Show I PEARL FISHERIES I Broom on the northwest north coast o of western estern AUstralia bids fair to become a veritable rado for or thu those e engaged In Inthe Inthe th the pearl and shell trade trad for tor peat Pearls Is valued val val- lied 1100 at man many thousands of ot pounds ha have I been recently found there Unlike tho the thoC C Ceylon lon and P Persian gulf p pearl trl fishers who dl dive naked tho the Broome diver has the benefit of oC the most up to date Inventions Inventions h ho he wears ears a complete completo diving dress and relying r on a l constant supply of or air r remains un under water vater for 01 hours at a time sav says the New W York Sun The Tho fleet of ot penning pearling 1 loggers lugger of at which thero theio are ure now 32 sail at high tlde from Crom their headquarters in Iii Broome harbor harbol to tho the shell heil beds boo some somo distance oft off where they remain for many weeks without re returning returning re- re turning to land A schooner is stationed on the ground round to act as a general store while other schooners ply between n the boats boats' aud the shore bringing supplies and ruid rails mails ails and returning with l tho the shell Quito Quite tiny craft are arc these pearling huggers lu twelve t tons only for larger boats boat would hInder binder th tho diver In his movements mo Seven colored men are ar allowed ed to each caoli lugger five of ot thee these forming the crew cren theother theother the other two being iho tho diver and his liis tender who nho for the tho time being Ji is th the most Im Important Important mi- mi man on board bord for tor every ono one must ob obey ls l's orders Instantly Tho The IU logger lugger cr owners arc are while white men but thin the divers are arc invariably In A movement ino Is no noOn noon now no I O on foot to employ Englishmen as divers at special rates rate British nav navy men bavIn having hay hav In log ing already been engager for this purpose pur ur pose flos but It Is considered by b experts to bo he Impracticable as colored races stand the deep deop water b better than I Europeans Malays Ma Ma- lays and Japanese form orm the majority of or ortho tho the dIverse divers although the latter tatter are arc n noted I for or their Industry and skill the tho former formet aro better r able to stand the tho pressure of oC deep deepwater water At daybreak the diver di commences work Donning his dress screwing Ills is helmet securely and anti grasping his lila life tire 1111 line with which h ho signals I to Ills hits tender he ho descends r. r a short ladder and sinks s to th ocean bed bcd he e with a 1 few fc ow ascents accents for rest and refreshment he remains till sundown On board two men work continually con coti- pumping down air and ant the tender ten teti- der h his hla s hand iii 11 i the tl-c life liCe line and alert for the thc tl tignal nl l directs the Iho lugger's lug Jug ger's gers r course as lS It d drifts In tn t- t the wako wake of oC the tho man below In Irl shallow water the thie dl c divers diver's risk ilsk is he be I Is secure from shrinks antI and If tr careful avoid the deep holes m mean mD D danger but bul de deep p water water wa wa- wa- wa ter Is another matter Shallow water Is counted up to fifteen or fathoms and deep water to O two fathoms fathom or even twenty tour but In the latter atter the danger becomes cx- cx tremt and many f. f 1 rash rishi dl cr has found round his hI death within Ills his ny dl dress tI The Th hl hIgh h pressure t inn Iun un orI orly lx lo borne fo for a fa fen s at a lime Ume tays sayi M M. J I. I TJ 1 In the tho PJ h ouch and many a iran owing to a trifling delay has lias bce trou brought ht to tho the surface living indeed yet et destined to lo be bo bea bea a a. wreck Teck for tho the t. t test lent t of oC his hs life liCe Sometimes Sonic Some times blindness arises from rom this tills cause e. e more often oCten j tn and It is n a sarI sad sight to see aeo eo in these poor cripples with their occupation fC gone one i About t f dieni I N Il ko their tI lives 8 an- an but bul many mor more met lire are permanently Injured Skilful o oer er j ate PIC ie sought o ht after b by the thu lat boat owners th the the- season on nh which ch lasts Hats fur for time nine months nth an expert rt man luau will Ill raise f r o o tens cC of shell thEn sometimes some pome- times six f x Ills His I fM services PI are an retained ln 1 during the lying up season PA on at sums um rIn from J. J to OO being adv advanced to tt a A man mall While II at aL L work the tho Ii diver Iver receives receiver c 2 per pei week and c 25 2 per PCt ton of DC lh the Fh shell heli lI raised Sh Shell I In IT opened rn cn n hoard board the schooner n 1 and anti the opener Is a a. mon man of oC Importance for or In spun spite of or s supervision It is caRto caR to steal the hc r MH He Ifa 1 from Crom roni 5 5 to 10 per month in addition to 10 JI per cr percent r cent o of i lh h. h of i fit t th fie Pl fo found md The si rate rate- i Pat Ial t of it If tIt tin ail UI f tf from fron the tha h tl w at i present per pr ton but has occasionally mounted to Tim The cost of f raising Is c I 00 per ton which will of oC course ue le greatly rca lI Increased l If white labor Is employed THRU In Sn pearls mu must l ha have nn loin annual hut In spite of t his this a good deal dea of pC Illicit go hO gov i 5 The rho opener Ire fre- rp- rp steals pearls and always finds agents to lo pay him for th as a HI stolen pearls are tall called d men rn-n tm con on on cOD tn PI hrh between sid and Bro Broon e f t ji Jr l purpose WM 1 n tI sw pp these tropical ff ca are re tho 1 gr dan dang r to lo tic the huggers cr Sometime they occur lout iut ut the lie t ll h lnE as t tallon lL ln a hi rin It of tiie arc rc known us as boh bobs and usually usually URU- URU ally tiko t pl pice t In tl-e tl lying up ealon but bu u p In iu and Jn on land they thov they J thai hal destruction |