. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 158 Tlxc tkmkr aud jt^etistimtt. March 10 FISH. The Salmon Interest. In the vear 1S49, when emigration was pouring in- to the State of California, amongst those coming were three young men from Connecticut, whose names were -John Avers, "William Shailerand Charles Chase, who probablv were the first persons to cast a net into the beautiful waters of the Sacramento, for the pur- pose of taking salmon. This was in the fall 1849. They brought with them, from the Connecticut river, a shad net, which upon trial was found too weak for so strong a fish as the salm
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 158 Tlxc tkmkr aud jt^etistimtt. March 10 FISH. The Salmon Interest. In the vear 1S49, when emigration was pouring in- to the State of California, amongst those coming were three young men from Connecticut, whose names were -John Avers, "William Shailerand Charles Chase, who probablv were the first persons to cast a net into the beautiful waters of the Sacramento, for the pur- pose of taking salmon. This was in the fall 1849. They brought with them, from the Connecticut river, a shad net, which upon trial was found too weak for so strong a fish as the salmon, so they looked about for something that would be suitable for the pur- pose. Every kind of twine was tried until shoe thread was'used, which, from that time until the present, has superseded everything else. In 1850 other parties commenced fishing for salmon, until perhaps a dozen nets were in use. In 1851 there was quite an increase; about this time parties left Cali- fornia for the East for the purpose of purchasing fish- ing tackle. Among them 1 may mention James Booker from Augusta, Maine, and William Fuller of New Haven, Conn., who brought out a large lot of nets which paid them well. In 1652 nets had in- creased until there were, in and about Sacramento, not lees than sixty or seventy. The fishing was near- ly all done within twelve miles of the city, although a" few parties bad ventured as far down the river as old Rio Vista, long before the town was started. Among these I may mention John Scully, William Fuller, George Fuller and Fred Kofstead. These men (most of whom axe now cold in death) were probably the first persons who fished at that point. The business did not increase much for a few years. Mr. Wm. Hume, the pioneer in the canning business, commenced this year. In 185a fishing was carried on all along the river below the city, but the most was dene in front of the city, on what was called the Mex- ican drift at one time. The fishermen fished for the mar
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