The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-04

the sake of the philosophy of the human
economy it Is relief that at last there Is.
About Fishes.
Editors Dispdtoh: baye read with much
interest your.Varicus articles upon fsh.cul.
iure, the distribution of fish, kinds OF fish,
sc. In your paper Of the Both OF March
you speak OF an old acquaintance and favor
lite OF mine. the (" red-eye," and after giving
your experiences and plans for catching it
in the Dan, you say: We have never met
with this fish in any waters but those Of the
Dan." OF course you do not venture the
declaration that he Is not found in the waters
Of other riverG have In other days caught
many of them la the tributaries OF the
Tar, and also ID the Neuse and some of Its
tributaries, In this State, and agree heartily
with you in all you say about the qualities
aud sgamo" character of this most excel.
lent " parrish"
I cannot SAP that the "red-eye" is ever
caught in any other of our streams, but
have caught the "bream" in some Of the
waters of our State that run to wards South
Carolina, and in the onte-6ellum times
caught many of them In the State Of Ala.
bama.
I have often observed the difference that
you hint at between the "chub" caught In
our rivers and swtft-running streams and the
mll-pond "ebub," not only ia appearance
and activity, but alse In favor; having on
several occasions caught both kinds within
few hours OF esch other, and thus been en-
abled to make q fair com parison of them.
unite With you In the expression Of re-
gret that North Carolina as well as Virginia
has done 40 little to wards increasing and pre-
serving its various breads Of valuable fish,
as nothing has been done within our borders
towards it save the deposit of the spawn OF
q few fish in the Neuse and probably another
river. North CAROLINA.
Greensboro, March 81, 1876.
Our Intelligent correspondent understands
the worth of the southern fishes of which be
speaks. We are not surprised that he should
have met with the red.eye in the North
Carolina rivers. We have never wetted a
line in those streams, but we had supposed
that the fish that Inhabited them were very
like those found in the Roanoke and Dan and
their tributaries. The Ied.eye is Of the
perch Enthusiastically pericide closely
resembles the yellow belly, the bachelor, and
some others, but differs from other families
in being generally stouter and stronger and
thicker across the back.
The Dream that we spoke Of as being
found 10 South Carolina is an excellent fish
game bitter, and good for the pan. He
closely resembles the red.eye, but is differ.
ent 10 species. We have considered him as
belonging to waters not north Of South Caro-
| lima, and know that he is an esteemed citi.
I'm of the Gulf States. There are several
varieties of Dream. In England they have
kind of carp that is called Dream, and
IsAAs WALFcN must have spoken. of this
creature when he said that he was "little
valued for food" We doubt whether the
venerable anglerSever saw 80 fine member
of the perch family as the Dream of our
southern waters. Being in South Carolina
he would naturally ascend to the pleasant
and bright tributary streams of North Caro-
lima.
In the spacious lakes contiguous to the
Santee, In South Carolina, shaded by the
giant cypress, and poplars, aud oak, and
other powerfully. srmed outrageous trees,
we have caught the Dream. These lakes are
washed cut by the high freshets in the Ssntee.
They are, many of them, large; are recepta-
cles of smsli streams, and have outlets to the
river. In these the Dream is in perfection.
They have the jack precisely like that fish in
the Roanoke. he is taken mainly with the
bob. There is 6sh there, too, called the
red eye that grows broader than our friend
in tho Roanoke, and, although of similar
dark hue, more resembles the silver perch:
Our correspondent rightly esteems the
King William (or chub} Of the Roanoke. BE
Is of lighter color than the black bass of the
Ohio waters. From dark on the back his
color grows lighter, until a pea-greeu hue is
tablished, which passes into murky white
about the bottom Of the body. He is an
active, spirited lisb. III;
These game fishes merit the attention of
the Fish Commissioners, and we hope will
receive it. We hope our correspondent will
exert hiMself to induce North Carolina to
join Virginia, and stimulate both States in
their efforts to promote the pleasure while
increasing the comfort of the public. In no
other way can so much good to the public
be done for 50 little money as will be re-
quired in the cultivation Of fish. w,t