The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-27
NEW YUKK HERALD. SUNDAY II, 1S7a-TKPLE SHEET

mas pIoved,tand In time IL rs expected that there
OF mackerel and other fish In these waters as a
consequence. The fact that the rivers alluded to
that they are not leased, like the Canadian and
New Brunswick rivers should afford the strongest
indocement for their complete protection. In o
THE SEASON FOR MAcKEREL
will have commenced, when everything in the
the service Cocpers viii i do thriving business;
the cry VIII be "Hoopl Hoop Hurraln salt will be
IN great demand and the whole town OF West
chester VIII pc In q ferment and pickle. Mack
eral No. and mackeral No. and mackeral No. 8
viii swarm toward the coast by the million, and
work among the scaiy visitors. The jigger is an
ordinary fishing hook the shank Of which is
water 1t Is seized by the mackerel, which Is at
once shaken or into the boat to be followed by
hundreds. until the fisherman Is utterly exhausted
the Is sensbly Ielt by the people here.
lspeak now Of the immediate coast fishery; but
there are vessels-stanch, seaworthy' craft, capa-
the Gulf and Labrador fisheries, which come home
heavily laden with their 1nny cargoes. Among
VsSe eH ect cr i her
owner, one OF the most successful OF those Ches-
teTans VINO go down to the great deep IN ships;
which are pursued with varying profit and success
from year to year, there Is
THE LOBSTER BUSINESS,
which is steadily growing In Importance, and which
has aided largely IN promoting the material inter-
ests Of Chester IL Is about twelve years since
tons here and gave an Impulse to the work OF
catching, or rather trapping, this delicious crus
racea. 1t has now several factories located at
various points, within coast range OF 800 miles,
some OF which are also employed In the packing or
makere. 1t is astonishing the extent TO which this
and Europe orer ready markets for the sale
as resa ss sna
and curing of the fish. They are has been stated
trapped, the contrivance devised Tor this purpose
beng semi cylindrical structure made Of rough
laths nailed together, having a network covering
at each end. In the centre OF this network two
holes. suticiently large to admit the lobster, and
net Is bent inward. In the centre of the trap Is an
upright stake on which the bait ia impaled, the
walk into my parlor" arrangement. The bait
consists mostly OF sea perch and sculpin the lat
ter being better known perhaps as
THE SEA TOAD,
q most unprepOssessing customer, with head nearly
as large as the whole body and q mouth big enough
for dsh fifty times its size. He is in fact mon
the peculiar shape OF his head, as likewise
IN his moted skin bears pretty close lose
s. Win nSat tbs eSeepon ass a. one
out of MS 81 sS
end OF these Is small, soft, hesh-lke appendage,
with which, with bait, he lures, while he lies
unsuspectlng prey into his capacious nav. This
sculpin or seatoad II he does not fish for himself,
Is used to fish for others, and this ne does with
handsome does" has any force in 1t, he is
beauty. The lobster traps thus baited are sunk
to the ana %
transferred to the rOwboats, preparatory to being
placed in the fish cars, where they are kept alive
Vesss 1 ten @ I've 5ss sy
draw torrents OF tears 1rohf
ruu nVE n q M u Ep-UC
and when the vessels arrive at the factory they are
merciessly pitched upon the pier in another indis
nap their propeers and lnterlock with their huge
nippers the whole heap presenting most anil
mated and lively mass OF crustacea. From the pier
having been sufficiently boiled, they are packed IN
hermetlcally sealed cans, and after stu 1urther
sent OF to their several destinations The season
begins about the 10th Of May and closes about the
middle OF October during which the Portland
can nearly seven hundred thousand Holsters. In
the capture Of this number fleet Of $50 boats,
each manned by two hands, Is required, and these
range along a shore OF thirty or thirty-1ve miles.
In pursuit OF the fish these men some times frequent
the most rugged and widest part OF the coast,
DAYS, surge and boil among the huge rocks, dash
ing the loan the height OF fifteen or twenty teet
WOE TO THE HAPLEss VESSEL
that misses its trackess way across the ocean and
in treacherous fog or the darkness OF the night
runs upon this irOn-bound coast: The fate OF the
| disaster that have sent thrill Of horror through
the civilized world. The crash and roar OF theBe
breakers can be heard at distance Oftw0 or three
| miles, giving, one would think, suficient warning
OF the danger Here, amid these rocks, are the
favorte haunts Of the seal and the sea gull, the
man. on this lovely Summer evening, the whole
sea and sky sufYused with the golden and purple
glories OF the declining sun and the bleak
| rocks rising grim and black above the gilt
terng foam OF the broken waves, we have 9
scene Of grandeur and beauty rarely surpassed.
| Here we have splendid view Of the coast for q
distance OF twenty miles, with Its beautiful little
| bays and coves, the shores OF which are In many
| places thickly WOODED down to the waters edge.
| From this we can see not few OF the islands OF
Malone Bay, and which are SO numerous as to
furnish one ior every day In the year. Where did
they find names for them alf And why did they
NOT to save trouble, begin in the work Of designa
ton with January ! and end with December 81
How economical But 1t Is not too late, and the
people Of Chester are hereby given full right and
title to the hint, to be BY them used, employed
&C.. for the benefit OF themselves and their descend
ants for evermOre.