The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-08
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in the lower sound, having made large
catch of Rock were at a loss as to the
best manner of dsposing of the same,
when young Daniels, then a mere boy.
offered to buy the entire catch II they
would accept his note, payable when the
fish were sold, and he received returns
for them. His proposition was accepted
and the fish were shipped to market and
netted the young Spectator handsome
profit. With the proceeds OF this, his
first venture. he purchased an outfit for
himself. and by energy, skill and fru-
gality has amassed comfortable for
tune. The expense of his present fish
ing operations is estimated at more than
500 per day, aud his profits are corre-
spondingly great. In addition to fisheries
he is a large dealer in general merchan-
disc and fishing material and fishermen's
supplies of all kinds, and is interested
in a bank in Elizabeth City, and is al
ways ready to invest in any enterprise
that tends to upbuild the county or pro-
mote its welfare. He is said to be
worth from 900 to $4,000.
Last season w. W. Midget. of Mann's
Harbor. with an investment of $1,000
during the shad season OF six weeks.
realized more than $4,000, and his ex
penses did not exceed 81 per day. Sue
cess in fishing, as in everything else de-
ponds upon attention to business and the
exercise of good judgment, and those who
rely on ''fisherman's luck" and fail to
set their nets properly and keep them
free from grass, floating trash and crabs
are almost sure to experience bad luck. :"
Oysters of fine quality and flavor, are
abundant in Pamlico and Roanoke
sounds, and catching them for market
and home consumption is an important
industry Around the inlets clans are
plentiful, but so far but little effort has
been made to get them except few
for home use.
Most visitors to Dare county come in
search of health or sport. The former
find no tonic that excels our pure ocean
breeze and here, famed by Hygeia's
breath and nightly lulled to sleep by the
rumbling of the curling waves on old
oceans beach. they get what they seek
and may pass the pleasant hours away,
free from extremes OF heat and cold, and
remote from influences that irritate and
annoy.
The lover of sport can find no more
favorable conditions. If he be a disciple
of Isaac Walton, our bays, sounds and
fresh ponds offer all kinds of fish, from
the little spot to a sixty pound drum,
and he has but to make an effot to get
all the fun there is in this kind of sport;
if he is a Nimrod. the water grasses so
abundant on the shoals and reefs
throughout the sounds attract in winter
millions 0f wild ppaSpF hrant
swan and other wild fowl, plump and
juicy on their feeding ground and ready
prey to his skill. or if he desires larger
game it is but short distance to the
main land where he will find deer and
bear in their native haunts. In the
spring and summer, beach or shore birds
are abundant. and those who prefer can
try their skill in snipe, willet, curlew,
marbled godwit and many other species
that are extremely rare in more densely
populated sections.
The market hunter has not yet got in
his deadly work of determination, and
those seeking recreation may find in this
favored region all the conditions exist
ing that appeal most strongly to a
sportsmans heart. Many Northern
sportsmen and clubs own property in this
and adjoining counties and each year
this locality is visited by many individ-
uals who unite in proclaiming it verit-
able sportsmans paradise.
l might give your readers a detailed
description of the operations of the
United States Life Saving and Light
House services in this county through
which the Government distributes an