Excerpt from Observations Regarding the Salmon Fishery of Scotland By one of those coincidences which sometimes occur, the latter end of last century was likewise remarkable for a valuable discovery by the late George Dempster, Esq. Of Dunnichen; by means of which, the fishers were en abled to transmit the Salmon, preserved in ice, to distanb markets. I'vithout this discovery, although the benefit, of the improved mode of fishing would have been experis enced in the'mairkets, near the fishing stations; yet the Salmon could' not have been sent, in a fresh state, to any distantplace. But now, with its aid, the fishers being enabled to preserve the'salmon fresh as they camefrom the sea, the advantages were spread all over the na tion. And, in consequence, a great additional tonnage of shipping was constantly' employed, during the summer months, in c'arryirigthe Salmon, packed in ice', to the dif ferent markets in the kingdom. It seemed, in short, as if a new source of wealth had been opened up. And while proprietors found that their' fisheries were, 'in many instances, nearly as valuable as their lands, a considerable number of individuals found employment as fishermen, &c., and wealth was rapidly acquired by all concerned with the fisheries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.