Evening star., 1896-12-21
The Water in the Canal is Leaking
Slowly Out.
BASS SAVING TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY
General Superintendent Massamore
Issues Instructions.
PLANS TO BE FOLLOWED

The progress of the arrangements for
seining the canal and saving the thousands
of bass in its sluggish waters by trans
ferring them to the rapid currents of the
Potomac goes steadily on. While this Is
being read the numerous feeders, as the
connections between the river and canal.
where both are on a level. are called. are
being closed up. and the water is leaking
out of the waterway by slow degrees. Col
G. L. Nicholson, the -general-and genial
manager of the canal, cannot be too highly
esteemed by anglers for his energetic CO.
operation in the good work, and another
effort of his in its behalf remains to be
chronicled. He has instructed his assist
ants and employees generally all along the
canal to take no fish out of it themselves
and to allow no others, except the accred-
tied seining parties. to do so, either Every
year when the water is drawn off the res
icents along the line of the canal seine the
remaining pools. and secure large guam
utles OF f1sh, most of which are bass. This
time the bass will be separated from the
other varieties and put in the Potomac but
the carp, which will be first killed, and the
other kinds of fish will be given TO those
VINO may come for them, the preference be-
ing given to such as may help in some way
in the work.
The Final ARRANGEMENTS.
The operations will probably begin We'd
nesday. In a letter received this morn
ing, and written yesterday, DR.. George w.
Massamore, the secretary and treasurer of
the Maryland State Game and Fish Pro-
tecuve Association, who will be general
superintendent of the seining. says:
think we Will begin seining WedneS-
gay nave sent word to all hands to be
ready If the weather should turn warm
We may delay for a day, but all my ar
rangements are being made with the view
OF beginning Wednesday. We will move in
four divisions. No J. from Little Falls 10
harper Ferry; No 2, from Harper's Ferry
TO Williamsport: No. 3, from Williamsport
to Hancock, and No. 4. from Hancock to
Cumberland. Divisions l and . will start
simultaneously from Harper's Ferry No
l working south and No. working north.
NOS. and will be left to the division
superfntendents. Mr.. Leighton r. Harron
of the United States fish commission will
be in charge of division No. l and assist
all along the line; DR.. Walter s. Harlan of
Washington, and member of the Blue
Ridge Club, will be in charge of division
No. 2, and will be assisted by Col. VIM.
II. Love and Mr.. c. S. Schermerhorn of
Baltimore, members of the Maryland asso-
citation. Division No. 3 will be under the
superintendent of Mr.. j. Scott Bowers OF
Hagerstown. and No. in charge of Mr.
James NJ. Green of Washington, a member
of the Woodmont Club
General Instruction. ISSUED.
Dr. Massamore last Saturday issued gen
eral instructions to the division superin-
tendents, which were follows:
l. My headquarters for supervising the
various divisions will be at Harper's Ferry,
from which point 1 will visit the various
sening parties, and give any Information
desired.
2 Hold yourself in readiness to commence
your work at any time upon receipt of
telegram. If you are obliged to leave tenn
porarily appoint good man to take your
place.
B. Keep an account of the number of
bass caught, the weight of some of the
larger ones. and transfer all to the Potomac
Immediately, except such specimens
may be wanted by United States Fish Com
missioner Brice for the United States fish
commission aquarium. The same instruc-
tions will apply to German carp, except
that all fish not disposed of for food pur-
poses are to be destroyed.
L. All bills for labor, subsistence. etc.
will be paid the day the work is completed.
5. Your permit is herewith inclosed.
The permit mentioned is as follows:
To the Lock Keepers and other Employees
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal:
In accordance with instructions to you
from Col G. l.. Nicholson, general manager
of the canal. no one will be allowed to seine
in the canal unless provided with per-
nit issued by the MARYLAND Game and
Fish Protective Association through its
secretary and treasurer, George w. Massa-
more.
Complying with the above instructions,
Mr.. --. superintendent of division No.
-, and assistants. is hereby given permis-
sion to seine the canal from - to -.
GEO. w. MASSAMORE,
Secretary and Treasurer and General Su-
perintendent.
1t may be announced for a certainty,
therefore, that if the weather remains as
at present and avery hard freeze does not
occur within the next four days the Po-
tomac river from Georgetown up will be
richer by several score of Thousand small
mouth black bass before the new year
opens.
To BE Hereafter Protected.
These bess. as we'll as those already in
the river, will have more protection In the
future, too, than airy Of their progenitors
or predecessors. AS is generally well
known, the states of Maryland and Vir-
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