The Florida agriculturist., 1884-07-30
The Fishery and Fertilizer Factory on
Mosquito Inlet.

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On Il pleasure trip along the east coast
of Florida, your correspondent stopped
at Mosquito Inlet, from whence toward
the north the Halifax and towards the
south the Hillsborough rivers run. There
he saw one large and numerous smaller
buildings, appearing to him like a little
! factory town, after being for mostly four
weeks in the wilderness, seeing only
here and there a solitary settlement. A
sign over the larger buildings soon in
formed him OF the establishment
New SMYRNA FERTILIzING COMPANY
(Limited.)
Calling at the office, the yonng and po-
lite superintendent, Mr.. Wiedenbach,
welcomed us and put himself at our en-
tire disposal. We sat down, and he, af-
ter seeing our anxious desire to know
and find out all, told us the modus oper-
andi Of his factory, and commenced with
the first and most important eXplana-
ton of how they catch the material for
their fertilizer-the fish.
Hesays: "Right opposite this window
here, on the foot of the wharf, you see
our large steamer, the Bonito, which be-
sides the machinery, has room for four
tons of fish. Alongside are the two large
whale boats; the one on the right side,
in which you see the covered seine or
net, is that in which Captain Nevins
went out to the Pharos, the other day,
and which, on the home trip, capsized,
drowning General Babcock and three
others.
eve go out fishing every fair day and
t,,a ,,,bola-Loats Onc@ n,,+,;So tboo ta,.
IN tbo cocoon tha boa+ cr,,;sos obo,lt A.
watcb sbornlv iooIinr ont 20, scIoo,ls of
! fsh ),
s.How 10 Won saa the feb j., the
oooa,,o %,
q Well Won have undoubtedlv noticed
the l;cht Greenish-hlue color Of the wa
ter school of fish generally swim so
close and thick together that II makes a
hlael snot. visihle' 'for. .al,;te. a distance.
49, ~ :. 3 - ea ~ ..' -
s,J ro,,nJ AZ sa f 81; ~, sn
tba seine as tbey oo = ''''.'' - :
ssRnt may how LARGE Is tbat2 Don't
tboi, Sl;n o,;i below, -;
@Don't ask too many questions at
/ once. Now to convince YOU that we can
;ncIosaa 4 nrettv LARGO snot T'II tell Won
tho ceineis Rfll feet lonoa and oO faet deen
and a. soon NJ . circle Is comnleted
WEIGHTS are dropped down. which closes
+ M below makino an artificial basin
On fpet deen enclosing all the fish with
ont dancer Of escane' This COMPLETED.
the net Is slowly hanled in and at the
same san a time. several large scoon nets,
worLed hv the machinery Of the steamer
con,noenca scoonino the fish from the
Closed not into the huIl Of the boat. We
catch many varieties Of fish. and no mat
ter s'cI What T End there are alwavs nnmer-
ons sborlr from small 70 laroest size
n" omonr @ tbem This ;s raneated Iii either
tha hoat is loaded or NIGHT stons the
worl, riu On tba arrival of the Ro1,itn the
,roril wo, for +be foctorv heg;ns and the.
s.oam %oan M ono;ne me ia connacted With a cart
9vIn 'I;nb ,,n'7 Coo - r,ns on Tho tracIr from
the ,,nner story down to the steamer,
Tbo cart ia f;lIed With f;sb and bo;sted mn
t;I ie tho J",V hoat 40 e I; nioadod m,I I Now nrd.
Va 'o tI. 80 - oII 30 tI,ror1h tbo ,laco
po5o a~S we cow ,"~ exnla;m aim and sbow Won every,
th;nn az, Iottor S,.n u''' ) CIV ''0" wv
'li1ils W. ooS.oi V'e c,,, son+ o,,d fret ,nsnoo+-
We ~ smso sIn, IG, s'tc tho ' noal ,s;t atc on
a. a.. .ilo iownr anor thon waILing o., IN stairs
Ts SiIe W. WiedSaoh ,,J 'i nonoJ 5oor r sbnw,
NJ " tia tIo tarn';n,,S % Fl tho +rocI % on Which
iS thS oe sl,e end t;sh aro banlad @ o. IN I'm ~ Point
"" ,no 10 TO- onr r;nbt ba said "These fonr
tng n 70 uu' I, rGsy hold d 9a each tom nan and the