The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-24
STRANGE wars OF FISHERMEN.
Pooling the Aibicore-Fishing on Horseback
-Porpois-s Taking n Hurdle.

AVALON Gel. Dec lT--Theros something
mighty mysterious going on here. said an Az alon
bontman who had been fishing in hard luck for
hwesk. 1--WE been fishing every day for albicorc.
so has that other fellow We uso tho same bait
and he brings in the fish. but don't I've been
on his trail FOR a week, but the only thing I've
discovered is that every day he takes out bottle
Of lard oil and brings II back empty. Now what
does he do with 1t? | cant believe that he eats
IT, though wouldn't be surprised. and I've about
made up my mind that he uses it as kind of a
hoodoo on me Yesterday he brought in four
fish weighing from twenty three up to nifty nine
pounes-a fine catch. and | WASH in IL
Some days later a fisherman offered 10 wager
that he could chum up albicore or any large fish
VI the kind, not only get them around the boat
but keep them there Every one though, e was
Joking, yet he came in day after day with good
Finally he confessed that he had some "medi-
cine" that charmed the fish
Il WAS rowing up the coast week or So ago.
he said, when ! noticed lot Of FMS sticking
out Of tho water. went nearer and found thai II
was a slick; slick you know IL oil. and this one
came possibly IRON some dead whale Anyway
for thirty or forty feet II covered tho water and
in II were dozens Of big fishes alhicnres and
others all swimming about as though enjoying
themselves and evidently taking n bath IN tie
oil This set me To thinking, and alter | had
taken all the fish wanted made MP my mind
them around by pouring oil on the water and
returning TO II the following day. This tried
number OF times with yaryinr, success; enough
at any rate, to convince mo that have discovered
n way 10 corral fish like the albicore and horse
maclcrel and keep them until catch all want"
ing than this In China tho natives train ccr.
tain birds 10 catch fish for ,hcm. The birds arc
ing ring about It's neck, and when a school I' Of
fish are secn they arc released and immediately
bcgin to FISH. The speed with which these birds
stroy large numbers Of fish. One Of tn" 'y most "s
remarkable, methods Of fishing is seen in the
mt hand and c nSfr o e. G iSEs w sssan
UP the Ash. This requires much endurance
Some Of thcsc fishermen = Is said, remain under
There was once a fisherman on the Florida
coast who was 20 lazy that he tanned p~icnns
the birds with leather bands. so that They could
not swallow Thy nsnally BOOSTED on a, piece
Ssh nS With his long "G Sncnh III his
When the old man cam ont and cluckcd to them
they would bcgtn TO flap thcir, wings uttcrng
stood rs demands for food. Their collars
bring fastened ON. tho birds were tossed into
water, rising forty or ffty let above IL pe ,n'
ing down until they sighted a school ri snrdincs
they plunged down into It, almost disappearing
fall and when tho birds came up each had liz
pouch well filled with bait The pcicnns had
in the rct Of swallowing, but the collars were Tc
in the way and they slowly and diSc0nsolatriy
swan to the shore and waddlrd up The beach
where their owner pricd open their bcnks viii
his hngcrs and took out the bait, which lie placed
IN cans Tor MS own or some customers uS, tn
the credit OF this philosopher. who had evidently
solved a great labor problem, h il said. thai h.
took oi the collars and gave the birds share Of
the nsh b tore he sent them back 10 The rnost
The methods Of some Of the natives in the "a
Libbean Sea nre novel They nploy the sucking
FISH or remora to fish for them They Rrst c.tvn
clinging Ia in rough Sides by the singular surk
ing disks upon their heads 4 strap OF leather
In the form ui leaf is then fastened 20 each Gsh's
tail When turtle II seen the bnalmhn fnstcna
iish to cord by the loop and tosScs IL over
DohTu. lrScd by It's remarkable instinct the
fasiens toit. and is hauled in with lis Victim 'N
Some years ago the dwcllers Of Cape God saw
n1omaF@ab!r Nght party Of men going FISH
ing on horseback. A large school II black fish
had run ~ shore. and 10 catch them The men
mounted their horses, rode out into the shnii"w
water and drove the dcmureliIcd fish I'm higher
and higher until the beach was strrwn with them
ne fishermen made big profits on this catch
- hhn singular experience on Long Island
SOUND once said the owner OF n Mystic smack
Mo were rowing up long and narrow creek
Wheh We observed school uf pnrpOiscs ahead
also going up We We're very near the head and
began TO row and splash, making Ms much nuiss
as possible 10 see II We could not drive them sshnrc
tul the PROPOSES swan along until they found
u!at ihcy were trapped then turned and came
making the water boil and Scethe across The cntiyc
creek: When they reached us we stood unnnd
yrllcd ana waved our oars, but il did moi affect
lhe porpoises, and they went into the air three
going over our boat as clean as a whistle and
two leaplnE over second bon, which ma H. Nd
US We had placed the boats bow 10 bow across
NE stream so that they formed a very fair hurdle
pne OF the porpoiscs went over my head sn thai
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