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Show The C... lll-.ii lltoika Wide publicity has been givtn lately to the reported discovery by the United States lish commissioner sleaiuer' Alba tross of tlio extensive codllshing banks oft San Diego The journals of the southern ooast towns have been much impressed with tho importance of ihe discovery, and have hud much to say about it Old fishermen, who know well tlio habits of the cod. have been loth to believe that tho fish could bo, found in any great numbers iu such warm water and such an exposed position as desig nated. in the region of St Nicholas lsl nnd. Evidently there issoinething wrong almut the announcement. As fur us the banks and shoals are concerned, these "discoveries" have been marked on ooast survey oharLs for the past thirty Qve years, The coaat Burvey vessels have of ten sounded in the locality men tioned, and there lias been more or less fishing done by them, but never has thero been any cod found. Tho current' there nro very strong, aud any vessel of size can remain near the hanks only with much difficulty. Thai tho reported cod banks near Cape Lookout, 011 Ihe upper coast, will prove of value is con-I con-I sideied very likely, for thero are many of the surroundings that I U her me 11 cou a? i.i- most favorable lo Uus cod.- ' |