FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST. 159 
doubtless will in time come into marked commercial importance for this 
purpose. 
It is pertinent to remark here that in the county of Cornwall, Eng- 
land, full-grown pilchards are canned in oil, like sardines, and have the 
trade name of “ pilchards in oil.” In 1883 I visited a cannery at Meva- 
gissey, in Cornwall, and had opportunity to test the quality of the prod- 
ucts. The “ pilchards in oil” were excellent and quite as good as the 
smaller sardines. The demand for them was large and increasing. 
In the New England sardine industry herring too large for “oils” 
are extensively put up in 1-pound cans with mustard, spices, tomato 
sauce, etc., and meet with ready s*ale. Fish from 6 to 8 inches long can 
be thus utilized. Larger individuals can be profitably put in 2-pound 
and 3-pound square, oval, or round cans. It therefore seems possible 
that the full-grown sardines of the Pacific might be utilized in this 
manner, and it is probable that time and a proper effort would over- 
come any prejudice now existing concerning the size of the fish. 
STATISTICS. 
The following statistical statements apply to the entire fishing indus- 
try of San Francisco and the adjacent regions embraced in this section, 
and show in detail the persons employed, capital invested^ and results 
of the fisheries: 
Nativity and nationality of persons employed in the fisheries of San Francisco Bay and 
vicinity in 1888. 
Country. 
Fishermen. 
Shoresmen. 
Nativity. 
N ational- 
ity. 
Nativity. 
National- 
ity- 
United States 
620 
895 
75 
75 
Mexico 
3 
3 
Central America 
2 
2 
South America ... ...... ...... 
18 
18 
Austria 
2 
1 
Belgium 
1 
1 
Denmark 
20 
14 
France 
12 
10 
Germany 
55 
46 
British Provinces 
231 
182 
Greece 
26 
20 
Holland 
3 
3 
. 
Italy 
114 
49 
25 
25 
Norway 
124 
118 
Portugal 
145 
56 
40 
40 
Russia 
74 
52 
30 
30 
Spain 
46 
42 
Sweden 
151 
139 
China 
807 
807 
80 
80 
Japan 
29 
29 
Sandwich Islands 
15 
13 
South Sea Islands 
14 
12 
| 
Total 
2,512 
2,512 
250 
250 J 
