112 GEOGRAPHICAL REVIEW OP THE FISHERIES. 



done ; much more than at the present time. During 1872, there were 33 boats fishing from Star 

 Island. That year Star and Appledore Islands were sold for hotel purposes, and large summer 

 hotels were built, which are yearly crowded with guests during the summer mouths, giving the 

 islands a lively appearance. This inroad of tourists has, however, driven the fishermen away from 

 the two leading islands. 



"Twenty years ago," wrote Celia Thaxter in 1873, "Star Island cove was charming with its 

 tumble-down fish houses, and ancient cottages with low, shelving roofs, and porches covered with 

 the golden lichen that so loves to embroider old weather-worn wood. Now there is not a vestige 

 of those dilapidated buildings to be seen; almost everything is white and square and new; and 

 they have even cleaned out the cove, and removed the great accumulation of fish-bones which 

 made the beach so curious." 



The fisheries of the islands in 1880 were carried on by thirty-five men, who owned a small 

 schooner and twenty small sail or lapstreak boats. The catch consists of ground fish, herring, 

 mackerel, and lobsters. The capital invested amounts to about $2,600, and the value of the 

 products is about $8,000. Most of the fish are sold in Gloucester and Boston, though in the 

 summer season the hotels take a considerable quantity. 



