Evening star., 1896-12-19
Arrangements Haye,Been 7se I Completed
for SEEMING fhe Canal.
PLANS AND PROGRAM PREPARED
Work VIII Begit!'',; 4 ! q Week From
Next Monday.
PUBLIC INTEREST CONTINUES

The movement in favor of saving the
bass in the canal and transferring the
thousands of fish that would otherwise
| perish when the water is drawn Off Is grow
ing steadily, and the spirit of cooperation
seems to be inspiring every man who de-
lights in the rare sport which the famous
game fish affords. DR.. George w. Massa-
more, the deputy game warden Of Mary
land, who has been the prime mover in the
project of seinng the canal, was in Wash
ington yesterday, and his visit was pro-
duetive of many good results. He saw
Col. q. L. Nicholson, the general manager
of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal and
Informed him of the desire to have the
canal water drawn off slowly.
The Water to Leak Out.
Col Nicholson said he would have all the
feeders of the canal shut down tomorrow.
December 20, and instead of raising the eX-
/. gates would allow the water to leak out,
tEus assuring a gradual emptying of the
canal. This system will take the water out
In about four or five days. and the seining
Of the remaining pools will begin Monday
December 2S
Arrangements for the Work.
The arrangements for the seining par
ties have been completed. The Woodmont
Club will seine the pools from the long tun-
mel, fourteen miles above the club house, to
hancock, ten miles below. The Hagers-
town gentlemen will take care Of the work
from Hancock to Williamsport, and the
Blue Ridge and Baltimore clubs, with the
assistance OF the four men and the neeeS-
sary paraphernalia furnished by United
States Fish Commissioner Brice, will do
the work from Williamsport to this city.
ne most important work will be done
along this stretch.
Two parties will start out from Harper's
ferry, where DR.. George w. Massamore
VIII make his headquarters dWing the
west as far Williamsport and the other
come to this city, distance altogether of
eighty-nine miles.
United States Fish Commissioner Brice
has placed the men and seines so kindly
offered by him for assistance in the work
under the directions of Mr.. Cluskey Crom-
well of this city, who will assign them to
duty in accordance with the plans made by
DR.. Massamore an6 DR.. w. S. Harlan.
More Aid offered.
Mr.. H. A. Waters " Travilah, Nd, has
offered on behalf of the Travilah Club to
seine the canal from Seneca to Great Falls
if the necessary paraphernalia is furnished,
but his kind offer was necessarily declined
on account Of arrangements having been
made to cover this section Mr. Waters
Will be informed, however, that his club
can help materially In The good work by
assisting in the entertainment of the men
who will be engaged III the seining by pro-
viding them with shelter and food and fur
nishing help for the transportation of the
seines from one pool ehthe other.
DR.. Massamore Aso consulted DR..
Walter S. Harban3,Idf the Blue Ridge
Fish Commissioner Brice, and the complete
plans of the system to- be followed in sein-
ing the canal viii be made public carly next
week. The subscriptf6Hs to The Evening
Star fund Gontinuerr and, many OF the ia
yors are accompanieduby characteristic let
ters. Mr.. Frank B.. Curtis of the pension
office inclosed his check FOR $2 in letter
which read as follows: 8,
Being one Of IZaak Walton's most en-
thusiastic disciples \ desire TO add my mite
to the fund now being raised to pay ex-
penses Of seining the bass now in the canal
and transferring them to the river.
therefore hand you my check for 81, to be
applied to that purpose.
Il am one of those who believe q united
effort On the part of the best element OF
true piscatoriai sportsmen is all that will
be needed to make the Potomac above the
Little Falls the finest bass stream in this
country. The way to accomplish that re-
suit, in my opinion, is the one suggested by
Fish Commissioner Brice, viz: To stock the
stream literally each year with young bass,
and to get rid Of the carp as fast as Dos
sible.
The movement now on foot is in the right
direction, and if successfully carried out
ought to add thousands of producing bass
to the greatly depleted supply now in the
river. The gentlemen who are making this
commendable effort have my hearty SYM
pathy.
Long live the gamey bass!'