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The Evolution of Fishing
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Eagle Cliff Cannery
The first salmon cannery opened on this date and was built by George and William Hume. "Columbia River." Columbia River. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2015. -
Industrial Processing
Canning with machines turned fish that were born in rivers and went to the ocean like salmon into a leading product sold by the canneries. "The Dalles Dam Fish Passage Improvements." N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Apr. 2015. -
Railroad Fishing
On this day the southern pacific railroad reached The Dalles, making it easier to pack fish to the canneries. PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 01 May 2015. -
Seufert Brothers Cannery
The seufert brothers were the leading salmon packers in the middle columbia from the mid 1890s to the mid 1950s. It made them 64,00 dollars on 4,00 cans of salmon. "Yakutat & Southern Railroad - Fish Train." Yakutat & Southern Railroad - Fish Train. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2015. -
Grand Coulee Dam
This dam was constructed between 1933 and 1942. It origionally had two power plants but a third was added in 1974 making it the largest power producing facility in the world. "Processed: Food Science and the Modern Meal | Chemical Heritage Foundation." Processed: Food Science and the Modern Meal | Chemical Heritage Foundation. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 May 2015. -
The Dalles Dam
Construction of the dam began on this date. By 1957, the dam navigation lock and two fish ladders were added. by 1960, fourteen 78,000 kw generators had been added. -
Treaty
Tribes get the right to fish on their reservations at all other and usual and accustomed stations during the 1960s and '70s. -
Seufert Brothers Cannery burns
The Seufert Brothers cannery burned to the ground.
