The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-07-29

J 's'etsl other repes they made r0s ala
o bsfness i9t the shstk. Then be pu tart
. ea looss aud sllossd 10 swim about 10 ID,
o deep water cd the thota For several
i days tha shark vas kept prisoner sod
g 't rcsgla iutervsls he vas hauled az Tor
'Iblh'Ilon. Many people ueat down 10
e sce The buse monster, sud Mr. fulps,
charged tea cents bead tfom tho sperta
1 tors
Finally II occurred to the athermAu
Ih.t Il sonld pay to make the shark =
prisoner IN some Iulapd pond Of water
"bsre be could be uuturasssel, % the
Bataesat Bay slls OF Iha beach there was
asmsIl cove, which was protected by the
hsach 90 three sides A strong dam was
built scross the neck OF this cove and the
shark WAS transported across the beach BY
team Of horses sud dumped into the
water. 10 this prison tho old shark tht,y
cd mig billy and seemed gradually 10 lose
his teroeious temper, 1t took all tAg
small aud useless lsh from Mr.. Fsstasts
net TO keep tbs creature from starving.
II WAS while Watching the growth Of
this captive shark that the fisherman con
ceiyed The idea Of raising other sharks 10
his srtlicisl pond. Now sharks eggs are |
essiiy found along the Jersey coast They
are contained In capsules OF horuy matter
rssem bling seaweed, They are popularity
known as "mermsids purses" and the
shells are gathered by visltors to the sea.
shore for ornamSntal purposes, General
ly they are empty OF eli eggs, bat in the
breeding season one can easily pick up
Ihess shells full Of eggs.
MIR Fasinet collected snumber OF these
eggs cases aud threw them into the poad
which he had formed, and iu q few months
he Was ssrseably surprised TO find young
sharks swimming around. The old shark
in his greedinoss doyonred these little
erestures as last al they we're hstched.
Then portion OF the pond Was shat of
from the rest and new eggs we're placed
IN the water. Here tho Young sharks
could live and devolOpe without danger
from the old one. When they became
half gown they we're turned loose 10 the
main pond, Immediately there was
combat OF extraordinary ierocity. Tho
Did shark peu6csi upoa the Youngsters
md commenced to devour them as fast .s .
be could.
For time the young ones fought back ="
md tried 10 defend themselves bat they
would have been destroyed had not Mr. ''
Fastnet come to their rescue. He manss ~
ID to land hhfpoon In the hasby body OF
he old shark and settled his fate in few -
minutes. He thou ht 1t better to destroy II
he big monster than TO lose oil OF his
ouDg sharks. When be WAS hauled up
u the beach and bled. his body was cut
p and while the fat was boiled down for
10 oil. the meat was cut mp into steaks for N
sting. These proved so juicy and swee, ed
nat the fshetmsn sent seme TO his friends he
New Yorker who tasted OF them thong bit vi
hey were too good to escape more gener en-
notice, and he sent some to his friends ke
! the city, Every one declared that they qu
ere moIe than palatable; that they were
nusually delicious. To-
This was the beginning OF the demand or
II shark steaks, Mr.. Fastnet received wi
esdy orders for sharks steaks until he
Early cut up oil his young sharks to sup An
Iy the demand. Then he decided to iSl
Use sharks to sell, lie increased the P''
2e Of his pond, gathered more eggs and kn
sgsn TO b.eed the savage creature for hs
Numerical purposes. He now kills Ill
,ut twenty sharks every summer for the oo'
stket Sharks steaks are quite the as
Ing for Big dinner MIR. F.stnst raises DO
good proportion Of the sharks that are Wh
ut 10 market He kills them when they WI
e shout three feet long, At this age cd,
cir meat IL very tender and JUICY. 10
der to keep up the supply he is kept '"'
sy breeding new hJcAs eysry summer, au
d evan then he cannot meet the de olu
md. mil