The Cannery King of the Snohomish
A bold local entrepreneur eyes the river’s abundance, planning to can everything from salmon to berries to fuel the region's growth.
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Mr. H. C. Vining proposes to put up a cannery at the Snohomish to process fish, game, clams, etc. His plan is to can salmon from August to November, ducks and game from November to March, clams from March to July, and berries during the month of July until the salmon begin to run. He expects to get assistance from Portland capital.
“His plan is to can salmon from August to November, ducks and game from November to March, clams from March to July, and berries during the month of July.”
In 1877, H.C. Vining envisioned a year-round industrial ecosystem based on the Snohomish River's natural wealth. Today, the tension between industrial resource extraction and the ecological restoration of the Snohomish river delta remains a defining challenge for the county.
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