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another exhibition, aud that, without, the collection of the 

 National Museum and the D. S. Fish Commission any ex- 

 hi.: mm this coun try would he a poor show. Therefore, if 

 isi. friends want the United States to be represented, 

 we caji say to tlieni that they uiub! work tor it this winter in 

 fche proper quarter, and work hard. We hope they may suc- 

 ceed in getting our country to display her fishy resources, 

 but doubt if they will. The London Fislunt/ U<t~stU. of July 



so says ; 



A meeting was held at Fishmongers' TTall on Tuesday last, 

 at which the Marquis oE Exeter. Sir John St. Aubyn, M. P., 

 Mr. Birbeck, M. P., Sir Cunliffe Owen, Sir Andrew Lusk, 

 lier gentlemen attended, for the purpose of consider- 

 ing the advisability of holding a grand international fisheries 

 exhibition in London in 1883. A sub-committee was ap- 

 pointed to arrange further details and to convene a public 

 meeting, which it is expected will be held at the Mansion 

 House under the presidency of the Lord Mayor. A large 

 humber of noblemen and gentlemen have promised to sup- 

 port the movement, aud the Fishmongers' Company have 

 voted liberally toward ihe expenses and the guarantee fund. 

 Government support is expected and also royal patronage ; 

 under these very favorable, auspices, and judging from the 

 great success of the Berlin and Norwich exhibitions, w T e have 

 no hesitation in saying that the London International Fish- 

 eries Exhibition of 1883 must prove an enormous success. 



At first it was proposed that an angling society should be 

 I be parent of the exhibition, but now wo believe that the 

 Fishmonger's Association will have it placed under their 

 supervision. This seems to us better ; although if Eugland 

 had a fish cultural society that would be the proper one, for 

 fish culture should be the main feature of all such displays. 

 The means of capture are worthy of attention,' but to enlist 

 the sympathies of the American people, at. least, the means 

 of production should take first rank. Our large fish dealers 

 are interested in the culture as well as the sale of fishes, aud 

 the American Fish Cultural Association numbers 'among its 

 members several prominent members of the Fishmongers' 

 Association. We hope that fish culture will be awarded the 

 front seat at the coming exhibition. 



Since the above was written the following cablegram has 

 been received : 



Lokdon, August 8. 



To Fo-BKST AND StBBAM ! 



A meeting to promote the proposed International Fisheries 

 Exhibition \\\ London, in 1888, was held here on Saturday, 

 the 6lh. The Marquis of Exeter presided. Sir John A 

 Macdonald. the Canadian Premier, addressed the meeting 

 111 support of the scheme. He said he could confidently 

 Btat.e that the news that it is intended to hold such an exhibi- 

 tion would be hailed with great pleasure in Canada, where 

 the fishing interests arc so immense. He bad no doubt that 

 his colleagues would cordially support the idea. A commit- 

 tee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements for 

 (be exhibition. 



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BLITEFISHING AT CAPE MAT. 



THE OliUISE OF TITE MrT.TOX K. STUDAM8. 



THE writer having been invited, through the kindness of 

 a friend, to accompany a p.irty on a cruise to the fish- 

 ing banks off l he Capes of Delaware, gladly availed himself 

 of the opportunity thus afforded The owners of the Milton 

 ■R. Studams, a beautiful little schooner built about one year 

 ago aud registering 59 59-100 tons measurement, had ten- 

 dered their Vessel gratis for the trip, and no craft could have 

 Suited the purpose better. 



At half-past 12, July 18, 1881, the following-named parly 

 Stood on the wharf at Port Norris, on the Maurice Kiver, 

 ready to be taken on board : Frank Vanderhercheu, Na- 

 1han Wilton, Capt. Win. Haley, John Smalley, R. Meredith, 

 Dr. Newell, Dr. Robt. Elmer, C. C. Compton, Anthony Tay- 

 lor, Isaac M. Smalley, Capt. S. B. Martz, Capt. L. Garrison, 

 C. Lowry, A. M. Louden, Daniel Sharp, J. Boyd Nixon, 

 Capt. Hunter, Sheriff D. McBride, of Cumberland County, 

 and Edward Fithian last, though not least by any means, for 

 to his care had been assigned the provisioning of the vessel, 

 and all will bear testimony lo the very efficient manner in 

 which he performed the duty. 



Nothing that a thoughtful mind could provide was want- 

 ing. Au ice-house had been improvised in the forward hold 

 of the vessel, in which a ton of ice had been stored, and im- 

 bedded in the ice were placed all perishable articles. The 

 butter, packed in two-pound cans, one for each meal, came 

 on the table each day as hard and fresh as from a dairy, and 

 during the whole time we were at sea we had fresh tomatoes 

 at every meal. Too much praise cannot be accorded to Mr. 

 Eilhian, for it must have cost him a groat deal of thought 

 and careful attention, and there was nothing any one could 

 ask for in reason th.it did not come out of that ice-house — 

 pickles, olives, canned corn, etc. 

 In a few minutes the boats came off and safely conveyed 

 ou board, the anchor was weighed aud, with Capt. Garri- 

 i at the wheel, we were tacking down the tortuous course 

 the river toward Delaware Bay, which, with a good stiff 

 ze from the northwest, was reached at 3 p. m. Once 

 rly out in the bay, which at this point, is some twenty-five 

 iles broad, a direct course was laid for Capelleulopeu and, 

 inning before a strong wind, the Capes of Delaware were 

 react: ed at quarter before 5 r*. m., without a single tack hav- 

 ing been made from the mouth of the river to the Capes, be- 

 ing an unusual run It had been intended to stop at the 

 mouth of Maurice River and draw a small seine for menhu- 

 den, for bait, but as there were a thousand clams on board 

 and the wind was so favorable it was decided not to lose any 

 time, so the idea was abandoned. As such a quick run had 

 been made to the Capes, we concluded to go to sea at once, 

 so the vessel was headed for what are known as the Southern 

 Banks, lying off Indian River, State of Delaware, and just 

 out of sight of land. A heavy sea was running and as our 

 craft fairly danced over the waves those of us who did not 

 possess what are termed "sea legs " were obliged to navigate 

 around the deck in a very gingerly manner. 

 [ About dark Ihe vessel was brought into the wind, the 

 anchor let go in fourteen fathoms of water, and, as it after- 

 ward proved, we hid struck the right spot, for on the follow- 

 ing day we did not have to go far from the vessel in the 

 I boats for good fishing. As soon as we were anchored some 

 rat the impatient ones had their lines over the side of the 

 Teasel at once, and were rewarded by catching a few sea 



bass, but the catch was small, though there would have been 

 enough for bieakfast if the steward had cooked them. If is 

 a singular fact that but comparatively few sea bass can be 

 canght by fishing over the side of a vessel, while from a 

 small boat, a' from perhaps only a hundred yards away, 

 they may be taken rapidl3 r . The writer tried to ,get 4 i-alis- 

 factoiy reason for this, but failed. As sea bass are fished 

 for on the bottom, one would naturally think that, at a depth 

 of eighty feet a vessel would not scare them. Il had been 

 decided to put out the boats— three in number- at four 

 o'c.k ck the following morning, and the writer was one of 

 those detailed to go. Now, the avoirdupois of the individual 

 in question being something over two hundred pounds, he 

 did not feel exactly easy in his mind when the information 

 was impar'ed to him. There was a vague kind of feeling as 

 he stood and looked over the side of the vessel, that for a 

 man of his weight to clamber down the Sifle and drop into a 

 small boat being tossed about in a rough sen, with the 

 chances decidedly in favor of going overboard, was not ex- 

 acHythe agreeable thing to him that some might think it, 

 but he said nothing, though the thought haunted him for the 

 rest oi the night. Four o'clock came, and all hands were 

 summoned on* deck. One glance was sufficient ; a very 

 heavy sea was running, and the schooner was rolling and 

 pitching greatly. From that moment he made Up his mind, 

 and quietly informed a friend that he had not. slept, well (how 

 could he with such a nightmare '!) and had concluded he 

 would not go out that morning. As it was, the light and 

 active ones had all they could do to get into ihe boats, only 

 two of which went off. They were, however, amply re- 

 warded for all their difficulty, for when they returned to 

 breakfast Ihe large baskets of sea bass, rangiug from one- 

 half to two pounds in weight, attested to their skill as fish- 

 ermen and showed the}' had made good use of their time. 



The matutinal meal having been disposed of, fishing was 

 in order, aud the boats went off again, to return at dinner 

 time with baskets full of fish. In the afternoon, the sea 

 being calmer, the writer concluded to risk getting into » 

 boat, which he accomplished without much difficulty, and 

 captured his full share of fish ; and so the day pissed and 

 night came again, the sun going down in a bank of clouds, 

 and as the party sat clustered around the wheel, all agreed 

 that it was a beautiful and tranquillizing scene. All hands 

 we r e physically tired, and one by one they departed to their 

 blankets and repose. 



It had been agreed that the same programme should be 

 repeated on the following day, but Capt. Wm. Haley, chief 

 officer, quietly remarked that if he were not mistaken lie 

 would have all hands out before four o'clock to get up 

 anchor, for he thought the appearance of the sky portended 

 a blow; and he was right, for by one o'clock ihe schooner 

 was rolling and pitching at a terrible rate, and plenty of 

 water was coming on board, and at four o'clock all hands 

 were called on deck ; not for bass fishing, but to get up 

 anchor, and soon the vessel was ruuning for "Ihe snapping 

 mackerel " grounds off Cape May. As almost, every oue is 

 aware, this is a local name of the bluefish, and those gamy 

 and beautiful fish, built like a clipper ship, are taken by 

 trailing a squid from fifty to one hundred yards behind a 

 boat going at a good rate of speed. 



By the time the grounds were reached the sea bad gone 

 down and some seven or eight lines were, put overboard — 

 more could not be fished without fear of tangling — and soon 

 the cry of first fish was raised, and in a minute or two a 

 beauty of six pounds was flopping on the deck. Soon 

 another, and another, until all were busy with their lines, 

 and all of the fish large. It was sometimes provoking to get 

 a seven-pounder almost on deck and then have it strike the 

 rail and go overboard off the hook. The work was now be- 

 coming exciting and hard, for it is no child's play to haul in 

 a six or eight pound fish from fifty or one hundred yards be- 

 hind a vessel going at a good speed, and one has to be care- 

 ful to avoid having his fingers "cut by the line. Tt was at 

 this juncture that it became necessary to have Some one to 

 take charge of the fish which were lying around the stern in 

 all directions ; but, as usually happens, some one generally 

 comes to the rescue, and in this instance the gentleman who 

 took upon himself tiie work proved equal to the self-imposed 

 task. Blood was in his eye, and very soon he had blood all 

 over the deck, for with his own hands, aud without any as- 

 sistance, he cleaned and prepared ready for our ice-house 

 sixty-one large fish, and then Capt. M. came to his assistance 

 andhelped him finish the rest. Eh rly in the afternoon we 

 had, by actual count, eighty-six fish averaging six pounds 

 each, making, with the sea-bass we had taken the day before, 

 fully eight hundred pounds of fish. 



We then ran in to Cape Mary Point aud anchored for the 

 night, and notwithstanding the hard day's work all hands 

 had engaged in, and the early hour at which they had come 

 on deck, some of them seemed to have a hankering for the 

 shore, and quietly slipping below doffed their blue shirts aud 

 came on dock looking like respectable mortals, aud were soon 

 pulled to the beach. 



It had been our intention to try the mackerel the following- 

 morning, but when day broke, the storm signal was flyiDg 

 from Cape May point, and though it was then quite calm, 

 in an hour il commenced to blow hard, so it was decided, as 

 wc had plenty of fish and it would not be prudent to goto 

 sea, to run up the bay to Maurice River. In an hour mare 

 the wisdom of our course became more apparent, for a. very 

 heavy blow came on, and as we sat at our table on deck for 

 breakfast we frequently got a washing of salt water. 



Several of the party being desirous of remaining at Cape 

 May, they were put on shore just as we weighed anchor, and 

 none too soon, for the boat had no little diffculty in being 

 taken on board again. The run to Maurice River was made 

 very quickly, and it was quite a new sensation to enter 

 smooth water again. The time from that point to Port Nor- 

 ris was fully occupied in packing valises, strapping blankets 

 aud boxing fish, aud when the latter were taken from the 

 ice-house they were frozen solid. The writer sent front Port 

 Norris by express quite a large box of fish a distance of over 

 one hundred miles, and when the box was opened on the fol- 

 lowing day the ice had not disappeared and the fish were as 

 firm as when taken from the water. 



Taken altogether, no expedition of the kind could have 

 been more successful, and during the whole time nothing oc- 

 curred lo mar the pleasure of the trip, while the verdict from 

 every one was that it had been thoroughly enjoyable. The 

 thanks of all arc due to the officers of the Port Norris R. H. 

 for courtesies extended, also to Capts. Hunter, Haley, Martz 

 and Garrison for their self-imposed duty of managing the 

 vessel. Dr. Newell, who had been elected president -at start- 

 ing, performed his duty admirably, except in one particular— 

 viz., that when a meeting was called at the end of the trip 

 the doctor was not there to preside, he having deserted the 

 ship at Cape May without leaving any substitute, so Capt. 



Wm. Haley was elected in his place, wh i presidi d with 

 dignity over a meeting expressive of thanks to all who had 

 so largely contributed to our comfort and pleasure. 



At Bridaetan the party separated, all \vi I) pleased with the 

 trip. In conclusion, ihe writer wou'd say that, he wonders 

 more such trips are not taken. They ate comparatively in- 

 expensive, and though one may care Jit tie about fishing he is 

 amply repaid on such a cruise by the freedom from care tor a 

 few days, the cool, fresh ocean breeze aud an experience per- 

 haps perfectly new to him. B. Gi:anohu. 



PfiUa& iploa. Pa. 



The tC 

 long a 

 frame 

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THE BLUE GILL8^1S81. 



TUESDAY, July 5, found the writer ami all the tackle he 

 could crape together "all aboard" bound for Wiscon- 

 sin, fish and health. All Ihrec were found. That la OUT 

 siory in a nut-shell. In telling it more in detail we shall 

 relate faols, and as; we received no favors and paid dear lor 

 our trip wc, not being under obligation, care not if we tread 



We received a copy of " .Slimmer Saunterintrs in Northern 

 Wisconsin," a very interesting aud readable book, published 

 in the interest of ihe Wisconsin Central Railroad by the Gen- 

 era.l Passenger agent. The " Summer Saunterings " is one of 

 the best deco\s out. We read that bonk from end to end 

 several times and nearly learned it by hear!. Having accom- 

 piished this much we bade good-bye to our dear family and 

 started for Chicago, where we arrived at 9:30 a. m. Night 

 came, with it our train. We hopped on and look t.w-.nly- 

 three hours of the hottest and dirtiest aud most disagreeable 

 ride of our lives. Reaching Ashland, the northern terminus 

 of the Wisconsin Central, we jumped off the train for a rest. 

 Some one wanted to charge twenty-five cents for doing so ; 

 we demurred; mounted a buss steering for the " Hotel Che- 

 qinunegou," which is controlled by the railroad company. 

 The attempt is made to run this house on the Coney Island 

 style; but save the mark! There is no "you pay your 

 I take your choice;" it's all pay aud no choice. 

 t Ashland is like the Irishman's castle — four miles 

 vo rods wide— nothing of it. but a great big empty 

 I, and more sidewalk on oue side of the street than 

 all New York. We took a light supper (all we 

 could get), permitted ourselves to be pestered by mosquitoes 

 for a couple of hours, then took a nap ; had a still lighter 

 breakfast and started for the boat-landing, where we met the 

 first gentleman on our trip, who was not, too Belfish or too 

 rich to try and make il pleasant lor a working man, aud that 

 was M. 1). Thompson, master of the Eva Wadsworth, the 

 staunchest and safest, tug on the Bayfield line. He makes it 

 pleasant for all, aud nothing within reason is too much for 

 him to do for his passengers. He landed us safely at Bay- 

 field, our destination, a pleasant little fishing village lying 

 south and west of the Apostle Islands. A majority of the 

 male inhabitants fish for a livelihood, whitefis!) being the 

 principal catch. N. & P. Boutin have a large packing house 

 iu which several half-breeds are kept constantly at work. 

 Fishing smacks arrive and depart hourly. The town is a 

 neat place, situated at the base of a magnificent hill or. which 

 is a large spring which supplies the town with pure water 

 through pipes running iuto the yards and houses. (Ashland 

 drinks bay water). I took rooms at Mrs. La Bonle's private 

 boarding house; and ihe living aud accommodations received 

 at this house far surpass the Chequamegon and all like 

 houses; in fact, it is a home for the tourist, and the " sports- 

 man u made welcome." 



We scraped an acquaintance with several of the Boutin 

 brothers, fishermen, etc. , and found true friends, especially 

 in Duffy and Ed., and settled down to rest, for a few days, 

 till our bosom friend, Pet.tr Morganthalcr (Gipsy Pete), 

 should arrive. In due time we embraced ; arranged our 

 tackle for trout, and Started out alone, although dozens of 

 guides were ready to assist at two dollars per day. Well, 

 talk about trout, brook trout, we fouud them thick as flies, 

 and averaging a pound. 1 have heard about such fishing, 

 but never until now did I enjoy it. We made a rule to fish 

 only every other day so as not to waste as we wanted not. 

 During our stay this glorious fishing w r as continued in Pike 

 Creek and Sioux River. We brought home 300 beauties 

 as samples for our friends, which were duly appreciated, 

 thereby paying us for our trouble in gettmg them here. 



A few more words for Bayfield, Wisconsin, and we are 

 done. The best, cheapest and most pleasant way to reach it 

 is by water from Detroit. No mosquitoes in the place, cool, 

 bracing air, pure spring water. Trout fishing plenty, as the 

 residents do not fish for them. Trout are, caught averaging 

 iwo pounds along the rocks at the edge of Ihe bay. Smith's 

 Hotel and Fountain House are the two leading hotels ; board 

 $10 and f 12 per week. Mrs. La Bonte keeps a private board- 

 ing house and can accommodate eight persons. She sets a 

 good table' and affords accommodations that make you feel at 

 home; rales $8 per week. Henry La Pointe is the best guide, 

 although there are several other good ones. Some one or 

 other of the Northern Trausit's beautiful steamers enters this 

 natural harbor daily, a luxury that Ashland docs not. enjoy. 

 You will not find a newsstand, barber sliop or livery stable 

 at Bayfield ,- neither is there telegraph communication, but a 

 telephone line runs to Ashland. The air at Bayfield is per- 

 fectly delightful, aud the cream for health. The town is 

 inhabited by Freuch, Indians and half-breeds. Only one 

 white person has died there in two and a half years. Two 

 Indian reservations are within twelve miles of Bayfield and 

 the Indians Hock to town by hundreds on Sunday. ' There is 

 much novelty about the place. It is somewhat lonesome, 

 but the overworked aud tired find sure rest and improvement 

 iu health. Bass fishing is grand thirty miles inland. The 

 surrounding country for miles constitutes the sportsman's 

 paradise. 



Go to Bnyfield by water if possible, and when once you 

 have the lay* of the land you will return there again. Ed. 

 Boutin does not net as guide, but will cheerfully give all in- 

 formation desired. 



Everything at Bayfield ran so smoothly that wo are unable 



to chronicle a joke, : 

 The following is win 



ccidelit or mishap 



t the Bayfield Pre 



We do 



not regret it. 



Peter Morgantuajei 



Mater, all of Perl Wa 



, wife and three < 

 VDU, lud., are seen 



1|.,L'. ■ 



nd Willis D. 

 v *i . kH with 



J/t Home. Mr. Miner is depute ,-lfik i 

 Morgant.haler is one of the prnpnen-i - . 

 extensive olotiiicg house at Port Wayne. 

 gentlemen are the best boarders ho ever c 

 kept the table well snpplied with trout e 

 two .gentlemen caught, over one huiidrei 

 Creek on Monday, ami in one da\ lost we 

 caught eighty-eight large trom, and 01 

 hundred. Tlie party leturn alt small tri 

 their example should be followed by all vi 

 to say it ib not. 



1\H | 111, 



y have 

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 Pike's 

 r, tliey 

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 m, and 

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