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with 1,190 as the number of men employed in the 
industry. 
Within 1880 and 1881 a French company has been 
sending steamers to Cape Blanco to purchase fish from 
the island vessels, which was conveyed for sale fresh to 
Marseilles. I am led to believe that this enterprise has 
failed, the refrigerating process not proving equal to the 
want. It has been said that the fish, on arrival at Mar- 
seilles, often proved unfit for food, and when even fit, did 
not admit of farther transport, both on account of condition 
and expense. 
A considerable number of American ships, nearly all 
whalers, resort to Grand Canary for the purpose of obtain- 
ing supplies of provisions, water, and coal. It is, besides, 
known that there is often a whale-run in the vicinity of 
these islands, especially between Teneriffe and Grand 
Canary, and that from Santa Cruz (capital of former) 
anchorage, the American whalers often pursue, within one 
or two days’ sail; indeed are at times engaged in whale 
fishery within sight of the islands. 
It will be in place here to mention, that in 1880 there 
were I11 vessels engaged in the whale-fishing on the North 
and South Atlantic grounds, whence oil and bone were 
taken worth 908,771 dollars. Mr. Brown Goode has, how- 
ever, stated -that, “the whale fishery has of late years 
greatly decreased in value, owing to the introduction of 
mineral oils, and the great diminution in the number of 
whales—due to over fishing.” 
Some further particulars on this industry will be found 
in my remarks on St. Helena. 
The development of a large fish industry under the 
name of the “Canario-African Fisheries Company,” began 
some two and a-half years ago, and conducted by the 
