HISTORY 



OF THE 



SCHUYLKILL FISHING COMPANY. 



Institutions for the purposes of conviviality and exercise, 

 have generally in all countries, experienced a brief exist- 

 ence. 



The era of their forraation, career, decline and extinc- 

 tion, is comprised within the space of a very few fleeting 

 years, seldom extending beyond the lives or membership 

 of their zealous founders. 



It is a subject of regret in respect to many of them at 

 least, laudable in design and efficient in practice, promo- 

 tive of healthful exercise and innocent recreation. A de- 

 lightful occasional relief from the stern cares and toil of 

 business. When judiciously established and regulated, 

 they have a direct tendency to liberalize the mind and 

 improve the manners. By the habit of friendly social in- 

 tercourse of man with his fellow man, the generous feel- 

 ings of the human heart are cherished and promoted. 



Very few of these ephemeral institutions, have trans- 

 mitted to us any memorials of their proceedings in days 



