Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-15
FIGHTING EELS.
Dangerous Fishing Sra Fiji-hn Ay: Il
ward Fizi, - Handle.

We sometimes fish for a KIM OF sea
:. Dream " with hand-line At night
and my servant tried one evening i
lump Of lloUIh for want of better bait.
lie felt something nibhie. nibble 4.
his line, and ~ last \ steady haul: So
returning the compliment, he hauled
too, and presently landed strange
fish, like 4 gigantic English Dream IN
shape. 1t was cooked and pronoun-
ced 4 by all the household, and, en-
couragsd by his success, Il. tried again
next night. Another rewarded him,
and he Gshed on Presently bite
and then dead pull. Having strong
limo and wired hook, ne hauled away.
and dragged up sn ugly brown eel.
When he attempted TO seize it the crea-
ture turned and bit him across the
knuck les, nearly cleaning two of the
Joints of skin and flesh. After dress
ing his wound, sat up writing, the
household having retired to bed. L
was interrupted by Young boatman
rushing in, 50 oh, please, sir, give me
light. / have got big eel like that
which bit Z. this evening. He lies i'll
my boat biting furiously, and can't
get him of the line. | have jumped
overheard and come for help. He
was dripping. We lit a lantern, anu
taking big office ruler, adjourned to
the battlefield. First Charley drew
IN ths boat. at the bottom OF which.
.'by the lantern dimly burning |
could see the enemy cruising about.
He dropped in, aud I passed III the
lantern and scrambled down. As
soon as we approached him ne made
nj Charley's naked feet. The young
fellow made spring, nearly shot me
out Of the cranky little boat, and upset
the lantern. As stopped TO lift 1t up
the brute charged at me. | had quite
enough to do to save myself, and, as l
had dropped the ruler at the first surge.
I had no weapon. The ruler kept roll
ing with the rocking boat, sometimes
lust within reach, but as l tried to
seize il away it would roll The eel
was master Of the situation for the
time: but at last Charley fetched him
:, crack with the stretcher, and, hav-
ing managed in Iu.i ct the fight to
catch the Grant ruler, seconded the
blow with a - sumner The heavy
ebony did its dnty, and the Shiny
brute lay quiet while Charley raired
blows on 1t, ard finally severed his
head from his loiy with his knife. l
never saw more savage. fierce beast;
he fairly spranc at us with his jaws
wide open and his small white eye
cleaning ferOcinusly. The way the
lad and danced in that rocking boat,
with The lantern, the ruler, and the
fish rolling al the bottom, would take
7 cieverer pen than mine 10 describe. /
Next evening, however. L. met with Il
more serious affair. lie ana nay son
we've oUl On the end OF the pier trying
for a big cod. Presently ! heard four (
or i've heavy blows, thou 4 YETI and !
ny son came rusnihS mo lAc Once /
Help Tor tod SAKE, He.p. ne /
shouied' Il huge eel Eao severe. I. +
WIS.,, ana h"'Nlii h'rt'! /" 'i''.-'r.
>taFteu ~ ana 'ii ''.' $500 - >-'.'-''
my SCI '.'i.l. a. -. e - e r-.,s.. ''.r .
34ood >t--..t;..I-- b.. ~ "a i'-'- $50
ing the !EtsE >Hd 7"'i'. -'t 1is-e'
iladc 1 temporary .ga1.'i,t h't. lHfuSt! .
nan iui!b.eF q D.di!Ut uo"ii MS /
throat, ana carried MN! OIL 10 4 cHehi-
Isl, WHO, luckily, !NeS close 10 NE, /
ana IS gooo surgeon as aIl Iheee men /
shouIu De. here we Se"ei up TWO /
lflshtiui e3sie, '!s'' ia't severe some |
small aTter4eS- Just missing inc mann
one OF the Pulse ana mus causing tue
severe he'hoIfIid7e' -A''er the "ouH'
was dressed anu tiC 'ie.-siii- s'aScu,
We 4eaTled tHe Ioi,' "i'i- 'GcOuu. oi
me aGciieh'; l. h'u I'"Acu ai!ti
latled VI, an eel "'yi'i "."F E',hds
weight Itelteihbe ll"T me uSht 81
Inc previous night Ee l!ad >N ahs me
brute round Ms mead bringing MIN
Town WIN thGhlp on the boards;
Ms was the SOUND OF b-'"> ne'tEu: