back to Japan by the 

 concessionary. 



An odd feature in connection with the operation of these 

 plants is that the salt to be used in curing the fish is usually 

 dumped loose onto some level spot, with absolutely no 

 covering over it, and exposed to the elements, which must 

 cause a considerable loss through melting each season. 



JAPANESE CANNEBY WORKPEOPLE. 



A SIBERIAN SALMIN SALTEBY. 

 Tlie White Heaps in the Center and Bight Are Salt. 



