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FOREST AND STREAM. 



Movements of the Fishing Fleet.— The number of 



i.st issue has been 14 — 2 

 ith 417,000 lbs. haul 

 • i . and the 

 TOO lbs. halibut. 16 

 the Inshore codfisb 



Bank arrivals reported 



with 75,000 lbs. codti 



The number of Georgi 



ceipts 970,000 lbs, cod 



rivals have been reported I 



grounds, with 315,000 lbs. The Shove mackerel fli 



tinue to meet with fair success, the number of arrivals 



since our last issue having been til— a few via , 



where they disposed of their lares— and thereoeipt 5,180 



bbls. Thereha rrivals. Whole number 



of arrivals for tie- week, 100. — Cap< L«B Advertiser, 



July 25. 



CONNECT3CUT— Putnam, July '28.— The black bass seem 

 to be inexhaustible in Webster Pond, which is about 

 eight miles from here. Parties go every day, and often 

 return with from 50 to 100 pounds. E. T. Whitmore 

 bears the palm of the 1 liggest string. It is estimated over 

 1,000 pounds have been taken by parties from Putnam. 

 Your humble servant went once, and just saved his repu- 

 tation by catching One. I was, however, very much 

 amused by a boat fishing near us. containing three old. ex- 

 perience:! fishermen, with their nice poles and splendid 

 out -fit, while the boy of twelve years old lishing by hand 

 line caught twelve nice ones, and three great fishermen 

 caught but two. They Were trying to purchase silence 

 of the bov when lie got home, while he was sharp enough 

 to set his'figures high. G. P. "YV. 



V Salmon IN the Pal i a, — Wivdsor,JidyW. — 



A salmon which measured three feet six inches was found 

 floating dead in the Farmingtoii, about three miles fr 



the mouth of the river. I had a talk with th 

 fouffd it. and he says the fish was killed by the 

 woolen mills on tb trcain above, which c 

 coloring and other matter into the river. He 



six salmon going U] 

 of water on the ray. 

 to empty their filtli 

 stocking them. In 

 dead fish which floi 

 water. No fishing 

 summer. The fish 



So Lo 



nto tie 



rly 



er I I 



th, 



paper and 

 arpty their 



at to 



spring thej 

 own in the nets killed by the poison 

 he river of any account thus far this 

 ghed tboutl v. en.1 y-eie ht pounds. 

 luis Jr 



New York — Elmiro. Jul// 19.— Mr. Knapp, proprietor 

 of the Knapp House. Perm Yau, kindlv offering — 

 friend. 0. W. Ballard. Esq.. from " 

 Ids camping grounds, which are a 

 tic lake, we put our boat, tent, el 

 by 3 P.M., last Monday, were very 

 summer hotel, called " Idlev 2d, 

 our Camp, BO we could occasional! 

 nsr, winch was -eery convenient 

 b ack and rock bass, the ' 

 and one lake trout of four pounds. 



>rk. and 



nut twelve miles do\ 

 .. on the steamer a 

 well settled there. 

 : - in a Him built nc 

 step in and gel a di 

 i 1 i number- 



> and a half pounds, 

 P. if. Walker. 



New JEESET— Eivei' Side House. Forked R 

 2G.— Weakfishing is improving, and la 



ing caught dail. 

 1ifty fish 

 pounds. Kingfish 

 Sheepshead plenty 

 being taken with V 

 —Queb 



are 



July 



ning in to-da 

 which weighed fli 

 and running large 



crmen. but not mar 



A. 



June 34.— Mr. C. Pmgal. farmer of St. 



Michel, caught a sturgeon, on Saturday eight feet six 

 inches long and three feet six inches in girth . 



Fur Fort-ft earn '.Stream dnS Bod ! (?JW1 



ALL ABOUT BUNKER FISHING. 



AMONG the many occupations of the people living on 

 the eastern. portion of Long Island, a description of 

 none of them would interest a casual reader more than 

 ,.i,. Menhaden fishing, The fish, how they are caught, 

 reduced to oil and guano, is a subject mosl in- 

 terest i ic . 



The lisb a linear in large quantities along the southern 

 Bhoreof Long Island at about the first of May, and. ar 



of th, 

 the- 



caugbi 



June, at which in 



•• old ocea 



and Peconic baj 



are caught m abn 



-1. st days in May. 1879, 4u.UU 



E the south shore of Long 



1.5)0,000. Many would su 



Caught in such caM iiuml 



extinct, or at Least leave tni 



contrary. 



than in any pre 



How are these lar 

 f.tctured into oil am 



Steamer, sail boat 

 t>lay to catch the po 

 usually called., and ot the , 

 one gear, and that the i a 

 place of all other kinds. St 

 on the coast of Maine, ind, 

 there exclusive! 

 common!;. 



have moat of them built m 

 are from New Lond. 





ha\ 



i of 1878 i 



until the 



iddl. 

 tired of 

 miner's 

 nd they 



the Ine 

 ■e taken 



• were caught 



entities of iish caught and manu- 



shore seines are -all brought into 



Itle Menhaden (or hunker as it is 



l.uilt at Buffal 



floated throi 



Mai 

 . andButl'aln. X 



Albany, ' 



■here they havethe 



■anal : 



tvhile 



v. 



gh the 



rooiler-and engine set in. and 



, ,",' ,',",'. ",,,,, . d.iwn the Hudson. Theyare about L00 tone 



burden usuallv.and carrj from I hree to four hundred thous- 

 and fish, allowing twenty-two solid indies to a fish; which 

 is the w.,; ired.T^o small boats are used for 



boats are rowed to within a safe distance, and then 

 starting directly away from each other they describe a 

 circle around the fish with the seine. 

 coining together again, the men seizir 

 lines pull and haul as only sturdy fisher 

 rings of the purse-line are soon all on tl 

 are crowded together in the bunt of 

 The steamer is HOW hauled alongside ai 

 transferred to her v. means of a Large 

 is dipped into the solid ma 

 quickly out of the net overtl 

 hold. 'The fish are bailed ve 

 100.000 an hour being the w 

 are taken to the factory, when they are measured in tubs 

 that hold 800 apiece, dumped into a car. run up the rail- 

 way into the tank-room of the factory and again dumped 

 into the tanks, cooked by steam (which is conducted info 

 the proper place bv pipes leading from the boiler) until 

 done, then the water is let off into large vats; the purnaoe 

 or scrap, as it is usually called, is pressed by means of 

 hydraulic power through a shoot into a "cart below, 



working u> H semi , m 



' 

 cram 



teen d, ; in the iunt ormioc 

 f that on the end* .0™™ 

 lloa.mg. win,,, .scale. It,,- 

 line, for 



which a rope p:i^,-- : lask-ne<. 

 seine by a small swivel. Th 

 as the string on an old lady 

 the net right up. leaving a t 



f3o much for the seine and boats, and now for the cap- 

 ture of the bunker. A schoal of the fish being raised or 

 'found, their position taken carefully by the captain, the: 



Upon the boats 

 purse and cork- 

 en can pull. The 



i a be net, captured, 

 side and BOOH the fish are 



Large dipping net which 



,f bunkers and hoisted 

 il and into the s 

 apidly in this way. about 

 the fish 



drying, then spread thinly and 

 3d into that condition by a continual 

 ing through the middle of the d; 



:, shoaling down to one-half 

 of the seines is strung for 

 k-line, the other, the purse- 

 igsare placed on it. through 

 ogetherin the raiddJeof the 

 acts the same 

 knitting bag. viz : puckers 

 y for the bunker to follow 



heeled into a platf 

 let to dry. being burr 

 harrowing. After 1; 



they are put into one long heap covered with I 

 where they remain for a day or two, when 

 pitched over, and after sweating for a day or two longer 

 are again placed on the platform and thoroughly dried 

 and taken to the house, and after being pitched over two 

 or three times are ready for market. 



The scrap being disposed of we will follow the work of 

 getting the oil ready for market. 



When the oil and water separate from the scrap, they 

 are drained into large vats, and allowed to stand until the 

 oil separates from the water. After separation the oil is 

 led off into the oil receiver, and after becoming clear 

 and settled it is run into barrels, and is now ready for 

 market. 



New York is the principal oil market, though other 

 cities buy a great deal. These cities send a considerable 

 quantity of cheirfine to Germany. Oil has been on a steady 



■line 

 gallon and %:.-: 

 quarter of that. 



mostly to the m 



fcrs from. while 

 have something 

 Wlide oil lit 

 has held itsprh 

 more demand tl 

 sold in the c 



At thai time it sold for | 



trade is sold for less Khan one 

 in theprio 



tall other merchandise s 

 vast quantities rnanufaotu 



stt 



adilv de 



pr 



able 



While the Southern Main, i 

 large quantities of it areex] 

 taking the largest portion 

 more than a dozen factor 

 three-scores of them an St 

 the fish in vast numbers an, 

 an. and bringing 

 circulation that might Othei 



•lining in value. ..-:-., | . 

 aid to be firmer and in 

 ■ara ago. Then il was 

 found to be much 

 ap as here described. 



of (hi: cured p 1 "i 



> the old country. Italy 

 A few years ago not 

 I in existence. Now 

 out for them, taking 

 employment to thous- 



noirnts of moms ■ 



idle. * X. 



f 





K. 



nchfing mid j§tmt 



HIGH WATER FOB THE WEE 



DATE. 



Boston. 



Sew V irate. 



CHABLESTON. 



July SI 



Aug. I 



Aug. :■'• 



Aug. 3 



Aug-, t 



Aug. 5 



Aug. 6 



h. in. 

 P . 

 10 68 

 ii 15 



' V 59 

 1 so 

 a t2 



ll. in. 



i us 

 7 it 

 S 31 



!, 11 



<> 45 



10 ::.• 

 10 58 



h. ni. 



", SS 



51 



r n 



8 24 



S 68 



9 35 



10 1 1 



Aug ::-H 

 Aug 2— F 



Au- 3 ', 



COMING FIXTURES. 



; is, •■ Y l Annual Regatta. 



N>,\a s ( .,,!.., y .- 1 1 .ill-. — (l nisi . 



Iv V i Sac, a, I Ch:, mpiniisliip Mutch, Beverl, 



Kegatta. 



- 1 V 1 laa;. tta. < (,h:Hsel. 



iker cm Y (' Annual Cruise. 

 I\ Y ,' Regatta, S":uupscott. 



lioashlp M 



Kesailtn. 



Aug 9-Dorch 

 Aug20-Neena 



■ - 



Sept 9-Dorch 

 Sepl 6 Bovet 

 SfiPt 6— Uostoi 

 Sepi 6-Koyal 

 Sep1 13 a lyal 



";!a It'a., 



Kace. 

 Closing Cmlse. 



MM, OUP, 



nutu. 



u Match, Center Cup. 



A PRIZE FOR NEATNESS. 



During the cruise of the San Francisco Yachl 

 Napa on the 4th of July, after a number of burlesque 



prizes had 1 n given to -winners in a rowing regatta bv 



memhersol the club, the commodore of the club, 0. IL 



Harrison, announced his inienlion of presenting a hand- 

 some prize for the best equipped and maintained 



each of the two classes. He appointed a committee of 

 two disinter, Med persons- Captain Huntington, of the 

 United States maltf-of-war Alta't, who was present with 

 other na\ y officers from Mare Island, and Captain Moody. 

 an old and experienced yachtsman— the committee to 

 examiSf the yachts and report to him. They made a 



visit of in.; icli yacht in (he fleet, examined 



all the rigging and^gear critically, asked to see charts. 



side lights, lead lines, spare sculls for boats, compasses, 

 etc. , with a view of determining the state of the outfit of 

 each yacht ; looked at the lanyards of rigging, how the 

 sails were bent, tautness of shrouds, backstays and head 

 gear : examined ground tackle ; saw that the ends of 

 ropes were whipped, etc., etc.: and in fact thoroughly 

 inspected each one. They made their report to the com- 

 modore, who that evening, after the concert on board 

 the Pearl, announced the winners. The prize for first 

 i was awarded to the sloop Clara, Jabez 

 Howes, Esq. That for second class yachts was given to 

 the yawl Enid, Mr. Chas. Yale, secretary of the club, 

 the latter a Corinthian yacht. 



The whole thing was a surprise to the fleet, and no one 

 had time to ■• fix up 1 ' before the inspection committee 

 called. The prizes were given for the ''best equipped 

 and maintained yacht from a nautical point of view," 

 and the example is one which may well be followed in 

 other clubs. Racing prizes are plenty enough, but until 

 now we know of none being given for neatness in appear-: 

 ance and thoroughness of rig. Emulation among yachts- 

 men in tins r, -speef can only be conducive of benefit. Our 

 San Francisco correspondent tells us that immediately 

 after inspection was over each crew went over its -own 

 yacht, criticizing closely the rigging, etc., their attention 

 being called for the first time, apparently, to many little 

 pieces of work. Thej also began to point out 

 each other's deficiencies, and the affair has created no 

 little talk in the club. Each one says that next year, on 

 the annual cruise, his yacht wiU win it, showing that the 

 idea is already bearing fruit. The eonnnodore's yaehl 

 Frolic did not. of course, compete, as he presented the 

 prize. The San Francisco Yacht Club is happy in having 

 for its commodore a thorough seaman and experienced 

 sailor, who desires to bring the licet up to a standard from 

 a nautical point of view higher than that of yacht clubs 

 generally. The yachts of his fleet may herca i ', i ■ 

 examined closely and critically by experienced sailors 

 without them being shocked at crude or careless rigging 

 or slovenly appearance. We know of many chilis on the 

 Atlantic seaboard whose yachts and members stand sadly 

 b ! i the ifinrulating competition a "prize for neat- 

 ness" would produce. Going on a cruise without a yawl, 

 side fights, charts, or even a lead, is all but too common. 

 A little less beer in the pantry and a good deal more sea- 

 manship, are among the many improvements we trust 

 time and bur efforts will bring forth. 



THE YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION. 

 From many sources we have received the en, 1 

 ! ■ a, In men in regard to what we feave publis 

 corning the necessity of forming a yacht racing 

 tion. In this .conneotion the following 

 dore of the Neenah Yacht, club will prove of interest :— 



I fully agree with yOUI correspondent in your issue of 

 July 10th in regard to a vachi a Aon, as 1 



think it is a long-felt want: for there are probably not 

 more than two or three yacht chilis in the Dniti d tat, 



that agree as to the measurement of yachts, and I think 

 it i? time some bing was done to make it more uniform. 

 Then yachts, whenever they went for racing, would have 

 the same eh asi i aneat, ind once recorded would not 



need to lie n, ensured again, nnlos.- Ine mad. I should' be 

 changed. I also think there should be something done 

 with regard to the sails and ballast a yacht should carry 

 —at least have it all uniform. 



In fa, a. an association should be rtarted I once, and 1 

 why all yacht clubs should not encou age H 

 J. F. Henry, Coinmodore, New York City. 



The London Field, in commenting upon the formation 



of this association, says : '-It seems to us a mere matter 

 of common sense that yacht matches should be conducted 



under one set of sailing rules." So any one would think, 



and yet tliere will lie serious ohaa,. i ame. petty 



• .„ali A ad .i I i an Anal of stirring up of the 



nl [uired, before the yacht clubs of America will 



and in then own light by trying to keep sail- 

 level of mere family recreations 

 instead of open test of model seamanship in which 



all legitimate yachts can come to the line, whether their 

 na.mes happen t>, bi borni 1 lie books of the club offer- 

 ing the prizes or not. The many "union regattas" insti- 

 tuted this year form the one hopeful sign of progress in 

 this matter, and indicate the dawn of better things. 



THE SCHOONER FROLIC. 

 Schooner Frolic, built by Alonzo E. Smith, of 

 [slip, L. I., for Philadelphia parties, has received her lead 

 and racing sails and will rapidly be put in pern 

 tion. Tin's schooner represents a departure from the 

 Bourbonisni which has so long ruled in all our shipyards. 

 and i- therefore worthy of more than passing notice. 

 She is 56 feet S indies on deck, 15 feet 6 inches in beam, 

 and 7 feet B inches draft extreme. As site was intended 

 for a sea-going yacht, one in which you can "stay out- 

 doors." she has been built with a keel, about. HI inches 

 below the rabbet amidships. The model presents some 

 of the features characteristic of nearly ad of Smith's 

 craft. Her bow is fine and easy, without being recklessly 

 cut away. The bilge amidships is round and wholesome, 

 and dies away gently forward, while her run-aft is very 

 dean, obtained without too much body. 



Both ends go very wed together, the hull pi 



