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Newcastle, Ont.
May 23/88

Dear Mr. Heckcher

I have just read with
great pleasure your exploit in capturing
that Great Tarpon 184 lbs. – Did you get
him landed with ropes & pulley or did you
hire a steam tug to tow him in? what a
Brute of a fish he must have been. I have taken
a sturgeon of 90 lbs. But I would as leave haul
in a good sized saw log. My saw log
I presume would be more valuable for lumber
than your tarpon would be for food, as I am
informed that they are not eatable except
by the Negroes—Bah don’t talk about
Tarpon, Sturgeon or any other fish, when
compared with the Royal or Silver King