The Salmon of the Pacific Slope. 



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case containing forty-eight lib. tins), (2) the number of boats 

 engaged in the business, (3) the cost of each fish, which are bought 

 irrespective of weight by the owner of the establishment, and 

 (4) the market price per case. 



I have taken the cent as one halfpenny, and the figures are 

 collected from official sources. 



To. arrive at the truth concerning the many points connected 

 with the salmon canning industry, concerning which " authorities " 

 differ, is by no means as easy as would appear to the stranger, who 

 is unaware to what great extent large pecuniary interest gives 

 colour to the views one hears. As an instance of this may be cited 

 the divergence of opinions concerning the " valuable report of Mr. 

 S. Wilmot," as Dr. Giinther epitomises an official blue book report 

 upon the Salmon Fisheries of British Columbia.* This report by 



* S. Wilmot. Special Report on the Salmon Fishery and Fishery 

 Regulations of the Fraser River, B.C. Ottawa, 1891. 



