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back into Napeague Harbor just at night. Sunday, 8th : The wind continued to blow hard ; we spent the day in 

 Napeague. Monday, 9th: We went out to the east of Gardiner's Island; caught 19,500 fish, which we sent in the 

 U. S. Grant to the Miamogne Works ; weather pleasant. Tuesday, 10th : We caughtin Gardiner's Bay 55,000 fish, which 

 we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Wednesday, llth : Wind blew hard; we lay in Greenport ; 

 tanned and mended seine. Thursday, 12th : We made a set southeast of Little Gull Island ; caught 19,000 fish, which 

 we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; we saw a number of bunches of fish near Race Rock, but did not like 

 to try them for fear we would catch the seine on rocks ; went into New London ; pleasant day. Friday, 13th : Started 

 out of New London ; went east of Gardiner's Island, and met a fishing-gang from Greenport that told me my child 

 was dead ; we came to Greenport and I went right home ; did not fish any more this week ; weather good. Monday, 

 Kith : Wind blew hard NW. ; did not go out. Tuesday, 17 th : Wind continued to blow ; did not fish. Wednesday, 18th : 

 Went down through Gardiner's Bay ; saw no fish, so went to Stonington ; weather good. Thursday, 19</ : We came 

 OTer to Fort Pond ; caught 21,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; weather continues fine. 

 Friday, 20th : We caught off Fort Pond 59,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; and 

 we put 39,000 in the Flora, which we sent to Luce's Floating Fish Works (which were at this time lying in Napeague 

 harbor), because we wanted a carry-away with us in the morning, and we did not think the U. S. Grant could get back 

 intime; thefish we caught to-day were partly eastern fish ; weather fine. Saturday, 21st : Caught off Fort Pond 29. 000 

 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Monday, 23d : Went through Gardiner's Bay and 

 below Gardiner's Island ; caught 37,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; weather pleasant. 

 Tuesday, 24th : We caught off Fort Pond 19,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogne Works; fine. 

 Wednesday, 25th : Caught off Fort Pond 13,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; fine day. 

 Thursday, 26th : Went out in the morning ; made a set east of Gardiner's Island ; caught 5,000 fish, which we sent in 

 the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works, and the wind blowiug up strong we went in Napeague Harbor, came to 

 anchor, and hanked out the seine to let it dry. Friday, 27tli : We lay in Napeague, as the wind continued to blow 

 hard. Saturday, 28th : We caught below Gardiner's Island 25,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue 

 Works ; fine. Monday, 30th : We went through Gardiner's Bay and below Gardiner's Point ; we saw a good shoal of 

 fish and dropped off in the boats for them ; I knew it was very rocky east of the point, but I thought the fish were 

 clear of the rocks, so \reset the seine around them, and no sooner was the seine out of the boats than the cork-line 

 went down ; I saw we had trouble, and went to taking the seine in the boats as fast as we could, but we did not get 

 in much seine before we found it was fast ; we would then pull until the seine either slipped over the rock or tore 

 loose, and thus we continued to work ; at last we anchored one of the carry-aways to the west of us, as the tide was 

 running strong ebb, and run a line from her to the seine, and tried to pull it clear of the rocks by heaving on the 

 windlass, which helped us very much ; after much trouble we succeeded in getting the seine, which was very badly 

 torn ; proceeded to Greenport and spread it on the lot, and got the old seine out of the house, and put in the boats, 

 putting off the mending for windy weather ; a pleasant day. Tuesday, 3lst : Went below Gardiner's Island ; caught 

 10,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamoguo Works; pleasant day. 



November 1st, Wednesday: Caught off Fort Pond 43,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; 

 fine day. Thursday, 2rf: We caught east of Gardiner's Island 19,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and in 

 Gardiner's Bay 20,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, all to the Miamogue Works ; weather fine. Friday, 3d: We did 

 not fish, but are mending the seine which we tore on Monday. Saturday 4/A : Wo finished mending the seine. Mon- 

 day, 6th: I called all hands at 4 o'clock, and we went below Gardiner's Island ; made a set and caught 11,500 fish, 

 which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works, and as it was quite rough, the wind being east, the Starlight's 

 jib-stay parted, and we were obliged to go back to Greenport. Tuesday, 7th : A cold, stormy day ; did not fish ; I went 

 home to vote. Wednesday, 8th : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 18,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the 

 Miamogue Works; pleasant. Thursday, 9th: Quit for the season ; went home with the sloops and stowed the things 

 away, and the fishing season of 1876 is ended. 



1877. 



We have the sloops out and ready. 



April '30th, Monday : We got things on board the sloops ready to go out fishing ; pleasant day. 



May 1st, Tuesday: We went down through Peconic and Gardiner's Bays, and below Gardiner's Island; caught 

 11,000 fish ; sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamoguo Works ; fine. Wednesday, 2rf : Windy and stormy ; caught uone. 

 Thursday, 3d: Wind blew hard from the north ; we lay in Nap-jague Harbor. Friday, 4lh : Went out, but caught no 

 fish; went to Greeuport, then to Jamesport. Saturday, 5th: Worked on fishing things; pleasant. Monday, 7th: We 

 went down through Peconic and Gardiner's Bays, below Gardiner's Island; caught none; pleasant. Tuesday, 8lh : 

 Went out below Gardiner's Island, and, as we saw no fish, we went down to Montauk, and caught a few cod with hook 

 and line; fine day. Wednesday, 9th : An east storm; we lay in Napeague Harbor. Thursday, 10iA: Went out, but 

 caught no fish ; weather good. Friday, llth: Wocaughtupby Gardiner's Point 16,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to 

 the Miamogue Works ; then we came to Greeuport ; weather fine. Saturday, 12th : Did not fish ; I came home. Monday, 

 Uth: We went down through Gardiner's Bay, and around Montauk outside of Long Island, but caught no fish; weather 

 pleasant. Tuesday, 15th : Caught none; weather continues pleasant. Wednesday, 16th : We saw a large bunch of her- 

 ring oft' Fort Pond ; we set the seine in them and caught a few, just to see what they were ; weather fine. Thursday, 

 17th : We came to Greenport ; ripped out the seine, and hauled out the sloops on the railways ; fine. Friday, ISth : 

 We tarred and worked on the seine, and worked on the sloops ; weather continues fine. Saturday, Wth : We finished 

 hanging the seine and painting the sloops ; weather good. Monday, 2]st : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; canght 45,000 



