New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-27
LIFE On LONG ISLAND.
Cunning PI-hinE-CatchinG Fish for Manure
-Wood-Churche-- -chOols-Long Island

-Wood-Churche---c Island
Railroad.
| Co-respo Of the New York Tribune
EAsr MoarcHEs. sua.lk c. July -. lsi,
An uva 10, and ia search az pIrrr air shan ihat
eni,yed 10 yoar popul Is City left ,uth Book
lyn at o. o'clock A NJ on Monday, aui arrived At
tbs place 1t 9 P same day. The Mlrches
Est and Wesf contain about teen hultrei in-
habitauts whose CHEF occupations sre Cunning,
| Fishing and Farming. To smuse myself I'D
xl.h hope Of entertaining others, propose W.
tug you brief account OF LIE on Long Island
Ginning.
Situated IS the Morches are, within two orthree
mics If the o can, the Inhabitants enjoy almost
au uninterrupted breeze from the seas bosom
pure aad inyigoratins Between tie Island and
the o can beach here Is ba, that extends some
seventy miles. To this bay during the Fail VIII
| t.r AID Spring immense numbers of Vild fowl re-
.or Tor food thus ah,rdng 70 the spor'suen on
tie south side o. the Island source Of grea. profit
AID amusement. SiPe-shootinz IS low about
commencing. Assoon as harvesting Is over. which
= o be, probably at the end Of this week, We
shall hear ssltpetre explode from early dawn
| T. dusky eve" \ good gunner " ~ make from
| u : 20 per day. S,me gunner, have been 50 tor
,unate during the " d goose season As ~ make 80
| aud SO in day. bat these were DAYS OF eXtraor
dinarS ln,k, aud when game brought high prices
| 40 market The most 81 cessiul mode II shooting
web iooied csme ia this section Is by the o. q
hJntIug battery and decoys. battery - NJ sdc
| 40 tue following manner: box ih,ienily large
o. contain the body OF a man Is procured. from the
Ipp,r part oft u hich j. extended on FL her side
wings, which help t. float the machine. Overthe
iox 81 'ced some light covering o. hide the BODY
Of the hunter. Tue box, cover aud wings are
painted o. esembie the color OF water. Wher
the gunner ami bis implements are on board The
battery, the to- of the machine lie even IN the
.urlsce of the water. AT proper DIS ance from
here he makes his machine fast he anchors he
iecuNs A flick of fowls, seeing what they sup
osr 70 be some If their fami, feeding vii BE- I'll
need 10 a ight aud when within reach, the gun
,er a ho Immediately rises from his hiding place
Tres upon them--oitrn killing aud crirplng SIX ~
,lsbt Ol the flock. An I'D l. hsbitant squire
o.. informed me that when he fret came L
Iorl.hes he Wa c,mp,l He'd To keep men ard BOY
u his fields 10 protect his crops from the ~ilo
oslsl Sipe AT. a 50 decoyed Wondcock ar,
90. SO ,lentiia as TO induce special hantinx--
y -casionally in the Winter, part i formed t.
aunt deer. of which a few are still found on the
slaud within q ieS miles OF this place.
F,,hmg.
The next phase of lie IN this quarter that shsI
vrite Of IL Fishing. Cunning and fishing wit
tiese people are vacations by which they acquire
their living and their wealth, consequently the
most scientific and economical plans are adopted
G,l-fshing, presume, is the most profitable thai
- followed in this section. ELS without num-
1sr' are caught in the bay during the entire year
r0ey are caught in seines and pots through the
summer-in the all, Winter and Spring they are
.pesred some are dressed here, while other'
are sent IN smacks, alive, to market. Those thar
re dressed at this place are packed with ice IN
,oxes and sent by Railroad to NewYork. The,
ish. generally, Ia companies aud have agents IN
View York to whom they consign their wares
The game presume, is disposed Of in like man
| lerl These agents wholesale them off TO ped
| Hers aud retailers about the markets. The dress
ng OF tn Ees affords employ ment to ereatnum
,er Of oid men, young boys. aud few c1ored wo-
men They pay one cent dozen tor sklnnius
Eels. One old cOiored widow, whose weight
must be over 200 lbs aud who IL the mother 90
in, teen children, earns - 4 day-skinninS RoO
T. ls-regularly. She has earned herself com
urtahle home by this busioess alone Formerly
he. Ees that were caught here for market wer,
iressed near springs III Inch they were pat " her
skinned. They were allowed u remain IN thcse
springs until All early hour the following evening,
when they We're taken OUT boxed ~, pug on carts
and started of tor New-Iosk. Dnrns the hrsi
irht they would be convey ed 10 BshN Iona VII
Iige halfway between TINS ann New 0rk-" her
| he Eels again placed Ia springs TO remain
iurius the day. Early the following evening the!
would be stated of asaln Tor the market, ana al
av break the next morning they would be Il
New York. where they would be disposed o.
- Bss.-i shing is another source 81 proht N m
nhabitants here, although not so extensive as Eel
fishing They are csugtt in seines during the all
~ ana Sprln months. They are taken q
,.e a ,hin sight of the beach Tnis Kind OF hsh-
| ng is the hardest pursued.
Catching Flh fer Manure.
| The land through tnis section OF the Island IS o.
| A., hsht sandy loan, aud IS kept IN condition only
| Nv constant mauuing The manure most depend
d upon IS a fish called Bunker, which they catch
A. sea lear the beach in seines. They are so bony
rhst they are caught for no other purpose thar
manure. The seues used are Of immense size
aud are owned by companies of from twelve t"
evenly farmers They have erected on the bescf
ISL houses-used for the purpose OF keeping their
| nets &c safe when not IN use-barns for shelter
| no their horses when not at work drawing iish
,nd sheds to protect their sea-boats. At da' light
| n the morning one OF company sails In his skin
| over the bay-about three mies-to the beach o.
zee whether IL Is sea rcafher-thst is, II the sur
uns high and there IS an east wind (which gener-
| lly dives the sea up they cannot hsn ouI 4
he water IS down. the suri running low, and
| 4orth wind prevailing then they can work their
l.ts A fishing-day IS made known by tee-
zraph"-they having erected on the oeacn-hiis
posts on which they hoist signals When the sig
al for fishing is raised the fact is communicated
| 0 those Who cannot 1t by means OF horns AID
,sver did chietians boele collect his ~afnors
laicker than do these aiaiums wake % duty INT
.rc,er.fshermen OF this part OF Long Island
| Now Tor the bay. Ia R bret time You VIII SEE
.ousdron OF some fifteen or twenty SANS unfe'
.ali About thirty minutes IS occupied IN ercs'l'
| n. bsv Having arrived at the beach their TN,
| RATS are made last and fishing c"mmences--
| Oh. Whist spout! none Of soor ofook-exercise-
,in.h0ok work no, no but invisoratins, he-pro-
| Angling srs.f.hiug. The kind oi fishing that be
.ets an appetite for colo boiled pork oy the pound
,d good home made bresd by the Loaf Our