36 SPORT IN VANCOUVER 



No one fishing at the Campbell River should 

 miss the trip, which through the courtesy of 

 the manager at Quatiaski Cove is always 

 possible, of going with the Cannery steam- 

 launch on its daily round collecting fish at the 

 various stations, north and south. 



Starting from Quatiaski early in the morning, 

 the run is down to Cape Mudge, where perhaps 

 thirty or forty boats, mostly Indian, have been 

 working their hand-lines the evening before. 

 From Cape Mudge up to the Seymour Narrows, 

 about seven miles, many calls are made. 



Picturesque Indian camps are numerous all 

 along the shore, and at each of these a stop is 

 made. The canoes come crowding alongside, 

 and the fish are checked as they are thrown 

 into the deep well in the centre of the launch. 



Each Indian has a book in which is entered 

 to his credit the number of his fish, and the 

 launch passes on to the next collecting station, 

 to which single canoes from all sides are gather- 

 ing. On the return the boats of the successful 

 hotel fishermen stop the launch and hand over 

 their catch, for the fish caught are the per- 

 quisites of the men who row the boats. 



On the day I made the trip we collected 

 about 1,500 salmon. 



The business of the Cannery must be a profit- 

 able one. So far as I could gather there were 



