The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-09

hass which were put ~, The Ilyer sosne ''At
wears ago by the late Or. BAIl,fhen zone o.
the fish commissioners of the stste.
SHAKESPEARE says that g the good that men
do i, Inferred with theirboueso; buehere y
one good that DR.. BALE did which suf' NV.
him most happily and benefcently. i"e
waters about Lynchburg were ID QUE" rr Nv.
michtv poorly supplied with fish, ines
were more famed for" fisherman - '.NN.c'
than any with which it has been. our 'or'uheg
- become aco,aintcd. Wecan well imagine
wha, delight it silor6s tie Ronlssoss, ard
wrrsxs Of The " happy town" to fall in with
tb, black bass--th.t rich legacy left them
hx D-. BALL. The Lynchburg paper noticing
the subject expresses the belief that the bass
will become very numerous in the river Is
the seines eau be kept OUT. Exactly. The
water of james particularly about
and above Lynchburg in the mountain Sec
tion-is very congenial with the tastes and
habits Of, the black bass. He will undoubt'
edlv flourish there. But as for seInes, may
We not ask his Highness angler WRESE il be
don't think hundred and fifty in a week is
going it "pretiy brief?' Weask DR.. RoBIN.
SON, fish commissioner Of the State, who
lives at Lyncnburg, if be would not better
restrain WRENN little. @@@..1- SO.
We cont know bow many fishermen there
are about LynchburS, but if there be- the
ordinary plumber for such town we fear II
thew III initiate WEENN the Doctor will not
have chance. he can hardly join in cru
SADIE against L. B. WHICH looks like depopu-
la,ion. We call upon the friends of that re-
spectacle family of fish to spare them. Deal
gently With them now, and when they De-
como nutuerous in the james River Watcrs
we are sure Dr.. Robinson will take. lnhoite
pleasure IN introducing his game frleDds 10
all the anglers tbereabout. But we must not
forget TO add our rcmonstrance 10 'nat Oh
our Lynchburg contemporary agalnsS lhe
Introduction of the seine at this stage OF the
game. Cndeservlng encouragement at any
time. il would be barburous ut this uiDc.
We appeal 10 Or. RoBsS>oN, and we appeai
10 every gentleman TO cCUp-ra:e with MN
in protecting as far as possible the Diack
bass.
We are most earnest and urgent on THIS
sutiact. James river, we repeat, has Not
been well supplied with game ana goou
table ir>h. Tue effort TO stock II WIN sucu
fish is of the creates. interest TO al the pco-
ole living upon its banks; and not OH!
lhem. Int the inhabitants Of the whole James
R,ycr valley. To stock that stream Is 10
.,ork j.. tributaries alsc. What great aa-
d.jon that would be to the means oil plea
sure aud also TO the means OF subsistence Oh
this large population .
The rod and line in Il stream we'll stocked
will always yield Il plenty OF ii>h Tor the
family table. The Introduction OF the seine
in such streams only tends to destruction OF
fish by cap,urius ul,re than are needed. ard
forcing surteit uron Il ncighborhood' 1t
was the destructive policy that so impoYer-
j,hcd our waters; ard now that we are en-
deavcripg to stock them literally Our labor
will be in vain unless We put the streams
under such laws aud police as shall efteciu-
ally protect tbem against the destructive wars
of the greedy owners Of traps and seines.