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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 17., Medford Smelt and Smelt Brooks. (search)
e boys, early in the morning, in great quantities. They are a very sweet and delicious fish, [of] long slender shape and bright silvery sides; 6 to 8 inches long, and 6 to 10 weigh a pound. . . . Dr. Swan wrote B. L. S., His brother, Benjamin L. Swan, of Oyster Bay, N. Y. April 23, 1855— Over 5 Bushels were taken today in the brook in your meadow. And on April 10, 1856, Dr. Swan wrote to his brother Caleb— Timothy Swan caught a good mess of smelts last night; he says they havDr. Swan wrote to his brother Caleb— Timothy Swan caught a good mess of smelts last night; he says they have come quite plenty. Mr. Caleb Swan, living in New York, made note thus, January 3, 1863:— Some very small smelts are now brought to market in New York; they are sold to French restaurants. I had a pound of them counted this morning by James, my fishman, and there were 55 smelts. Historian Brooks also modestly mentions another Medford boy who caught smelts in these same brooks, in the same primitive fashion first named. Those fifty-five-to-a-pound smelts of the New York market w