Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1879-05-03

| "~s.~s All vic year fOuuu Luo eaten
good about Newfoundland and Mar
tucket aheals Immense quantities AZ
also caught near the. Daioden island,
Norway. Goldfish are caught with
hook and line, batting with clans o
herring, at depth OF eighteen to fit,
fathomn Of water. God has no connec
tiun with the commercial O. o. D., al
tnough cod ID q commercial article
Large quantities are fent TO the Medi
terranean countries, and TO Brazil II 4
relished by Spanisrds. Italians, Portu
guese, Sicilians and Creeks. To IA,
natives of the West Indies the cod is ,
toothsome addition to their vegetable
diet. The cod fishery has been carried
on for more than four centuries without
any interruption; yet the supply at Tie
present day Is something s,upendou-.
The fecundity of this fish is wonderful,
by those who have taken tie trouble Ia
safety themselves, it has been calculated
that when one devours Gods roe he
also devours no less than about ls0-
100000 pounds of food, supposing il
were allowed 10 arrive at maturity. Ones
brain reels at the bare idea OF reckonir r
what might be the condition of coddom
If these fishes were left alone for few
years. There are more than 1000 YES,
sells, with tonnage Of over 100. 900
tons, and employing upward OF 10000
men and boys, engaged In the bank or
cod fisheries OF the United States.
The halibut Is one OF the largest fishes
OF the founder family, attaining the
length of six or seven feet aud weighing
from three to five hundred pounds. The
habits of the halibut and cod are nearly
alike, emily the former live on the latter
when men do rot live on them, and they
are always to be found where cod most
do congregate. The halibut Is good
eating fish. The meat Is nice and white
and solid.
There is no fish more highly priced for
food than the salmon, and there il no
inner salmon than that found In the
rivers Of Oregon. This luxurious fish
visits the rivers of both continents IL is
caught by running wire fences across the
streams, into which the foolish fish runs
It's head and remains caught-impaled,
rs 1t were, looking "pale around the
yills." Large numbers are also caught
BY hook, while In some sections hsrpoon
ng is practiced. The salmon is from
swenty,.our to tbirty.six inches long,
md attaius weight OF thirty pounds or
more. Daring the fishing season oil 1877 |
,ighteen establishments on the Colum-
,ia river put up 42S. .7S0 cases, each case
four dozen one-pound cans.
The salmon fishing in the GULF of st.
Lawrence is estimated as worth $500 900
year.
The waters of Massachusetts, bay are
ull of this fish. Its eolors are beautiful
yhen alive, but no sooner is il caught
han its luster begins to disappear. It
8 voracious feeder, and its growth Is
apid. Mackerel Iun 10 schools" from
he 10th of May through the summer,
nd when vessel has the luck to meet
ne OF these, lines with bait are lowered,
he arm can move. The first halt hour
II mackerel fishing is iun 1--WE once went
naukerel fishing and forgot the world
md its cares), especially 10 persons who
ish for the iun of the thing. Thsre. is
10 chance for the use OF unhallowed in
erjections in mackerel fishing; no pro.
ane expletives TOR ministering spirits to
eport to heavens chancery, as in the
ase OF angling when fish are scarce, for
he recording angel to put into the sao1e
ategory with Uncle Toby's oath, to be
wiped out with a sympathizing tear. A
sailing" trip takes some two mont hs;
fresh " trip about three days. From
900 to 10000 barrels are sold fresh
very year in Boston, and 100000 to
90, 900, worth about $1,000 600, are ex-
orted, the pootest quality TO the West
nd East Indies, and the better qualities
0 New York. Philadelphia, and other
OWNS OF the Union. In SOM years II
lumber OF vessels from Massachusetts
lone has been 1000, employing In the
arious processes of catching, sailing and
acking about 5000 persons.
Bluefish belong to the mackerel family
nd are found In almost al seas. They
ongregate in shoals and are caught b,
urse seines In the following mauner: A
nall boat sets out from the vessel with
ne end of the net and quickly rows
round the shoal; weights are attached
/, the net, and siso long strings, which
rop to the bottom, one end being re-
Iiued. When this is accomplished and
,e boat gets back to the vessel, the net |
slowly drawn from the bottom, and
lus the fish 6ud themselves unexpect-