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Show MANY FISHING BOATS OPERATING PRINCE RUPERT B C, March 23. (By mail) Full) 100 fishing boats are operating out of Prince Rupert Ithis spring from the little, weather-beaten weather-beaten craft carrying two or three men and a single i'r up lo large ste si Steamers the fishing tleet is busier ,than ever this spring, for the price of ; halibut is high enough to pay the fishermen handsomely Where two or three men ma Jell from 3000 to 5"ti pounds nf halibut al war-time prices, the industry at present pres-ent is returning what nia hi termed by the average man "big money " Bu1 the men must understand their work The treacherous waters and terribl" storms ad as a deterrent to the venturesome ven-turesome small fishermen who tempt fate in the hope of making a big haui j The small boats fich along the moun I tain girted shores of the Skeena dis-' dis-' i net and off the Queen Chariot to islands is-lands The large steamers, however, to whom a i ;tirli nf lOO.OOi.i pounds of halibut is but a fair voyage, frequent- j ly make long voyages. Fishermen assert that the halibut banks are not being depleted, although it Is noticeable that the larger boats are obliged to make long voyages each j year. |