The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-28

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many more pretentous localities
Our Portland Correspondence.
PORTLAND, Me-, August T. 1855.
SOMETHING or WATERING PLACE.
According "a mmemorlal CUSTOM the denizens OF the
large and crowded cities continue to pour out their thou
sands who are bent taking their wonted pleasure Of
the places Of fashionable resort during the prevailing
summer heats All this is emnenty proper, and con-
duciye TO health and renovation of body and mind The
several watering places-such Saratoga, Newport,
Cape May and Long Branchare each possessed OF pecu
liar attractions But while award TO these places the
credit which is their due hcalthinsprng localities
when their pleasures used and not abused give me
sthe wide unbounded sea-" with its wild freedom it's
varying moods of wind and calm, sunshine ana CLOUD
nay its storms when
The mad wave mocks the moon
And whistles alOt its tempest tune,
and the good ship mounts over the crested biiow hat
to the eve of the inexperienced andsman seems about
to pour down upon her their mountains of green water
This your watering place. whore the azure rma-
kisses the verge Of the mighty deep ON all Sides
and naught be discovered beyond the vessel but
sthe blue above aud the blue below" Here Omnipo.
dsccmed in all its innity and he who contem-
plates the scene can afford smile at the enthusiasm
he manifested a few days before catching the
first glimpse of some sheltered nook with its strip of
sandy beach and miniature surf with the heterogeneous
mixture OF humanity that natural TO such places
disporting themselves therein.
THE sEA-THE SEA.
Would any of the HERALD readers enjoy the sublime
spectacle Of the unbounded ocean, Let him visit Port
land Gloucester Mass any other New England port,
whence vessels despatched during the season to the
mackcrel fishing grounds, himself into the good
a,l,,o ho MI
fishing trip; and If he is who can take things in
the rough will congratulate himself on his return on
the opportunity he has enjoyed in not only witnessing
some of the most stupendous Of Gods works, but in
having acquired much valuable information respecting
most important Of national wealth and an extern
sive means of furnishing substantial article OF food to
millions of the human If there be any who are
inclined to cavil my exordum to such commonplace
subject mackerel beg TO remind them that men OF
emnence the literary world have not thought 1t be-
meath them to devote their poecal talent in depicting
the pers of the fisherman in the exercise of his abor
GUS calling while the itself bas furnished theme
for the muse of inspired writer's Says the
royal Psamist, "They that go down to the sea
see the works OF the Lord and His wonders the deep
CAsco BAY AND ITS ISLANDS
But to the subject Leaving harpswell Maine two or
three mornings ago. on q small smack, the captain OF
which kind enough to permit me TO 20 ON trip
with him we s. soon sailing the S or%ar
let's letter mentioned the popular belief that these
Islands si are three hundred and si1ty-dvo in mum
sent magnificent sight from whatever point Of view
they may be taken. We not long in leaving the
bay and standing out 10 IL Is necessary to
remark that we wore not prepared for regular fishing
voyage, Int simply for days fishing in order 70 supply
family market The commercial fishery altogether
a different affair
On reaching the fishing ground anchor was cast and
We prepared for attack the mackcrc There were
persons board the boat and each was fur
nished with two lines with single hook on EACH Tho
bait employed clans. We were soon deeply engaged
in our work. sport, according professionals
amateurs Luck, however not in our favor TO the
extent more fortunate morals sometimes favored;
therefore we realize that very occurrence
the hauling up of line as fast MS the other was thrown
doSensuHcicn to rcmuneraie the fishermen for their
days toll The reason assigned for the scarcely OF the
mackere the presence Of the doghs OIL the coast
These voracous shaped pretty much like
shark but the fishermen they are FAR worse enc
mics to the sh than even the last mentioned monster
On the whole spent very pleasant day. returning In
tho evening with good appcs for supper at tho Sea-
side House As the fish caught we're for tho family mar
! EXTENT OF rHK FISHING cRouM@
There two kinds Of mackerei fishery The hrst
embraces long VOYAGES lasting several week. sr
the engaged In which seldom out more than
few days The shore makerel are said to be superior 10
those caught distance. The fishing grounds for the
mackerel Of commerce extend all the way from of Cape
May at the mouth OF the Delaware, norhward Of New.
foundland, and all along the intermediate coasts The
fish taken with the line in from ten TO one hundred
and fty fatboms The bait used Is clans porgies
fishing firm this city, during the present season,
clans bait for trip. Now when II Is stated that
the mackere feet Of this place numbers some one hun
drcd and fifty vessels and that each vessel generally
makes two trips and Of them three, during each
season. idea may be formed Of the immense guam
tity bait employed in the business and consequently,
of the magnitude Of the business itself The manner In
which the Ash called the porgy Is employed as bait is
quite ne and Sst placed Ssres On reaching the mack
ee ground the pogy thus prepared scattered over the
surface Of the water II there are any mackere a. .ns
thus apprse the fishermen that they have found good
drop, and as there are doglsh out on the banks
| good haul Is generally made.
THE FISHERY.
Still, the maskere fishery is very, uncertain venture
not at ali permanent If vessel happen to strike
school" every barrel board may be filled N short
time but, then weeks may be consumed without such
RocuKRY IN ALL rRApFs BUT OURS
Each vessel employed in the fishery carries quantity
open sslted and "powed." "Hsllooi" said to The
d Sw %1S Sv va, sDg me sSs ss
ply, ",hc fishermen sharpen piece Of stick, which
they under the backbone Of the mackercl and rip
open This makes poor Gsh look like fat one You
tnued, with a comics twist Of his mouth After being
thus "plowed and seed they are placed in bsrIela
TO .ze and quality from No to No. picked, packed
and inspected and then ready for the market Tho
barrels are furnished hy the packers.
TRApy.
Although Portland does not send out the largest mum
81 n Ss Of Ee ss
obtaining salt Last year the quantity OF meckere
inspected In this State 49,7e7k barrels ~ 1851
being inspected In Portland alone But this Is by NJ
means the sum total Of mackercl cured In the
State during last year, as about ten per cen
Is generally sold without inspection, In order TO evad'
the small fee charged by the inspectors. Several yes
sells have returned from their first trip this year, and
Of hs Whses are crowded With barrels sacen ndi
cations not yet afforded 10 whether this year,
catch will equal perhaps exceed that OF last year TIT
trade steadily the increase year after year, how
ever.
About twenty thousand barrels Of mackere shppe'
from Portland TO New York alone every year Iarg
quantities are annually sent 10 the West indies an
there Is trade in the article with Buenos Ayres an'
other parts OF the South American coast There Is ais
lnrre and incrcas mn trade with Iinois Xiaconsn