Manchester Historic Association collections . Trap,Salmon Cut and Mast Rock, amoskeags old fishing rocks 67 At the foot of the west channel, in what is known asthe Eddy, were various rights for dragging seines. Nearthe center of the Eddy there is an island of sand, its capcovered with willows. This island was built or formed byJonas Harvey as a landing place for his seine. Mr. Harveyat one time informed C. E. Potter, author of the history ofManchester, that he had frequently dragged upon thisisland as many as five hundred shad at one hand. Scattered between here and Goffs Falls were manyother
Manchester Historic Association collections . Trap,Salmon Cut and Mast Rock, amoskeags old fishing rocks 67 At the foot of the west channel, in what is known asthe Eddy, were various rights for dragging seines. Nearthe center of the Eddy there is an island of sand, its capcovered with willows. This island was built or formed byJonas Harvey as a landing place for his seine. Mr. Harveyat one time informed C. E. Potter, author of the history ofManchester, that he had frequently dragged upon thisisland as many as five hundred shad at one hand. Scattered between here and Goffs Falls were manyother seine rights. These were profitably operated until1790, when the Provincial Government began making lawsfor the protection of shad, salmon and alewives. As thefish were running up the rivers to spawn, it was the worstthing possible to do to catch them in such numbers. Asthey began to grow scarcer, the laws were made more andmore stringent until, at last, the use of the seine; fish potor weir was made unlawful and these rights were given OJarlp l^apg of ^quog By Charles K. Walker The following paper, read before the West Manchester Mens Club ofthis city, March 6, 1905, and printed in the Mirror and American thefollowing day, is thought worthy of republication.—Editor. ^Jpk ANIEL STEVENS is the only man living to-dayjj pV who was born here when the stages were run to^^^ Nashua, Lowell and Boston, on the River road. Iremember the stage drivers by name, Joel Conkey, SamGale, William Walker, Daniel Fling, Foster Farwell, andsome others. Oilman Palmer was among the oldestdrivers. He was a cousin of mine and a grandfather ofMrs. Mitchell Ward. When I first saw the light, it was seventy-four yearsago the eighteenth day of last July. I was born in thesame house that I now live in. It looks the same as it didthen, except that there was a railing round the edge of theroof, three feet high, and painted yellow and green. Thiswas removed on account of leaks; the snow staid on andmy fa
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