The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1903-02-26
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means % lgEf lies 81 the fooi q
Henry street TIE Atiantlc haif
from Norfolk Va. and nsa bro ghi -
here 90 have steam slose5 Installed
Her owner and master IS captain
W r Cole. the patenfee q q unique
method of applying the long known
fact that q light attracts lsh. Last
season the Atlantic operated in the
waters near Norfolk. and proved
veritabie gold mine 10 her owner.
The novelty % the plan excited ihe
curiosity u the guests NJ the hotels
a. Old Point. and Captain Cole took
them our Tor the night, when hey
would hare a chance 70 see fhe Allan
tics strange apparatus a. Work. As
many as fifteen passengers could be
taken on these trips. and they PAID the
running expenses OF the boat
"You see. said Captain Cole. "the
I idea Of attracting fish BY means % q
Z light Is nothing new. Stand under a
light near the water and you can see
4 Tor yourself that the fsh hOck 10 g.
Z They may retreat from the light. but
as soon as they reach the dark they
win return again"
To draw the unwary fish TO his boa;
Captain Cole had a powerful headlight
Of 1900 candle power placed In TIE
bow down near the water. Experience
has proved that a headlight similar
{ 10 those used on locomotives is the
best suited for the Purpose. The past
I summer Captain Cole tried q search
light. but ir threw rs rays parable
and they lay ~like log on the water
The headlight spreads Its rays owe
wedge shaped surface. All IA
while the hshins IS going on Ia
Atlantic De- driven through the waite
az the Tate Of four OF Eve miles a.
hour.
In front of his craft Captain Col
has another boat which floats the far
or vide. end of a funnel shaped ne'
The net he used WRs eighteen feet a
the mouth. taperinE hack 20 about rw'
feet. and four feet high- The rea
c. narrow end q the net s. suppoTte
by a stage. which gives a place 10
the apparatus ueeds several men G
J sttend f. Behind TIC narrow end G
she scoop net is receptacle int
which the fish fan Prom there u
catch can be dipped up with han
!, nets and passed 20 the men on u
rear boat. who sort over the Gsl
Z throwing back those under size an
y storing lhe rest away.
z By propeNng the boat when -
{ hshins Is goiag on constant strcal
+ % fish, drawn 70 the trap by the Ugh
Is forced cut of the end Of the net Z
g their efforts 10 reach the light and n
g motion uf the vessel When the i
j ventiou is Eol 70 work the fish pour
4 like halstupes. and u requires elEi
,i or ten men 90 dispose Of them
To facilitate the handling of y
: catch Captain Cole has invented
p sort of conYcyer. similar IN princip
20 10 the machines used 70 elevate coi
ia ore dirt or other material CAPITA
b Coles invention is made q net ar
it uhs the FISH from the rear end q z
D scoop 10 The boat behind By placll
ll I Uaddlcw heels 10 front q his vess'
which IS driven through tae vat
lr by her engines. she power that driy,
be The couveyet IS obtained. II it Is I,
. & practicable 90 use this device. pow
lrom the engines can drive The 50
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