The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-01-04
LETTER FROM FLORIDA,
BLAkr. Fla. Dccemher o.. IS


DEAR WHIG:-oince my fr>t letter, |
have rot had time 10 make any extended
observations rs | should mach Ikea to
have done. AbrHr iva weeks slucc. went
t" Halifax Inlet, which - about nine miles
from Blake, The Object OF the party being
to obtain season supply of
"sAIT WATER MCLLEr"
These ii-h c'ugI.gI'" III great numbers in
that vicinity, ab,ut the first of December,
being their spawning season. They are
tor this !ucaaI.J. what s!'ad are To til. rco-
pie living along the head waters ui tie
Chesapeake bay, and what nackelel are Ia
he dw"iieIs oiI the coast Il Maine. They
are :Io; exactly she flavor III either mack
-rci or shad but certainly a. pleasant eat
lnC and rs large a. :linrr. 1ney cun.rr.
CAT. iii "schppls. AID in tie summer
months AZ, :" br found N great number $
ali along the Halifax river. They are rack
ell il barrels wiki >Al; IN III" same uay the
fishermen uu Zee. Elk aud North East
rivers pack snaG aad herring. On our AT
iivs! n the Inlet, we iouud aur ;rLt al
ready pitched and fishing operations com
mCuc.G 10y potion OF our party VINO had
CON. III AT .Iucc Of uS u few DAYS The
nets used 1re what ave called cast nets. -
a." hru1ri. from the - bow = or frrc bart Of
=, r"Js boat. while q rnau or a stout hoy
manages III" boa. with 4 pair af narS. The
net fails IT, Upph th. water. rsT.rigg y
,I,lc, ui fIu;G ;,t. /" iI';,cr! t,.;. accpid,un
to the sIZ ~ the net used These nets
when cxrcui, d. f,rni 4 CIRCLE" GA the
nut>id. al the circlr all aT"nui, the net j.
. Inn IN q
/ rope attached Ia it for the purpose uf sink
ing the net directly down over the fish
In the center of Tins net n extended there
I is fixed a ring. generally Of iorH. hrougL
/ which Gods extend that are attached to
/ the - iradrd line hy means Of which the
I net sEciosss The fish aud Is drawn into the
boat. The week fishing resulted in lots
of fun :" and
COUPLE OF BARRELS OF FISH
{" each person composing the fishing party.
/ The weather WAS delightful the whole
week. The ii, =, day rhou.ht would
;ry fishing with :. honk aud line: so with a
rape for Il line ard :. hook to- correspond.
hail of a nullet for 4 bait. about a pound
IL lead for a drpsrv." threw our, soon
got bite and bsgw To draw ina
sLrrk. full Ten feet long. After a short tug
ana large amount of spiashing. the mol,
customer BIT IF ne rope and made of =
| could not say whether | was glad or
sorry AT hIs escape. At any rate finding
that during the time Of mullrt fishing |
would not I've likely - catch ANYTHING else
but sharks. | concluded that | would not
. try fishing that way any more. The uifai
. from cleaning many fish causes the
/ sharks 10 cnnLi"glto IN great Numbers
while mu!lrt fishing il going on. At this
season Of the year there seems tn he but
few kinds "i Ii>h IN TIA, 81 waters that are
disposed To take the hook" catfish being
the only fish we have caught with hook aud
line. nut from indications in the water in
front Of our domicii., :. plenty of fine fish
could be procured with i small seine at any
time on >nuIi notice.
About 3 O'Clock. yesterday afternoon
having procured Il small boat for tn. rur.
pose. a any OF three, including the writer.
Iowed down the rlver two mics to procure
OYSTERS FOR A CHRISTMAS DINNER.
The tide being low All the time. We were
able when We arrived AT the proper local.
lry nEi eur hands. rsIch Hg orer the sides
IF tie .kih. Ia procure our supply "f fire
oysters and r.iurn home bv suuxnt We
brought an"ut II bushels and turn,d i them
ont AZ inw water mark In front of thu.
house. When they are used MP We will
tIy To- spare three ~ f"u: hours fer another
supply. The shores "f the river for miles
below uS aye j.rd,rsi wI:h oysters From
high water marx to some inches below low
water mark they are thicklv strewn on all
sides. We will !e' thus suffice Tor the pres
cnt as II ThI' EI0W tbout fish and oys-
ters i'll the Halifax rlvcr region of Florida
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