The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-02-14

fellow.
Our party landed fully 400 pounds
OF red snapper, blue fish, cavallia and
salt water cat, one weighing fully
10 pounds. This Is tame fishing as
compared with that done by others in
deep sen fishing, when tarpon of 400
to 600 pounds, Jew fish Of 800 pounds,
sharks Of from 500 to 1900 and the
smaller fish are caught in numbers
greater or less as may be determined
by the size Of the fish and difficulty
In landing. A full day has been spent
by Palm Beach sportsmen in landing
q single tarpon.
When our party had reached Lyn-
ton on our return north the writer
passed about a half hour upon the
open beach as the tide was coming in
taking blue fish. The surf was roll
ing in quite strong. Out about 700
feet, just before the breakers occur
red, would be an immense wave lit
orally filled with blue fish plainly dis
cernable from shore. AS the wave
search for food Tin the shape of small
blue fish by the hundreds Of thou
sands cast up by the sea in the shah
the beach until half Of their bodies
would be exposed. Hundreds Of
them would be left high and dry and
dry by one wave to be carried back
by the next We had caught = dozen
by hook and line Gt was too tame
sport TO pick them up from off the
sand as they madly attempted to
reach the water.) when we called Mrs.
Il. and induced her to land the next
dozen in as many minutes. In all 33
were taken, varying in weight from
two to six pounds. To add to the ex-
element of the moment four or five
large sharks were to be seen swim
ming up and down the beach not over
300 feet away, and in easy rifle shot
had we had our Marlin SO at hand.
To satisfy ourselves that the out
rageous stories we had heard told
about mullet pampanO and cavallia
jumping aboard boats while passing
over the waters of Lake Worth, and
especially If yawl boat were towed
behind a tug or other large boat at
night with a light aboard the yawl,
Mr.. Marvin, Of the supply department
of the canal company, arranged
pitch fire wand light aboard the yawl
after dark, on our trip up and we got
aboard. We set there an hour with
out results while the captain was
steering the tug for every school Of
fish he could see jumping. We got re-
suits at last-1S fish in half that num-
Der of minutes took possession Of the
yawl. 1t occurred to us that the SAT-
est way was to dump the light and
evacuate the yawl, which we did and
got a good round laugh from those on
board the tug who had been waiting
for Just such finish to our endeavor.
We are told of lot Of big fish ex-
periences which we do not dare to re-
peat lest we lose reputation for verac-
ity. One or two examples will do. A
pampano weighing 95 pounds jumped
over the stern Of the canal cOmpany's
tug Hattie and did not stop until it
had cleared the cabin II feet long and
landed in the engine room. The win
dows of one of the canal company's
tugs, a tug lying very low on the wa
ter. are filled with canvass instead Of
glass. The glass had all been broken
out by pampano and cavallia jumping
them at night when the boat
had its lamps lit.
the general superintendent of the ca
nal business, is authority for. Be-
cause we were disposed to be incred-
ulous he was inclined to be offended.
He did his best afterwards to place
us in a position to see some fish and
take some, as our recital sets forth.
We were his guests for four days
on our Biscayne Bay trip, and most
courteous gentleman we found him to
be. He is the youngest son Of an
Irish landed squire and has settled in
America, investing his wealth in the
stock OF the canal company.
Florida, and especially the section
about Cutler, about 20 miles south OF
Miami upon Biscayne Bay, has some
fine sport for the hunter. One Of our
Geo. Spencer, chief en-
gineer, shot thirty quail In less than
Nm hour from the wagon in which we
were riding one evening Just before
nightfalL An attempt was made to
flush" them as we had no dog, and
they were not pursued. At Cutler,
which Ia practically a hunting camp,
25O quail are frequently shot by one
man in Q days hunt. Bear, deer fox,
otter, panther, wild cats, wild turkeys,
partridge and other game are plenti-
ful Combining this with the fine
ishing to be found everywhere, and
he sportsman can employ his time
'or several weeks There is about six
months open season in the fall and
winter in all game.
In bringing this series Of letters TO
/ close We would add this: There are
n Michigan, and especially In the
lumber sections, thousands Of men
who must seek new homes some
where. In seeking these new homes
Why should one not cast his lot where
he lines OF life are easier instead OF
larder than in Michigan? We state
With confidence that a man can sup.
,ort o family far better on three
months marsh truck gardening and
perhaps in fruit raising in Dade COUP
Y, Florida, than he can with u
months hard work in Michigan either
m the farm or In the mandatory.
)ade county, in 1890, had 1900 popu-
alton. Last month it had 5000 pop
llation and within twelve months this
population will be doubled. win
lady answer any and all questions
sked me in relation to this section
" mail Accompany letter of in
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