The pond covers fiveacre. Two years
ago Mr. Wells put into the pond two
thousand dozen eels, with no intention
of disturbing them for five years. They
have Increased wonderfully, millions
being in the ihmi'I, and it is thought
that there will be quadrillions before
Mr. Wells gets ready to market them,
and that he has a fortune In them. The
eels are fed regularly every three days
on what is known as "horse feet," a sea
product, with meat inside a shell, which
takes the shape of a horse's hoof, and
it is doubtles from that that it derives
the name. The eels seem to know that
they are to be fed, for when Mr. Wells
beats upon the side of his wagon with
the butt end of his whip, they swarmed
toward him. Any other person may
beat and bang for hours without caus
ing the slightest commotion among
them. Hundreds of people go to see
them fed. Mr. Wells to satisfy the
visitors curiosity, w ill hold a horse foot
in the water for a minute or two, and
then withdraw it with numerous eels
clinging to the contents of the shell.
