The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1874-06-05
Stocking the Streams OF the County with
Fish.

The Deer Creek Farmers Club have I'M
dertaken work in which they should have
:, the hearty encouragement and cooperation of
the people of the county. AT their last regu-
lar meeting, at Mr., George Glasgow's on
Saturday, May 30th, a full discussion was had
in relation to stocking the numerous streams
Of our county with fish. The Club appoint
ed a committee, consisting of Mr. H. F. Will
lis, DR.. James M. Magraw and Mr. D, E.
Wilson, 10 investigate the whole subject, with
SASpower to carry out the design of the Club to
introduce black bass, and possibly salmon,
into Deer Creek. Mr.. Willis, who has had
some experience in the matter, was also en-
powered by the Club to procure, from the
North, at the expense of the Club, number
o{bass for the purpose proposed.
1t is the desire of the Club to amply stock
peer Creek with this fine game fish, from
Stansbury's Dam to the Susquehanna pro-
vided the necessary funds can be procured
for the purpose To this end the Club ask
for contributions from all interested, and es.
pecially from those living contiguous to the
stream mentioned. At any rate the Club
will do all they can but they are certainly,
entitled to assistance in this praiseworthy and
important work.
If sufficient means can be procured to
stock the entire stream with black bass, i'll
very few years it will be alive with them, as
they increase very rapidly. All that sneces-
sary is to place them in the water, when they
will take care of themselves
The Club do not propose to coniine their
efforts TO the waters of Deer Creek alone, but
if enough money can be raised, other streams
will also be stocked.
This enterprise of the Deer Creek Club de-
serves the fullest recognition and encourage
ment and we therefore hope that contribu-
tions in aid of the project they have under
taken may be liberal. These contributions
may be left with Mr.. Dallas Reeves Presi-
dent, Mr. James Lee, Secretary, or any OF
the members of the Club; or if left at this
office will be placed in the proper hands
Would it not bc well for the several farm
crs' clubs of the county TO unite in the work
of stocking our streams with desirable fish
No county in the State presents greater ad-
vantages than Hartford for the purpose men
toned, and with the combined efforts of the
clubs and citizens generally, our streams
would in few years be abound with choice
fish, and thus another source of pleasure and
profit might be created in our midst.
Our county abounds in running streams
and with very little expense nearly every
farm might be supplied with a fish pond,
which, if properly stocked, might be made
highly remunerative. 1t is estimated that an
acre of water can be made more profitable
than two acres of land; and there is scarcely
farm that does not possess land unfit for
farming purposes that might easily be con-
verted into fish pond, and thus be made
profitable.
A few weeks ago some salmon and black
bass, nearly foot in length were caught on
float in the Susquehanna, and were care
fully placed in Wilson's Dam, on Deer Creek.
They doubtless found their way down the riv-
err from the neighborhood of Harrisburg, al
though the bass might have come from Broad
Creek. Last year, through the enterprise OF
Mr.H. r. Heaps, q number of black bass from
the Potomac were placed in this stream
These have, in that short time, multiplied to
wonderful extent it is said, and with con-
tinucd protection for few years, the creek
will abound in this delicious fish.