. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. ..T. r. i:c3: ^. Fisherman and Fish-Culturist. 1^ W/m tion of the New York Stalt E\RLi \S tht year 183T, therewn I \erv energetic fisherman i
. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. ..T. r. i:c3: ^. Fisherman and Fish-Culturist. 1^ W/m tion of the New York Stalt E\RLi \S tht year 183T, therewn I \erv energetic fisherman inthe St ite of New York, whose gill-net-- in ifter years, in some of thelarge fi^hene* extended for fiftymiles, and bis employes werenumhered by the hnndred. He wasa large contractor for the supply offre^h fish in several of the principalcities, among them Xew York city. This individual was Seth Green, anative of Rochester, N. Y., wherehe was born Jlarch 19, 1817. Exceedingly fond of the healthfulexercise and the excitement attend-ant upon fishing, he adopted thatemployment for a livelihood, andmade the waters of Lake Ontariothe principal scene of his labors. Witnessing, while engaged one dayin trout-fishing, a shoal of salmonmaking a great commotion in the actof impawning, he at once prepared agravelly bed for them to use. andthe next two days be spent in watch-ing these fish in their affair impressed him with thepossibilities of fish-breeding bya
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