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bogs. The catching place is located at West Brewster, where 

 the stream is directed through two boarded passages about 

 1^ feet wide. Near the fish house are the ruins of an old mill 

 dam. 



The fishery has been at a low ebb for several years. Previous 

 to 1903 the alewife fishery was in the hands of a fish committee 

 elected by the town, which appointed a catcher whose duty it 

 was to furnish each family with one-eighth of a barrel of 

 alewives. The catch between 1900 and 1910 averaged about 

 225 barrels, and between 1911 and 1920, 200 barrels. In 1915 

 it was leased for a period of five years for $500. 



The fishery enjoys several natural advantages, as the ponds 

 furnish an excellent place for spawning, and the cranberry 

 bogs do not offer any serious obstructions. As long as the 

 passageway up to the pond is kept clear, five-year leases 

 given, and the proper allotment of alewives allowed to reach 

 the mill ponds, there is no reason why the fishery should not 

 continue as productive as in former days. 



Bee's River or Herring River. 

 This stream connects Herring Pond, Eastham, with Cape 

 Cod Bay. Alewives have been caught, but no regular fishery 

 has ever been established, since the exposed outlet on the tidal 

 flats prevents its ever becoming of any importance. 



Great Pond (Eastham). 



Great Pond, Eastham, is connected with Cape Cod Bay 

 through a smaller pond by a narrow artificial ditch frequently 

 overgrown with vegetation. At the beach is located a passage- 

 way lined with timber to high water. 



The fishery, which was established in 1879 by opening 

 Great Pond to Cape Cod Bay, has been conducted under a 

 system of five-year leases with no restrictions as to the manner 

 of taking the fish. The average catch is 20 barrels per year. 

 The stream possesses unsuitable conditions for an alewife 

 fishery, as the presence of extensive tidal flats at the outlet is 

 not conducive to the entrance of alewives. In order to make 

 the fishery even a moderate success, it will be necessary to 



