Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-09
THE EPICURE'S JOY
Toothsome Diamond Backs Are
Already in the Market.
DECREASING SUPPLY OF TERRAPIN
They VIII Disappear Entirely in a
Few Years Unless Propagated.
HOW THEY ARE CAPTURED

| go :,
The approach Of cold weather always
means to the epicure the delight Of discuss
ing his favorite dish--the diamond-back ter
| rapiu. The first terrapin appear In the
market the list Of October, and from thence
on. until about Christmas the supply in
creases, and reaches It's climax on New
| Year day. It Is, however, only a question
| of a few years, atSthe> present rate Of de-
crease, before the delights of a stew--a la
MaryJand-uyiI, ta a f3reaI,, ~ tbe nast The
I's - - .,,,,.,, - -. ,t,ns
| spec1ea useo u pe eoiiiiion aious 'he eh.ie
Atlantic coast but now. the dealers get their
| principal supply from the Chesapeake and
| a.. trihu+.ries and from, Roanoka Island
a:.sSs,s .n5. T,,,o 80
anu lne neis hnoi ing sounus ANe Neo
| you could get counts'-the regular COM
mercial size-for from thirty to fifty dollars
| a dozen hut now those from the Chesapeake
| -. -. -, :. .o,,.,,+,,- e,,o do,,ar. q
eoe' iion, e,A.'
dozen' Win ceoi nunureo as fancy pfice'
/ tinction is propa CATION by man and strfn-
! cent law. AGAINST their canture in the
| -. -. -
natural L STATE.
| IHere are tnousah ~; OF asLes % "a as.
s aions cue Snoa nnes y. Wa. -
GINA anu lhe Sdro,nias " men Wouio yieio
me investment I've, II USED 1or terrapln propa.
the dividends are Ia sight-
n ntr ~ v,~
| ,,.-. :.
Inete ase-s'oul' $40 -aiueren' ways VI
1A.. ' W VI. ,nouen sum. ale
ANo"" o.ii' ~ po' ''eui aii1 ',.e
OF l"" AaBe heafis snhe.ou' VI hashioi. II
the oays "neu .hey "efe pieh.S ouoAne
| was the nelho6 USED 'altogetner. bucklns
Is only another name for seining. The
| seines used were from co to 30 fathorns long
$3.50, at.,to.,, ~ 800, co., 49,, rhe
Sah.r,,n, ~, ~ hottaa,,x S,o,,Id osoand ~
| ;ttIa craaLs nd sss,iin . In, snots whare the
diamo1SN hactrs 100 a,,nnosaI 70 lie nlenti.
e.,T ~ lasrtst,,i .kstisstn Il ~ a. NJ -.
80. thra.In 81 =. ~ &C.,, - y o,-oia and
sitI. Ia,, ~ ~. ;s no.sh =, th ano
n.n,'IS &c., ha, a,,,,, 80. ~, " ~ ~ 80,
Th ~ SJ.Is s.s-"att ~ Iii
NE goioFea pe1pie q oarom i1s nave nav
d way D. ul .ns sa; WIN pine
.o.s shsy ' $500 peaeies VI sala a n.s "a.
tha anS - aeros;t fpa - icy Tbi ou. On
81 .; i s1il a..sI So - us .sa..,..
| ing season. Stflf. another way is to use the
terrapin dredse, somewhat similar to an
es.s a.,ls ~ S ueis Iss. IN .ne
he hauled nm oftener -Dre,Ieinr 20 done
chiefly IN the fall and winter, when the ter.
rapin are 'bedded in the mud Neither Of
tne three methods just explained are as
ntbers So i'" "o"Ss as ave ohe UT Two
Training and Huntinx.
| Tr,,s ,s.ah ,..,,,, -.
Ups 'A. gu neas as many ana oes'des
| N-AAo" ~ ian% hOhbSHi6a Solhe othSF oCcu-
| patton, The traps resemble the lobster pots
| along thu 'Jerxey eoases:.but tb,.p y,,,st he
/ aecnred nm mo -srrr,,a 80 ~, ~. -. -rs..,
- 49,, - ,t m.- ""..i- .neS
| oie iiei-snapeo' anu odiIeu Win hsh or
| crabs. One would not think dogs of much
| account at terrapin hunting but the dogs
| of Roanoke Island have a nose for terra min
| and they can hang on to the scent of a
| diamond back in any place. They are used
either to follow the track from the water
line to the place where the eggs are depos-
| tied in the breeding season or to foliow the
trail through the marshes in winter.
| In the alternating season a little mound
| of mud is always raised above the spot
| where Mr.. Diamond. Back disappears, and
along the Chesapeake the colorad men go
| through the marshes with long pole and a
| bag. When they spy one Of these little
hills. down plunses the pole, and almost
certainly. 1t is stopped after a few feet by
| the back of terrapin. This is the COM
| monest of all ways.
Rree,,fu. Ter.,,,,
waste marsh land bordering on any salt
water is suitable for propagating terrapin,
and the raising of diamond backs for the
| marLet sbould hs n nrof,,oh,a ,,,,.s,n,a,. A
| -.., .,~ r, -
haihoei' noS.iS ieihaAe7' shouiu pe put IN
an Enclosure OF several acres, through which
a tide stream or inlet must pass. A board
fenoe a few faet in be;1bt and civil, ~, A..
marsh a foot or 40 tn nravaat .be ,arran i'm,
| from wortfne tbafrs no, 49, g .a.has
| a
| extent me terranin can .,sna-,m,- c.
| enough food To kaan then, i've 80 i LIZ
as they are to he c,p,tivatad 90 +,o az, not
| nIentv of food shonld he sI.,.n - ,", -
| then thew will grow nor oniy f,t h,,t a a.t
The diamond back snec,ss os ,ar ~, as ~
| Commandments D.. sr.n 80 80 . .p. -
| In avtarnaI ,nnaarano E 80 .ies ..uS .u
| attain q iarvar S;-a 80 seS aiMay >
| mrrh hatter nr;cas A. a,,a. - .a VI a
| tho ,,nGIer nor+ ~ ~ shan =. ns.n ioI
| AMI a ua;gbt ~ f,.o,o 60 -. 49, e inS iH
1
are h.trhsd for ts,r,, ,ns I'M, tn 1899 cue esss
| "count" hat 10 ttn.oan 81, a. oeeole e.
| ;nnhas On 49, -, i've anu siA
| 70 go, a., ~ ah pe ospenueo UPON
az. Fiji, arnnn tSo,as t - zen years tney
| are.sa =; rr.;,t. 'nou LEI 'ney propaoy IN
| hr,a5s,.. a.s n'aS az. tha. ne
| Ina and earI,. 80. ~ - Na.si paI. u
| snI $500 49, -. a. -. .uis, aLu eacn le-
| Nobody can saw exactly what the terra
| pin feed upon in the natural state. thoux h