The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-27
The Delaware shad Fisheries.

Fish Commissioners Richard Jenkins,
of Camden; F. M. Ward, of Sussex; ex-
Sheriff Wright, of Newark, and Fish
Wardens Pratt, Mccormack, and E. E.
Lane, Secretary of the Commission, mace
their annual inspection of the shad fish,
cries in Gloucester county, on Monday.
They invited few friendly expert fisher
men to accompany them, including Comp
troller Anderson, Richard B. Reading,
Senators Fish and Carpenter, Assembly
levitt and Braker, A. M. Spangler, Fish
Commissioner of Philadelphia, and a num-
Der of newspaper men, representing the
Newark Daily Advertiser and Sunday
Cal, Bergen County Democrat, Camden
Courier and Post. Trenton State Gazette,
New York San, Philadelphia Press, and
Philadelphia Times.
After tour and examination of the
different fisheries, which were in opera
tion and catching from 200 to 500 at one
haul, the Commissioners were invited by
Capt. Piepmeyer and Maj. Furguson, AS
sistant United States Fish Commissioner,
to pay visit on board of the U. S. Steam
er 'Fishhawk,n of which they werc in
charge. On this vessel there are the con-
triyances for propagating shad in the
Delaware, as employed by the General
Government. The impression among the
experts and old fishermen is that the plan
is not very successful.
Our New Jersey Commissioners believe
that the present system of closing the
shad fisheries of the Delaware on Sunday
only, does not afford the fish ample time
in which to perform their propagating
functions, and they therefore propose to
have one more day of close time, in order
to give the shad an opportunity to ascend
the river to their natural spawning beds,
and thus largely increase the production.
New Railroad In Prospect.
A meeting was held at Sergeants v lille
last Saturday to take action respecting
the building of new railroad from Pralls-
vile to connect with the Packer Railroad
at or near Pennington. 1t was represent
ed by the railroad authorities that if the
farmers along the route would sell their
lands at reasonable price, the road
would be built and completed in time for
the shipment of peaches next Fall. This
week the President of the Packer road is
to go over the proposed route and the en-
gineers are to follow him Immediately.
The proposed road undoubtedly would be
great accommodation to those in the
neighborhood of Prallsville, but that it
would pay running expenses is very
doubtful.
Since the above was in type, a cores
pendent has sent us the following, which
contains some additional facts: Some par
ties in the interest of the extension of th Q
Lehigh Valley r. r., from Pennington to
the Delaware river, met last Saturday at
Sergeantsville, to take into consideration
the propriety of securing the right of way.
Another meeting will be held this week.
The land owners between Pennington and
the Delaware river want the proposed
railway to run by the way of Sand Brook,
Sergeantsville and Stockton, and it is
reported that those interested in the rail-
road, want stone from the famous free
stone quarries in the valley of Pral's
creek, above Prallsville. From the Della
ware river, running east up the valley of
Prall's creek to near Sergeantsville, dis
lance of three miles, can be quarried the
finest free stone in our State-quarries
that can be worked at as little expense
as any, as at many points the stone crops
out and will require but little stripping
to work them.