The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-05-07

an we are. s.lffro zer what fun W. mad
with the cells Butthe steward saws sun
ucr +. ready. and now in the little e1ddv If
fhe tua. viii. eycrytllifa sl,fcl, epap 1in,
and clean. with the tins ud -a,;ed-l,af. as
bf.ah! as scouting could make thrIp and
everything M it's place NJ. l,arcl, oijreei,,..
ON Il STOOL lerotb.n,d offf byl tir-k.ttI.
fora cusEfou and paIraf,o II a meal tbat
we haven't GOT done smacL,ino ourlins over
vet We are not ashamed r. admit f1a+
we ,yar. the last fo riec from t1o faII.
We have been sorry ever since we didu'f
stay Iouueg
Supptr over ana all the boats II, and nm
loaded the tho rave A tott Of the whistle
and we left Ailoway Greek A short dis
lance below. around Stony Point three
small streams in near proximity nut ont
into the river. or bav Whichever II *
Summerill said II was the river Captaiu
Jim said if was the bav. Restino onr CASE
on their Joint evidence we say If was both
IN the month Of each Of these streams arr,
two or three cabins hidden away among
she reeds As we approached boat ffeT
boat shot ont from tbe shore with their
loads of fish. surroundipr fine tho like a lot
of pirate craft Baskeffi1l after tasteful
was slowed away. backed in broken ice of
which there was an abundant snpnIy on
board. and the boats pulled back A
strange looking lot were the fishermen in
their oil skins and sou westcrs. but genial
and full of fun witbaI 4 iittle further
down and the collection of shanties known
as Hometown. in the mouth of Hone Greek
was sighted and at some distance from the
shore was anchored a ,loop already well
loaded with shad which the fishermen had
brought IN earlier IN the dav. But other
had set and tile liohts Of Hometown were
cleaning In the twilight. the ONLY SIGN of
life along miles Of the reedy shore. before
the last boat was unloaded. This is the
largest collection of fishery cabins on the
Jersey side numbering some thirty or
forty. 4 busy place # is. but primitive
to a degree. as NAV we'll be imagined. 4
dude would have poor show there we
suspect. Religious services are held there
occasionally on SUNDAYS. for the men. AL
though selfbanished from home for a
season. are not forpetful Of their home life.
At last we were ready to leave for home.
The sloop was taken in tow. her red and
green lights cleaning through the dark
ness like the ewes Of some monster follow
ing in our wake. Occasionally the sharp
ewes ,of the pilot would discern a stray. be
lated boat afar of on the water and tile
tug would halt TO receive the additional
cargo. the boat gliding away into the dark
ness as quietly as it came.
Space would fail to tell ef the interest of
the homeward trip. How the genial Cap
tain filled rs full Of information as to the
shad fishing industry; how we learned that
there are about 600 Salem county men en-
gagged in this business during the season,
and about 225 nets. requiring a capital of
nearly SO. Geo. How each year an average
| Of 246 GOO shad are carried to the Phila-
| elplphia market. the Denny Bros having
| carried in one day as high at 43. 000 How
/ in The last six years the estimated average
catch. sent Is all markets, was over 409-
| GEO. how Salem county receives in return
annually, $3.50. 600: how the accounts are
| kept with the fishermen and their money
sent to them each week; what the pros
poets were for the present season, and less
| Of other information which caused us To
| feel a profound respect fol- the noble fish
with whose value we were thus forming a
| closer acquaintance One remark of the
| Captain struck us eomieally that dry
weather killed the shad To a greenhorn
It would seem that the weather would
make little difference to fish that was al
ways in the water, but the Captain ex-
planned that III time Of drought, the salt
water Of the bay came mp the river and
killed the fish, while in the rainy season
the fresh water streams kept the river
water fresh and sweet, which was good for
the fish, 50 the farmers are not the only
class TO have cause to llray for rain Then