Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-29
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THURSDAY. MARCH 20. 1877.
The Potomac Fisheries,

The Alexandria correspondent Of the Bal
mere Sur writes SIS follows:
The Potomac fisheries arc 60 iuconsiderabl
portion Of the spring work on that river, and it
sbad and herring have vide reputation, aus
IN tJTner days wagons came to this city, Whicl
was the princip pal mart OF the fisheries, not oais
from Maryland and Virginia, tur from Tsnnas
see and Kentucky, es vel! as from lie sollt:iey,
tier OF pennsylvania counties. This correaTca
dcnco Indicated few weeks ago the probable,
ties Of the season, aud mentioned that TIC fish
, cries would open atou; the 25h If Nls5ot
The aeason has COW just hcguo. Ito shore,
} which will be f>nad arc as follows:
Virginia Landings. --Jaci50u Cl!y. Jamtr
Huorcf Ferry Ilusing, near hiount cTocI;.
Vim. knight; Gnn-;0n. iIics Landing And
J. Hais!lE; Free S}t01c Point, 4cob FIuooA.
with these, III O:coQnan bay, hlarsh Hall, L.
L. Bowers; Plum iroo iint, Il. Traverse.
Sandy polut Fucker & N=lson. Deep Hu!e
l'cer l. Co; B0non. ihoHaa Ha7lip, aed
theac, b>loH that bay Stony i'1luf, Glb37n
l3Eoiher>. rumr, CAPT. f4nacc, Al ;enda!e, &
! Il. Smi:h \ TO-, N!rple isnding captain
tiore; Cii,oo. WIIhrc5 Waller, Guns. JryT7
/ Robb Windmill l'o.ni i. Failpoo Il Son,
Foulkea. Joseph t.~oo:i and Write Point
Capt. HickocA.
| Maryland L1gii.ty: ---- tent l,G,i!hg, ,nes:
Fort Foctc,) Ca,,r. h~a&l"v; :'nrt. insav EcTj
| Washington Cart. Harris: 1oztey's, Jaa2c
Skldmore. Bryan 5, g. Ianuer. Green1ay, 9 H..
| z. Smith, Git LiIG.cg. hGi. NJ. l. iioti r..
monkey pcint. lt"Erli :. BarF0o: ChapmG0'r
| Point, lchn s. Chairman. and Stump Nee
Capt. Cnnulogham, /; siGGq thcsa there a7t
souio 5na! fisheries, Enos:3' term ,,sferic7 Is
home consumption.
n -,,c
| the Dumbor iohicatcd 10 the lls; cor a:pona
| once on The sunject al! thu fisheries al I'll
these landings saincs o. from kali mi!a a.
seven me9 IN Icng !! :yc laid 0u: one al.i
1aing made last n rApcI that art secured Or
tic shore, GnG tEa 2ena ati: Gilt into the va
ter by 2 ,aYgo Boat wh!ciI makes a3enl.clrcNa:
course and iaa:iS the G;"T end o the feils 0!t
tie shore, 2lniCiuc, {. mile 2bagc, thea thr
ropcs st both cNl3 aTn drawn IN hy capstai1=
worked hY h0;sca or n!"n, and in soulc Instance
| By steam, Until each end OF Ii" an:nc Is dragged
ashore acd the ian IN i;H Iro!iS b@Gta u JUMP
Out Of the w2;er. Ehn:i ':ial.27 Eo:;Aa a'r Hp!h
| fish as the sciar Is drawn closer, ana !h0aa nos
dipped up Gre landed On ihH h'arh WH"n IN
whvlo VI the seine Is drET1 ~.
Much Of The fishing this year, a. ior zt7er.:
years past, will be done ny HE el!,ers, who no"
employ agent2 1T tie fish whaI0cs in the SAM:
manner gs the ios&&cs o! shores. The gli!e!r
use no shore. They FISH in the channel OF thu
river. their nets, cork sbcvc and lead below.
floating vertically across the channel The
fish, mainly shad are caught by running thei!
heads into the n!eshcs OF the nct suspended
across their rath aud haing held bg tho gills ob
attempting 10 Withdraw 'incs2 OILERS ta7r
now become quite rumorGus anal ono 0t It,:
best authorizes AZ to the Pot0mao fisheries @
Inmates that while there will hr hnt thirty q,