. Canada : a descriptive text book . Fundy, the Great Lakes andthe salmon rivers of British Columbia. The fisheries of the St. Lawrence and Bay of Fundy are the oldestand most important. They rank among the great fisheries of the , mackeral, halibut, herring, hake, salmon and other fish aretaken in immense numbers and shipped to various parts of the quantities of lobsters and oysters are found along the north shoreof Prince Edward Island. The oysters are shipped in ice, even as far asEngland, while the lobsters are canned and may be sent anywhere with-out fear of spoil
. Canada : a descriptive text book . Fundy, the Great Lakes andthe salmon rivers of British Columbia. The fisheries of the St. Lawrence and Bay of Fundy are the oldestand most important. They rank among the great fisheries of the , mackeral, halibut, herring, hake, salmon and other fish aretaken in immense numbers and shipped to various parts of the quantities of lobsters and oysters are found along the north shoreof Prince Edward Island. The oysters are shipped in ice, even as far asEngland, while the lobsters are canned and may be sent anywhere with-out fear of spoiling. Much of the fish is salted and goes to the WestIndies, with which the Dominion has a large trade. In the days ofslavery in the Southern States the Magdalen herring were much indemand. These fish are a rather coarse kind of herring and werefound in immense shoals round the Magdalen Islands. The practicewas for several schooners to go to the islands in company at theproper season. The crews joined their semes together and worked. 30 CANADA. gradually towards shore, driving the shoal before them. When theygot close to shore they literally shovelled fish into the boats untilthey were full. The fish were then pitched into the hold loose, withplenty of salt, and within a week all the schooners were full to thehatches of herring, which were takenhome, smoked and shipped to the South-ern States for the slaves. A com-mon fish in the waters of the Gulfis the haddock which, when curedand smoked in the Scotch way iscalled Finnan Haddie, andBBfri - ? furnishes a favorite breakfast <%~ - Fresh water fish of many [^ kinds are found in the Great Fishermen. LakeS- These are packed in ice as soon as caught anddistributed fresh over all the central part of the continent. Lake trout,whitefish, lake salmon, herring, black bass and pickerel are some of thechief varieties. Sturgeon are also caught weighing from fifty to fivehundred pounds, but their flesh is rather coarse. Pike are nu
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