Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-12

on salt fish, and whethirsty gourds of
wafer We're passed to m without stint.
ane cond mined man IS left in the hot
sun, Wnere 40 breeze Gid fan his brow.
on the nth dayhe died terrible agony.
,hlgnteen years ago d Mandarin left
Onina and came to the hited States with
overhaul million in I'D. Here he has
resided ever since, spenng his summers
IN seaside cottage ne, Milford, Conn,
ana his winters in Flori.. He is an &C.
0ou pIlsned fisherman, nd he owns a
S",onoerIul assortment rods, reels and
n.es. His fishing tacklellone is valued
az over So,OOO. Ten yea ago he owned
Sue IIgnt TO catch sal on on a we'll
Ano"n stream In New Brunswick. In
tnose days President Anur, Billy Flor
ence, Larry Jerome al other we'll
known salmon killers OCCASIONALLY 40.
copied invitations to We a line in his
preserves. Nor were hiTations of saki,
yea, ginseng, and shark tins despised.
many an oriental dinneiwas discussed
near the salmon pools. The entertain
menus were rendered allhe more enjoy
aoie from menthol pparation which
served to deaden the bit, Of black flies
ana mosquitoes. OfIateFears, however,
tne Mandarin has given p these North
ern expeditions, but he atains probably
tne nnest selection OF samCu flies in the
country. He spread ouhis collection be-
lore brace of amater ishermen the
other evening after dinner. There was a
nushel or more of "Jsck Sotis, fairies, :"
SILVER grays," and Other flies made in
England, Scotland lrelind, Norway.
Canada and the United Ststes. He named
not only each fly at glance, but also its
deslgnerand maker
The Mandarin daarts for Elor;do ~,
Jan: z. Sixteen winers has he spent on
indian river. He Wns a trim yacht,
winch he boards at iosquito Inlet, and
On "nicn ne passes be winter months.
zen. Francis e. Spinner, Gen. Charles L.
McArthur, OF Troy, Congressman Charles
Dougherty, Frederic de Barry, Arthur
Benson, of BrOoklyI Washington E.
Common, of Wall street, and other dis
tlngnished gentlemen have met him in
Florida and enjoyed is hospitality. He
10 as well known on tie Eastern coast as
any OF the natives. The Minorcans all
swear by him, and the Crackers, includ-
ing the Collector at Fot Capron are all
delighted with his whisky. Last winter
the Hon: Matthew Qua, Of Pennsylvania,
joined MIN In an expedition up the north
prong OF the st. Lucieriver, on a hunt for
sea COWS, the st. Lude being feeding
Commodore ThomasB. Asten, of New
York, afterwards joiled the Mandarin in
trip to Jupiter Light. Asten was both
pleased and astonIshd by his experience.
Inc Mandarin riggedup artificial flies on
piano wire, and the Commodore enjoyed
the finest fly fishing of his life. Salmon
RODS were used for lasting, and bluetish
ana caValls weighing from three to eigh-
teen pounds were AIKEN by these flies on
every incoming ode. The most gamy
fish OF all howevr, Commodore Asten
says, was the ladytish. 1t is from two to
three feet long andshaped like pike. 1t
takes fly ravenouly. When struck by
the hook it springs repeatedly from the
water and dashes away like race horse.
IL requires an experienced fisherman to
land one.
Mr.. Asten was especially astonished by
the Mandarin's success in hooking
pompano. For year, as in the case OF the
shad, 1t was supposed that this fish would
not take the hook. The Mandarin was the
frst to dispel this Illusion at Jupiter
Light. He brought down some strong
hooks of his own manufacture not larger
than trout hooks These he baited with
soft CLANS. The bait was sucked in SO
gently by the pompsno that the hook was
without warning, and the fisher
man had his troubl. for his pains. The
Mandarin outwitted the fish finally by
lying the bait to the hook with q fine silk
bread. The fish sucked in hook, thread
and bait, and all, and after desperate
light jumped into the boat. From that
lay to the present pOmpano fishing is con-
'ldered the finest sport on that coast. The
)ompano is undoubtedly the liveliest Of
Ill sea fishes. 1t has been known to Jump
Is feet clear. Commodore Asten is to
DIN the Chinese Mandarin at Mosquito
inlet this winter with yacht built eX-
1ressly for Florida waters. The two
gentlemen are to emerge from the Indian
liver at Jupiter Inlet, and make run
Irouud the Southern coast, where their
display OF lily irons and fishing tackle
will probably attract great attention.
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