The salmon industry is one of the great resources of Oregon. The coastal streams and the Columbia River, which is shared with Washington, yield wealth to Oregon that reaches several millions of dollars annually. This picture is of Chinook Salmon at a Columbia river cannery. The value of such an industry and more than 40,000 are dependent upon it for support. The Columbia River is recognized as the greatest fishing stream in the world. From it have been taken during the past 45 years, salmon to the value of 125,000,000 dollars.
There is much dispute in these days as to whether or not these fish wheels are so instrumental in salmon depletion that they should be entirely abolished.
This picture shows the salmon as they have been dumped on the floor of the salmon cannery ready to be sorted according to species. They are then ready for the “iron chink” and complete the cleaning process.