The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-20
GALILEH BY THE SEA.
A Quaint Isolated Hamlet
Between Sea Bright
and Barnegat.
BLUE FISHING ITS INDUSTRY.
How the Work is Carried on
characteristics of the Place
and Residents.
Special to the .Jersev citv Ne,,,.

by the sea. 1t is not on the map, so do
not try to locate 1t. 1t is of recent crea-
ton. 1t is eptIy named after the auc!ent
prototype Of sacred history, as it is a
quaint and isolated fishing hamlet near
Seabright.
1he land is owned by an Influential cor
poral N of fish managers of New York,
and used as a receiving depot for blue
fish caught off the coast in the immediate
vicinity. The fish is packed here. and
shipped from the distributing station at
Sea Bright. The hamlet comprises a
number of shanties and a few rude huts
used for cold storage and ice garners.
These buildings are planted right be-
tween Two populous Ii fashionable COM
munities OF summer residents who would
be willing to pay any figure for the full
posse ssion of the land in order 70 remove
the nuisance aud beautlfy the environ
ments. The most ~pretentlouS feature in
the nelghborhoed is the casteilaisd struc-
ture that stands on a little sandy knoll, the
headquarters of the crew attached to
Stauon No. 4 of the United States Life
Saving Service. Captain Mulligau is just
about to get his winter crew in trim for
active service, and this week The coast
pairol will be established. IL is IA very In-
tetessing Institution to visit, ana The
genial and doughty captain takes delight
III showing the.visitor the many apparatus
ana appliances that are useI to rescue
the perishlng aud afford succor TO tine
storm tossed mariner
WHAT GALILEE LOOKS
Galilee has the appearance to tue tour
ist upon the train as it is Whirled by, Of q
genuine Hottentot settlement. This i'm
preston is produced by the rough, con-
io,I. ch.aad fhafnktal ,.AnFG 0f tho nr-
erected over the ice pits. These pits are
dug thirty feet deep n flied with ice
that is needed in the packing for the
preservation of the fish duriug trans
portatiou. The ice is gathered during
the winter from the Shrewsbury River.
1t is q very economical way to store it for
summer use. The excavation costs but
little, the pits are indestructible and the
natural temperature keep it at a moderate
medium, SO there is very lutte waste
frcm the melting process as in the case
where ice gamers are built above ground.
Recently during a short stay at Sea-
bright, | had the opportunity to go out Oh
IA little fishing excursion, and make a per-
Sonal investigation of the professional
modns operandi of catching blue fish as
pursued by the regular fishermen of Cali
lee. One of the party was Il venerable
and loquacious skipper and a verltabie
ype OF a rustic South Jerseyman. He
WIS a first class oracle on the particular
economy and habits of the blue fish, aud
it was from him that | gathered some
valuable points on the peculiar art of
catching these gamey and succulent bed
ouins of the deep.
1t was my second adventure in this
line, and Il made ME more anxious to dis
cover new Information. We embarked
on a little sea skif. such as is used by the
fishermen of .Galilee. 1t was q broad
hnffnrOa6 NroF f with a rnrta hl0 ONorr .
boom aud a leg OF mutton sail. Two
burly accommodating shippers in high
topped rubber boot walked into the surf
and pushed with hercuIean strength the
boat out into the waves far enough to
float. After it had been launched,
n men jumped in and rowed
out, past the breakers. The sail was
then hoisted, aud we scudded along 10
deep water, four miles from shore, where
the anchor was carried, and operations
began. The sea WAS turbulent, IS u stiff
Worcester churned the water with a
ceaseless foam, and great pillows rolled
in from the oting. Our little boat bobbed
thing but agreeable to an unsophisticated
and bilious landsman TO be continually
tantalized by the men as to his peculiar
method Of casting up
BLUE FISHING PAYS WELL
Blue fishing along the New Jersey
coast has developed into an enormous
and lucrative traffic, giving occupation
to d multitude of men and requiring the
service of an immense feet of boats. The
fishing grounds extend from Seabright to
Barnegat. The season begins usually in
July and ends in October.
There are three distinct methods of
catching bluefish. The one most in vogue
with amateur sportsmen is the rod and
reel. Drafting by pound nets is extern
siyely used at GaIllee. n is the most
cumbersome and expensive device, but
very expeditions in securing big paying
hanls. Staked out nets, however, are
considered to work the ultimate destruc-
tion IF The fisheries. They are pronounced
by experienced anglers to be the slaugh-
tering traps for young fish and those of
the inny tribe that are in the spawning
period. There is a mighty movement or
ganiZing in Monmouth county to secure
legal enacJmentS to abolish the use of
pound nets from the coast of New Jersey
and the waters of the Rarltan Bay.
Cumming.
The common method used by the ma
jority of the men at GaliIee is trolling
with still bait Know as 'chumming''
among the fishing Fl paternity. This method
consists OF scattering chopped bait on the
surface of the water as a decoy and then
catching the fish with hook and line. It
requires two men, one to hash the bait
dQQ Keep tu6 Wd0cV COfCI6u, anu GQ0
other to do the trolling.
Mossbunkers scooped from out the New
York Bay by means of steam pursers,
aud sold by the bushel. are used AS bait.
Little chunks are cut out OF tue pack OF
the m-ossuunker and attached to the hook,
usually n No. 8 in size. This Is the rich
est portion OF the fish, and a dainty aud
alluring bait for the fastidious ',blue y
The remuaut of the carcass is sureWn on
the water as aforementioned. Blue fish
are voracious and, like men, have their
regular feeding hs bits. Their breakfast
Is their principal meal. In the cary
morning they go out in shoals hunting
for fodder; hence this is the best time to
catch them. They are very willy aud ex-
ceedingly swift in their movements.
They approach the bait with
stealth and caution. Sometimes
bait has been detached, aud dart
off with it IN a hurry. They are also very
pugnacious and will battle for life. They
ave sharp teeth. q tiA ht grip, and woe to
the incautious novice IL the blue" gets Il
nip at his finger. Cases are reported
where Tue bluetsh has been assaled
VIII n out of water and8retapated byEsnaD-
pins a mans finger off as clearly as when
cut by a scaEpeays4eaH - JEAtISAt IN
TIL. NXTIyEgs.A no IT.
The fishermen 'aS Ga1Sise are al brawny
sunburned, tb0iliag afDt e6fdqeNovs, tisud
when not engaged, catching AA9efshs ara
digging for cfafis AID oysters. waheyiare
mostly all okl skippers, and Braye,to facs
wind and waXysss5 II q q bba sE stare to be
ing riggsd Observation-Disclosures Forgery
and high topped rnb2erobsotsa Sppss