THE DAILY PUBLIC LEDGER — JUNE 25, 1906
The fish story of the season comes from the Gilpin Valley and gains its origin from the recent floods that helped to lay waste to so large section of the country. Where the Guyan overflowed its banks near the home of Jasper Bridges a school of German carp was scattered all over the lowland and left stranded in a pool. Armed with gigs, clubs, pitchforks and other implements the men and boys, women and girls of the vicinity waded into the pool and proceeded to slaughter fish until they could scarcely stand for weariness. More than five hundred pounds of carp was taken from the pool during the day.
From— Daily Public Ledger. (Maysville, Ky.), 25 June 1906. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
