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ascent of the river, aud between the ascent of the former and thPtt of 

 the latter there was generally a perceptible rise in the river, and imme- 

 diately following it came the large roe-weighted females in great 

 schools. 



A map of the Susquehanna River from the junction of the West 

 Branch at Northumberland to Towanda, near the New York State line, 

 has been prepared. Upon this are noted the localities of the fisheries 

 with as much accuracy as was attainable from the accounts received by 

 us. Some have probably been omitted, especially in the stretch of river 

 from Danville to a i3oint four miles above Bloomsburg, where we were 

 unsuccessful in our inquiries. 



At Northumberland, or just below, was Hummel's fishery; between 

 Northumberland and Danville there were eight fisheries, in order from 

 Northumberland up as follows : 1. Line's Island lower fishery; 1. Line's 

 Island middle fishery ; 3. Smith's fishery ; 4. Line's Island upper fish- 

 ery; 5. Scott's fishery; 6. Grant's fishery; 7. Carr's Island fishery; 

 S. Rockafeller's. The next fishery of which we have a record was the 

 fishery of Samuel Webb, located about four miles above Bloomburg. 

 Above this point about four miles, and six miles below Berwick, was 

 the fishery of Benjamin Boon ; the next was located just above the 

 town of Berwick, and about a mile and a half above Berwick was the 

 Tuckahoe fishery (this last is the same as the Nescopeck fishery men- 

 tioned In Pearce's history); the next was at Beach Haven. Between 

 this latter place and Nanticoke Dam there were three, viz, one at 

 Shickshinny; one just below the month of Huulock's Creek, and one, 

 called the "Dutch " fishery, on Croup's farm. Above Nanticoke there 

 was one belonging to James Stewart, about opposite Jameson Harvey's 

 place, one at Fish Island, and one at Steele's Ferry, called the Mud 

 ^fishery. The next was on Fish's Island, three-quarters of a mile below 

 the Wilkes Barre bridge ; the next was Bowman's fishery, immediately 

 below the Wilkes Barre bridge; the next was the Butler fishery, a little 

 above the bridge ; the next was at Mill Creek, a mile above the bridge ; 

 the next was the Monocacy Island fishery ; the next Carey's ; the next 

 was on Wiutermoot Island, this last landing on the left bank above the 

 ferry at Beauchard's ; the next was at Scovel's Island, opposite Lacka- 

 wanna Creek ; this and the Falling Spring fishery next above belonged 

 to parties living in Providence, away up the Lackawanna. The next 

 above was at Harding's, in Exeter Township ; the next above was at 

 Keeler's, in Wyoming County; the next was at Taylor's (or Three Broth- 

 ers,) Island; this latter fishery was no doubt the one referred to by P. 

 M. Osterhout as being opposite McKune's Station, on the Lehigh Yalley 

 Railroad ; the next was at Hunt's Ferry, circa five miles above Tunk- 

 hannock ; the next was Grist's Bar, about a mile above Meshoppeu; the 

 next was at Whitcomb's Island, about a mile below Black Walnut 

 Bottom ; a half a mile above this fishery was the Sterling Island fishery, 

 ^nd the next above was Black Walnut, and half a mile farther up was 



