Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-08
CAPE MAY FISHING.
A visit to sewell's Psiat-sunken Vessel,
Birds and Fish-sea Beach Study.

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Birds and Fish-sea Beach Study.
CARE MAY CRY, N. j., August -
Sewell's Point is four miles frem here
and is reached by street car and damny
railroad car. The route is along the
ocean front, through the marsh, and
gives a good idea Of the rough gTsvth
near the coast. high sand hills keep cid
ocean in his bed and prevent the flooding
of miles of country. In last September's
heavy gale the ocean got the better Of
some sand hills near Poverty Beach and
now the bebch is unprotected The
water flooded the railroad tracks but did
no great damage.
On Poverty Beach is the life saving
station of the same name, but called by
the fishermen Cold Spring Station. Crew
80 is in charge a quarter of a mile east
from Sewells point, tall mast stands
in the ocean and shows the location OF
wreck. In February, six years ago, q
heavy snew storm from the southeast.
caught the South American brig Arineta
and sunk her Crew SO went to the
rescue and saved the sailors. The brig
was loaded with coffee, hides and cocoa,
and the greater part Of her cargo was
saved. She settled in the sand and every
wave adds depth to her grave in the
ocean, while the bare ard whitenea mast
is the only mark of her existence. Cap
tains Rosmond and Chambers Of Sewell's
Point were in Crew SO at that time A
short distance frem the brig, a fishing
smack, General Palmer by name, went
down in April of last year, and her small
masts tell the story of sandy grave.
| Sewell's Point is the starting place of
| visiting and resident fishermen. Cold
| Spring Inlet is admirably adapted to this
| purpose. for the ocean las rolled beach
| of sand Just of shore that protects the
inlet from the heavy breakers. In this
inlet are many thoroughfares, all fed by
the ocean, and the inside fishing grounds
are in then. Nineteen 'cab boats" are
tied to the wharf awaiting visitors, and
each of them is in charge of an expe-
rienced sailor. These boats would be
called yachts Ia Wilmington. They have
fair speed and are safe. The prices vary
according to the size of she party. ANY
number inside half dozen can charter a
cat-rigged boat, with fishing tackle
and bait, for half a day for IS.
They can get liquid and solid re
freshment at the hotel. Most parties &c
In the morning, but the good fishing de-
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catches arc reported this season and Inch
is fair" Weak fish, blue fish, sea bass
and Cape May goodies are the mos
plentiful species. Crabs are sought by
fishing parties, but are caught in shall
the ordinary size.
The best fishing is on the outside,
as the ocean grounds are called. Bear
| al mil Of
Sewell's Point, Is good place for black
FISH. Hauls bring an average Of ! s5 isl
each, Four miles from Bear Hole an,
ghteen miles from the point are tn,
Five Fathoms fishing banks Here mack
erel abound and 100 are caught at haul
The larger quantity Of all fish caught =
} these and contiguous places is sold il
Cape May. The fish here beat the worl
; on quality + " they are always fresh.
The Five Fathohs Banks are interest
ing in that a llghtship is there, Sn
from that light-ship vessels bound acros
} the water take their course. Steerin
J due east they reach the English channel
] CLANS aud oysters. fresh from til
! water are sold as the Sewell Point Hote
I A Marylander told me yesterday tina
! they were not comparison to the clam
and oysters Of his native state.
On the way home flock of mosquitoe
+ attacked the train, and the passenger
were kept busy knocking them of. 81
! capped unframed.
! The marshes are said to be good hunt
ing grounds for plover, snipe and mars
) hens, but very few reed birds are ther
! | in the season. The statement ths
mosquitoes are shot sometimes in mistak
for marsh hens is untrue
q The beach is splendid place 10 spen
4 day Of study. The sand, the waves
the stones and the pebbles, are full &
/. value 10 the person interested in sue
b things He will find that upper layer
OF sand drop when o hole is dug, an
q that the crust rolls into the bottom
regular Intervals that the waves val
= greatly in power. even when they loc
= alike; that the larger pebbles are fsl
f therest from the ocean at low waite
L that every pebble that stops on Il
beach causes long depression on Il
), sand towards the water; that very fe
Z perfect shells are found, and that
n seldom tresds upon pebble while he
/, bathing.
i Somewhere in the foregoing l referr'
s TO a Marylander. | saw him on u
beach yesterday afternoon. He wore
IS bathing suit and sat on a chair near u
s water. The chair legs had sunk for SCI
Il eral inches and his own left leg was bu
a led to the knee in sand In a Germt
n accent he told me that he was trying
8 cure erysipelas on his left foot in tn
n manner and would stay here two weel
' to give the sand a chance. He hoped Of
and half years attack of erysipel
s would be cured by the two weeks trea
ment. G. B. P.