New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-02

the sturdy fellows who are the heads of fami-
lies at Ramblersville and to be the head Of a
family there is by no means empty honor.
The Tribunes photographer asked a good wom-
an scrubbing the back porch of of the tidi-
est houses on the creek if she had any chill
dren to enliven his picture.
Susie! Mamie! Sadie! John! Rosie! Ar
thur!" she called, and in ten seconds a process
sion was pouring out of the back door There
isn't schOolhouse in all this metropolitan Ven
ice!
Goose Creek is a fishing station at one of the
principal channels of the bay, about midway
between Howard Station and the Raunt 1t has
been famous for it's weakfshing for more than
twenty years. Weakfsh have popularity
which every saltwater angler knows. Some
times they there and sometimes they are
not One party will come in at noon with bas-
kets full to overlooking and others, who fished
all around them, will return at night without
having experienced a single strike
One of the parties with full baskets came in
at Goose Creek the other day, and right behind
them detected German pulled heavily at his
oars. He looked sadly at the many taken from
the other boat, and when asked what he had
to show for his days sport, he lifted his line
from the baited hook which dangled an
oyster. 'Das list alles' he sighed II fish right
along NIT dem fellows all day und get holdings
till 1 come away, ven 1 got me das oysder." By
the side of the oyster dangled a six-ounce sink
err seeing which the others laughed. The sad
German thought he the point and said,
with great energy: Maybe you tink I drow
das oysder away but don'd keep him in
der bath tub till it vas Sebdember nit an r in
it, und den 1 cad him, so hellup me graclous!
Say, neighbOr," one of the lucky crew vent
ured ''weakfish feed near the surface, and
you've been fishing dead on the bottom all day."
"So?" the German queried rs dot vas list
los? Veil, I no fish der bottom down, how get
das oysder? fish der top off, und 1 would got
nodings!"
Goose Creek has more boats to let than any
other canal in this Western Venice. The water
is black with them riding at anchor near the
floats week days. On Sundays and holidays
every boat earns its dollar two.
The Raunt is the home of more rod and gun
clubs than any other part of this new Venice.
Some are composed of cronies in politics, others
of members of the same trade profession,
and still others of everybody who will swell the
treasury by contributing his dues Some IRE
proud of their fellow members and of IL eir
houses but about few there not the faint
est evidences of pride in anything.
Broad Channel and Beach Channel boast fair
~ good hotels and cater chiefly to fishermen
who can afford luxuries in both boats and bait
The channels by which these stations are built
are navigable, and one of the luxures of a So
journ there is to watch the railroad drawbridges
turn for everything with steam or sails which
calls for right of way.
Them fellows at Broad Channel" said a
Goose Creek purveyOr of rOwbOats lis all
shrimp fishermen. When l tell you that live
shrimps sell at 10 cents quart and are hard
TO get at that. you'll appreciate their position
'rp IOt Of hOyU lie
fshin' with silver hooks; an don't you forget
it, them hotelkeepers is gittin' rich in a rush."
To show how we'll adapted for recuperation
the climate of Broad Channel is. the story of
the present station agent of the Long Island
Railroad should be told He is a city telegraph
operator and got months leave of absence.
He secured his present billet for that period
AS nearly everybody who goes to Broad Chan
mel has a return ticket, the agents duties are