Show STEAM PUMP FISHING it was wae rapid but disastrous Disa strout ihil france stopped it one of the biot angular devices imaginable was discovered by accident in france though extremely simple the is revolutionary A pond on the farm ot of lat la marle quette bordered by rocky shores was as drained oue one year by the aid of 0 a steam pump earli each stroke ot of the piston drew up twenty five gallons ot of water and the pond was emptied la in a few hours and not only was the water drawn off but all the fishes also were transferred to a new elemet ele mint mut this was a revolution the owners of ponds in the neighborhood followed suit and the proprietor of the pump made a specialty of this sort of 0 work he let one of his pumps modified for the purpose the peasants of tile the region called it the bibb pump earb stroke of tile the piston brought up torrents of water in which were fish aisla and I 1 crawfish together with mud and debris one pond of several acres was cleared 0 of fisli fish at tin an expense of 36 francs franca or the process was ingenious Insen lous but as one cannot have his big fish arld and eat it too and as such ruch rapid consumption would have lod led to lo equally rapid extermination minn mi nation tion tile the authorities topped stopped tile the american |