The Penn's Grove record., 1896-03-06

Allentown, \. y, FEB. Z, I

AllGAtONHj ~ Ost W. 4N ASSS.
Mr.. p. NJ, who is Postmaster, that is
Boss Cleveland's Postmaster at the
Landing where there is free trade just
now in carp stories and such like.
DEAR SIB:-In reply to your lishy
communication l wish to say that we
have a little news which you may find
interesting if you compare the item
along with those you prepared for me.
Well, we are having a machine shop
built on the old mill site at the bridge
as you enter town and Ii day last
week the water was let off to prepare
for the new gates, etc., and now for the
carp. IL was generally thought large
numbers Of the fish would be caught
and SO every urchin and fisherman was
on hand. We have had no doubt as
to the immense number and size of the
carp in the pond. In fact, a great
many persons had seen them on divers
occasions, feeding OF the mud flats.
at one time they came down onto the
flats in such numbers as to frightell all
The passers By. There were hundreds
of them and they rooted their way
through the docks like a drove of hogs.
On another occasion they came down
the pond with such force that the great
waves made by them washed clear over
the crosSway and threatened 10 do 1t
crest damage. At une time they rush
ed back up the pond in such haste as to
block their way at the narrows and
then for an hour they just piled on top
of each other till they had made a pile
80 IT,, out of water and before they
could get implied the neighbors had
come from miles around and brought
all sorts OF conyeyances 10 get the fish.
They carried away out OF that pile
about 900 wagon loads.
The next day there were more carp
in The pond than eyer before. These
fish were of immense size. One little
boy carried a big one home that weigh
cd over GOO pounds. They sold 10 wag-
on loads of scales from this fish 10 the
bone man next day. This Is but q sim
Gle instance by way Of Illustration.
But now to come to my story of how
the isii were caught when the water
WAS lEb Ous NCti W bt6lht hANJ AAtNN
all the gates having first got their nets
stretched below and above to keep the
fish from going through. Well, what
do you think | Why they were so many
caro- 10 the pond kat there was not
enough water IN it 10 go through. just
think, a pond Of fish so full OF Dish that
there wasn't room for u pail of water.
But for some weeks everybody had
known this for the wells are almost all
dry about here and when they have
gone to this pond for water on wash
days they have had TO come away with
ont ii 40 the fish SO filled it that the wa
ter had all been driven out.
But back to my story OF bow they
caught tile fish. First, when they
found the water wouldn't flow they
started in to get the fish when behold
large numbers of the fish at once went
down into the mud at least 30 II. out
of sight and the rest lust wiggied and
aapped over Buzby 3 meadow two miles
or more TO the stream below, Just as
lie crowd WAS coming up 10 them. so
these all got away but at night they
tried To take them in nets and such
luck D never dreamed of. They just
pulled them up by the thousands and
every day since then they have hauled
900 tous OF these fish to the Trenton
market ard there seems TO be no end
10 The number still lett,
Nov this is what l call q fish story.
Now send me another and ~ Try
Al