The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30
PURG1NG GREENWOOD LAKE
A Process Which None Cnderstands. bat
Which Several Toy to Explain.

Which Several Try to Explain.
GREENWOOD LAKE Aug. 29-It is q wonder
that tho fish in Greenwood Lake bite ct all
just now. The lake is pursuing" at least that
is what tho natives call tho peculiar condition
OF the water. Locking down into 1t from q
boat the water appears to contain large ouanti-
tics OF corn meal or oatmeal. This condition
is noticed ut certain periods every summer. but
never before in tho memory OF the Oldest
native John Finnegan by namo. has tho purg-
Ing been 80 extensive or the water 80 obscureds
He says that 1t will soon be over, because the
purge is coming to the surface. 1t Is rising
certainly and Yesterday large portions OF the
surface were streaked with wide yellow bands.
in who each boat loft II bright green wake.
The t,ne Of tho whole lake flowed from the
shore Il o pronounced yellow. Only in the
deep shadows Of tho troes docs it appear In
its natural green. 1t is so oGscared By tho
minute floating particles that it Is impossible
TO see beneath the surface more than foot or
eighteen inches. The foreign matter is poised
IN tho water and is thicko't within two fcet OF
the surface Each particle is u little yellow
ball, smaller than the head OF n pin. and hav-
ing at the core n minute green spot. In .
single drop Of water taken rom the lake By
the writer yesterday were eigh.y;fo OF these
balls; VARYING Slightly in -izo, They seem ~.
about with the slightest motion OF wind or
wave. Wien tho weeds. lly pads. or stumps
scum on the surface. md tne shores are
married by accumulations drying III tho sun
and yHrf ssay s1G asked b, every
virt.r at the iake who NJ. o6IsTNos the PIE;
t Eat IS ~ far at tho naivss or ono in thousand
81 the old trsluenters OF The LAX" can eyer get.
TN on" MN nm. In IN Lno."n. insists that ths
water, plants, which are more than usually
abundant In tho lake ,nis Year. while a. quies
little German who wears spertncies and looks
wss. says that tncn particle l. complete Or
GanismIa microscopic alsin bred by the hot
lowing its destiny. which Is to live u short life,
distribute germs OF align yet 10 come. and
Tho water In the lake is three foet below the
low water mark Of ordinary summers and y
she Gs% 70 s ths IL. rs ans
large and instant and the rain; few and light:
the shallow w water UNDER the H"i sun. and es1
the sand Dc and The u9 ha ths wstsr
nnd us
ed Then. too. hundreds OF stpmps relieved Of
waSr hvs ossea q The
vegetable matter winch cling to the network
Of roots. In this manner se;ers! new .pd
Despite az this the nass keep on biting. The
Wiling 70 sit n an anchored boat and nab ,wlt6
or porf rind. and the large. mouth bass 'G "a.
Sada veil nsh e 81 e
patrons. Il weighed seven pounds. and added
70 the pride which swells young darhsons
from his boat. The best place Tor csstina q
plight e the open lake "a front Of areenwood
man oan leave New York at 4:SO r. n, 30
fishing at $3.50 O'Clock, nsh unit! he chooses to
city beiors 10 O'CLOCK the next morning, ~ Wv
In tho present condition Of the lake II 10 ne
cessSry to cast with gang OF hooks, so that
the fish can be strucf as so a as he rises, and
get II tlo play beneath the surface. II he gets
In o the weeds. he Is a&most sure to escape.