LIST OF PLATES TO SECTION V. 



Vol. I'ago. 



107. Crew of menhaden schooner, in old style seine-boat, throwing the purse-seine I, 336,338 



108. Carry-away boat with haul of menhnden on the way to oil factory I, 373 



From sketch by Capt. B. F. Conklin. 



109. Meudadeu steamer discharging its catch at oil and guano factory, Tiverton, K. I I, 337 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



110. Gang of Portuguese in hold of menhaden steamer filling the hoisting tubs I, 337 



From photograph by T. "W. Suiillio. 



111. Fish pens on top floor of menhaden factory ; the fish are led through a trough to the cooking 



tanks I, 337 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 

 113. Menhaden steamer discharging its catch at oil and guano factory. Incline railway to carry Msh 



to cooking tanks I, 337 



From sketch by Capt. B. F. Conklin. 



113. Menhaden floating factory. An old vessel fitted as an oil factory and moved from place to place 



near the fishing grounds I, 345,378 



Drawing by H. L. Todd. 



114. Slivering menhaden for bait 



From Report TJ. S. Fish Commission, Part V, 1877. 



llii. Menhaden oil and guano factory at Milford, Conn.; steamers unloading fish at the wharf: inclino 

 railway to carry fish to cooking tanks on upper floor of factory; oil tanks and storage 

 sheds in foreground; platform for dry ing scrap in rear of factory, connected with building 



by elevated railway I, 342 



From a photograph. 

 (Interiors of oil factories will be illustrated in Section on Preparation of Fishery Products.) 



THE HERRING FISHERY AND SARDINE INDUSTRY. 



116. Herring schooner bound for Wood Island, Maine ; outfit of salt and barrels on deck I, 426 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



117. Herring pinkey bound for the fishing grounds ; nets hangiug over bowsprit and stern ; net dories 



on deck I, 4'JO 



From photograph by T. W. SmiUie. 



118. Torching at night for spnrliug or small herring in Ipswich Bay, Massachusetts I, 428 



From sketch by J. S. Ryder. 



111). Torching herring at night near East port, Me I, 429 



From photograph by T. W". Smillie. 



120. Fishermen mending lierriug gill-nets at House Island, Casco Bay I, 430 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



121. Irish fishermen of Boston picking their herring nets in Gloucester Harbor. The typical " Irish 



market boat" I, 430 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



122. Cape Ann herriug fishermen landing their gill-nets after a night's fishing I, 430 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



123. Fishermen in quoddy boat hauling herring gill-nets I, 430 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott and Capt. J. "W. Collins. 



THE SMOKED HERRING INDUSTRY. 



124. Boat landing; fish houses; herring smoke-house ; fisherman's dwelling and farm I, 470 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



125. Old style herring smoke-house (without roof ventilators) at Lubec, Me I, 476 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



12(>. Herring " horse" loaded with smoked fish on sticks I, 478 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



127. Herring smoke-house at Eastport, Me. ; sinoke ventilators on roof ; sticks of herring inside I, 4&n 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



THE SAKDIXK INDUSTRY. 



128. Shore herring weir near Easlpnit, Me. ; the common form of brush weir I, 501 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



129. Bar herring weir near Eastport, Me. ; escape of fish prevented by receding tide I, 500 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



