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weather pleasant. Friday, Wilt : Arrived at Prince's Bay; weather continues fine. Xalurilay, 21s/: Caught in 

 Prince's Bay 10,70(1 fish, which \ve sent in 1 ho North Star to Hawkins' Works, Barren Islam! ; pleasant. Monday, _':;</ : 

 Wind east; we caught none: we lay iu by Coney Island. Tuesday, 24//i .- East wind, and rained; did not fish. 

 lifdm-xdtiy, _'.">//< : We caught, iu Prince's Bay, 17,300 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 22,." DO >" 11"' North 

 Star to Hawkins' Works ; pleasant day. Thursday, 26tii : Caught in Prince's Bay 10,:>>">0 fish, which we scut in the U. 

 S. Grant to the Hawkins Works ; pleasant. Friday, 27/A : We went outside of Sandy Hook, down the New Jeisey 

 In ai h a few miles ; found some fish and made a set ; caught one arm of the seine on rocks and tore it very badly; 

 saved in the other arm 24,:'>UO iish, which \vc sent iu the U. S. Grant to the Hawkins Works; we came in behind 

 Sahdy Hook and took the seine on the shore just south of the wharf, and mended it ; weather pleasant, but wind blew 

 fresh S.\V. Saturday, 2?//i : Finished mending seine ; then went in the Wreckers' Basin, Statcu Island ; pleasant day. 

 Monday, 'Mill : Caught, in Prince's Bay, 12,i;oo fish, which we sent in tho North Star to Hawkins' Works ; weather 

 pleasant. 



July 1st. Tiii-tsiluy : We caught in Prince's Bay 43,(i5U fish, which we sent in tho U. S. Grant to the Hawkins 

 Works; pleasant. Wedmsdiiy, vW : \Ycnt out iu Prince's Bay; caught 15,600 fish, which we sent in the North Star l<> 

 Hawkins' Works; tine day. Thursday, 'M : We came home with the sloops ; the wind was fair and we made the run in 

 one day ; we came through Plum Gut about 8 o'clock p. in. ; good breeze in p. ui. southwest. Friday, 4//i : We sailed 

 all night and arrived at Jamesport in the morning ; spent the fourth at home; pleasant. Saturday, bill : Isold the New 

 Voik and launched her; fine. Monday, 1th: We went down through Peconic Bay and iu Gardiner's Bay, when I 

 went to the masthead and could see bunches of fish deep down that could not be seen from the deck ; the U. S. Grant 

 was nearly a mile from us, and about this time we saw her jib go down, and the man that, run her dropped oif in his 

 littlo boat ; we knew at once that he had discovered a good bunch of fish and went towards him ; when we reached 

 him the liunch had separated, but we selected the best we could and caught 2'J,000 fish, which we sent iu the U. S. 

 i : r. 'int ; and iheu we made another set as soon as we could and caught 31,f>00, which we sent iu the North Star to tin- 

 Miamogne Works; it was dark before we had the last set scooped out; these iish were the best I ever saw at. this 

 season of the year; they were as good as any Eastern fish that we catch iu the fall ; pleasant day. Tuesday, H//I : 

 Went out in Gardiner's Bay; could see fish from masthead, but could uot. see them iu the boats well enough to catch 

 them ; weather continues fine. Wednesday, 9th : Went out iu Gardiner's Bay ; caught (i,000 fish, which we sent in tho 

 U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works, and 10.50 worth offish we sold to a smack; weather pleasant. Thursday, l(Mli ; 

 Caught in Gardiner's Bay 34,000 fish, which we sent in the North Star to the Miamogue Works; fiuc. Fritlay. 11 Hi : 

 We caught, in Gardiner's Bay 15,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; line. Saturday, 

 12/A. : Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught none; pleasant. Monday, Uth : We went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught, 

 none; pleasant. Tuesday, 15i/< : Caught iu Gardiner's Bay 12,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant lo the Mia- 

 mogue Works; fiue. Wednesday, 1C//I : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 51,500 fish, which we sent in the North Star to 

 the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Thursday, 17th: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 51,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. 

 Grant to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Friday, l&th : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 24,500 fish, which we 

 sent in the North Star to the Miamogue Works; fine. Saturday, 10/h : Did not Iish; I went home; pleasant day. 

 Monday, 21s/ : Went out iu Gardiner's Bay; caught .",:!, UliO fish, which we sent, iu the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue 

 Works; weather continues pleasant. Tuesday, 22rf : Caught iu Gardiner's Bay 54,000 tish, which we sent in the North 

 Star to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Wednesday, 'S.'id : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 54,500 fish, which we sent in 

 the U. S. Grant, and 18,500 in the North Star to the Miamogue Works ; weather continues tine. Thursday, 24//I : Caught 

 in Gardiner's Bay 41,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamoguc Works ; also, sold $10 worth of tish 

 to a smack; pleasant. Friday, 25(fi.: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 46,500 fish, which \ve sent, in the North Star ami 

 20,500 iu the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; weather pleasant. Saturday, 26th : We did not fish ; hauled out 

 the sloops on the railways and cleaned them; weather pleasant. Monday, 2Sf/j : Went out. in Gardiner's Bay; caught 

 42,000 fish, which we sent iu the North Star to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. Tuesday, 2t)/ft: We caught in 

 Gardiner's Bay 25, 000 Iish, which wo sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamoguo Works ; pleasant. Wednesday, 30//i : 

 Caught, in Gardiner's Bay 45,000 fish, which we sent in the North Star to the Miamogue Works, and we sold 22,000 Iish 

 to some smar-ks for $4 per M., amounting to $^8; the fish continue fat, and the factories are paying $2. CO per M. ; 

 pleasant. Thursday, 'Alst -: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 21,000 fish, which we sent iu the I,'. S. Grant, and 21,000 in 

 the North Star, and the U. S. Grant coming out again we sent in her 26,500 fish; all to the Miamogue Works; 

 weather fiue. 



Aagmt 1st, Friday: Caught, iu Gardiner's Bay 15,500 fish, which we sent in the North Star to the Miamogue Works: 

 pleasant. Saturday, 2c2: Went out iu Gardiner's Bay; caught 14,000 fish, which we sent iu the U. S. XJrant to the 

 Miamogue Works; weather continues pleasant. Monday, Uh: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 9,500 fish, which 

 we sent iu the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works; weal her fine. Tuesday, 5th: Looked through Gardiner's Bay, 

 but caught no fish; weather continues pleasant. Wednesday, iMk : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 13,000 fish, which we 

 sent in the North Star to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Thursday, ~th : Did not fish, but, ripped out the seine 

 and tarred it ; weather continues pleasant. Friday, 8th : A. m. we finished hanging the seine ; p. in. we came up in 

 Pecouic Bay; weather pleasant. Saturday, l)t/i : We caught iu Pecouic Bay 9,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant 

 to the Miamogue Works ; flue. Monday, llth : Wo caught in Pecouic Bay 17,000 fish, which we scut in the North Star, 

 and 7,500 iu the U. S. Grant to the Miamoguo Works; pleasant day. Tuesday, 12/A : Windy; caught no Iish. Wtd- 

 nesday, 13th: Hard east storm ; we lay iu Groeuport. Thursday, 14th : East storm continues; iu Greeuport. Friilny, 

 !.")//( .- We went down as far as Gardiner's Islaud, then up in Peconic Bay. but caught no Iish; pleasant. Saturday, 

 ICilh: Wo caught, iu Pououic Bay 5,500 tish, which we scut iu the U. S. Graut to the Miuuiogue \\ Oik.-. Monday, ! 

 Went down through Peconic Bay; caught none; stopped at Greenport; wind east. Tuesday, 19th: Went out in 



