The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-06-16
B a d Weather Prevent.
Fishermen from MAX
ing Survey
Party Spend Week on Gulf in
Vain Attempt to Determine
Fishing Possibilities

Mr.. w. J. Lowrance and his party
which left here Monday b make a
survey OF the fishing possibilities on
the gulf coast near here returned Sat-
urday after spending the week in
vain attempt to make the survey The
weather was too bad to permit OF
any definite results, and it was de-
clded that another trip would be
made to find what could be done in
the way OF securing supply of fish
from the gulf water to be shipped
from this port
I'VE sighted several schools Of
sardines.' said Mr. Lowrance. "and
also one school of mackerel. but the
water was so rough and the weather
so squally that we were unable to
cast the seines."
| The party was. made up of Mr..
| Lowrance and crews of the two
Eboats furnished by the Louisiana
Oyster & Fish Company, Manager
Will c. Harman of the Chamber of
| Commerce, H. G. Hildreth a north
ern fisherman whose theory it is
that the fish are there. and Mr., P.
w. Partridge of the Federal Fish
cries Bureau. Mr.. Partridge is as
sisting the company. in making the
survey and at the same time secur-
ing data for his department. Fol
lowing is the log of the cruise as
kept by Mr.. Harman:
June oth.-Left Berwick at noon.
Depth of water at pier. 100 feet.
Depth of water mile down river,
W to 100 feet. At mouth of Atchafa-
laya. IA feet. Course. S. e. Sailed IS
miles. Anchored to lee of Last
Island, in six feet of water. Saw
small school of blackfish, stnpray
and porpoise on way out.
. June 1.-Weighed anchor at $50 a.
m Made IS miles to Pine Island.
Here the first cast of the purse seine
was made for the purpose of stretch
ing the lines and getting the seine
IN working order. Der.h of water
20 feet. Caught a few fish-trout,
pompano. Dream. shark. sun-fish etc.
Anchored in Pelto Bay in s feet of
water. seven miles west of Ship
Shoal light. Weather conditions
fairly good.
June llth.-Weighed anchor at s a.
r. Made 80 miles. Saw school Of
mackerel near Ship Shol light. Prac-
tice cast of the net was made Squall
coming up, the net had to be taken up
Immediately. Weather conditions
during the day very unfavorable.
Anchored to. lee of Last Island
Depth of water seven feet.
June l2th.-Weigher anchor at $50
a. m. Arrived at Southwest Pass
at 6 p. m. Average depth of water
IS feet. Threatening weather all
day. Jaw several schools of fish sup
posed to be sardines. Removed seine
from seine boat to deck of power
boat. Weather squally. Anchored
for the night to lee of Diamond Reef
'hoad. Made los miles. Saw fish all
lay. but weather conditions against
casting net.
June l3th.-Put seine on seine boat.
Weather looking favorable, weighed
lnchor and headed SIS. e. Weather
conditions suddenly change. squalls
levelop in all directions, barometer
Indicating storm. Captain decides to
lead for Atchafalaya River. Entered
Belle Isle Pass. coming in through
little Wax Bayou to port.
The entire expense of the expert
nent is being borne by the Louisiana
OYSTER & Fish Company of Berwick.
ar. Lowrance believes. however,
hat if the deductions made are found
0 be correct. this section will en-
oy a business in this line twice
reater than i. now has, and there.
ore feels justified in making the in
estment
Mr.. Partridge of the Fisheries Bu-
eau has been authorized by his de-
artment to make another attempt
. get results. and the party will
ave for another exnerlnent ehor<x