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Works: weather fine. Tuesday, 18th: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 44,000 fish, -which we sent in the Flora to the 

 Miamogue Works ; fine day. Wednesday, Wilt : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 29,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant 

 to the Miauioguo Works; lino. Thursday, 20th: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 15,000 fish, which we sent in 

 the Flora to the Miamogue Works; then the wind commenced to blow hard, and we came into Greenport and dried 

 our seine. Friday, 21st: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 55,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 2,500 in the 

 Flora, to the Miamoguo Works; a very warm day. Saturday, 22d : The wind was east, and storming; we came to 

 .(amesport with the Starlight. Monday, 24th: Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 20,000 fish, which we sent in the 

 U. S. Grant to the Miamoguo Works; pleasant day. Tuesday, 25f/i : We lay under the lee of Gardiner's Island, off 

 Bostwick Creek ; did not fish, as the wind blew hard from the east ; we went on shore and picked a few blackberries. 

 Wednesday, 26th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 54,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 32,000 in the U. S. Grant, 

 to the Miamogue Works; pleasant day. Thursday, 27tk : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 24,000 fish, which we sent in the 

 Flora to the Miamogne Works ; pleasant. Friday, 28th : Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 27,500 fish, which we 

 sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; weather continues pleasant. Saturday, 23th : Did not fish; came 

 home; pleasant day. Monday, 31st : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught none ; pleasant. 



September 1st, Tuesday: Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 29,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the 

 Miamogue Works; weather good. Wednesday, 2d: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 14,000 fish, which we sent in the 

 Flora to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Thursday, 3<Z: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 11,500 fish, which wo sent in the 

 U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; we tore the seine on the rocks and had to mend it ; weather continues pleasant. 

 Friday, 4th: We hauled the sloops ont on the railways and tanned the seine ; weather fair. Saturday, 5(7i : We had 

 the sloops painted; weather good. Monday, 7th: Went out in Gardiuer's Bay; caught 38,500 fish, which we sent in 

 tho Flora to the Miamogue Works; weather continues good. Tuesday, 8th: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 8,500 fish, 

 which we sent in tho U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; weather fair. Wednesday, IWi : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 

 41,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogne Works; pleasant. Thursday, 10th: Went out in Gardiner's 

 Bay; saw no fish, and the wind blowing up fresh southwest we came into Greenport. Friday, llth: Caught in Gar- 

 diner's Bay 21,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogne Works ; Cue. Saturday, 12th : Wind east ; 

 we did not (ish, but I went home. Monday, Uth: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 8,500 fish, which we sent in 

 the Flora to the Miamogne Works; fine. Tuesday, 15th: Looked in Gardiner's Bay, but caught no fish ; fine. Wednes- 

 day, Kith: Went ont, but it came on to storm in p. m.; we came into Greenport. Thursday, nth: Au east storm ; did 

 not fish. Friday, 18th: East storm continues ; staid in Greenport. Saturday, ISth : Wind continues east; did not 

 fish. Monday, 2\st: We went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 15,500 fish, which we sent in tho U. K. Grant to the 

 Miamogne Works; a few we sold to a smack ; pleasant day. Tuesday, 22d : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 27,500 fish, 

 which we sent in tho Flora to tho Miamogue works; pleasant day. Wednesday, 2'id : Caught iu Gardiner's Bay 3fi,500 

 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; weather continues tine. Thursday, 24th : We caught 

 ;u Gardiner's Bay 28,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works, and sold $10 worth of fish to a 

 smack; flue. Friday, 2^th: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 16,000 fish, which wo sent in the Flora to the Mia- 

 niogueWorks; weather continues fine. Saturday, 26th : Went out in tho bay in a. m., but caught no fish; then we came 

 into Greenport; pleasant. Monday, 2dWi : Went out iu Gardiner's Bay; caught 23,500 fish, which we sent iu tho U. S. 

 Grant to the Miamogne Works; weather pleasant. Tuesday, 29//I : Caught iu Gardiner's Bay 12,500 fish, which we 

 put in the Flora, and as the wind was blowing hard from the east and storming, I thought it would be too rou^h to 

 unload iuto the Miamogue Works, so we sent the Flora to the floating factory Falcon, which was anchored in Orient 

 Harbor; we came up to Greenport. Wednesday, 30(/i. : Windy; we did not go out, but tanned and worked on the 

 seine. 



October 1, Thursday : Windy weather ; did not fish; we bent the new sail on the Starlight ; then went up to James- 

 port with her and spent the remainder of the week at home ; attended the Suffolk County fair. Monday. ?<th : Went 

 down in Gardiner's Bay, but caught no fish ; weather pleasant. Tuesday, 6th: Looked through Gardiner's Bay, but 

 could find no fish ; pleasant day. Wednesday, 7th : The wind blew strong from the east ; we. worked on the sloops, fixing 

 jib sheets, &c. Thursday, 8th : Wind continued to blow from the east; did not flab, but lay in (irempurt. Friilny, 

 9(/i : We went out in Gardiuer's Bay, but could find no fish ; weather pleasant. Saturday, 10th : Went out in Gardii 

 Bay ; caught no fish ; pleasant. Monday, 12fh : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught none; at night we anchored oft' 

 Ben's Point; weather fine. Tuesday, 13th : Caught off Gardiner's Point 52,000 fish, which we sent iu the U. S. Grant 

 to the Miamogue Works; weather continues fine. Wednesday, 14th : We caught, iu Gardiner's Bay, 17.500 fish, which 

 we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; flue. Thursday, 15th: Went below Gardiner's Island; caught 41.<mu 

 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogne Works; weather continues pleasant. Friday, 16th : Caught 

 below Gardiner's Island 42,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 60,500 in the U. S. Grant, to the Mianmgun 

 Works ; pleasant day. Saturday, 17th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 18,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the 

 Miamogue Works; pleasant. Monday, 19th : Wind blew hard ; did not fish, but lay in Greenport. Tuesday, 20th : 

 Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 22,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Woiks ; pleasant 

 day. Wednesday. 21st : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 15,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; 

 pleasant. Thursday, 22d : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 12,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Mia- 

 mogne Works; fine. Friday, 2'3d : Went out in Gardiner's Bay, but caught none ; fine. Saturday, 24th : Foggy; wedid 

 not fish. Monday, 26th: Went ont in Gardiner's Bay ; thick and foggy ; caught no fish. Tuesday, 27th: Wo caught 

 a few fish, but did not send them to the factory ; made a harbor in Napeague ; pleasant. Wednesday, 2St!i : Went ont 

 below Gardiner's Island ; caught 57.000 fish, with those we caught yesterday, and sent them in the Flora and 36,500 

 iu the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant day. Thursday, 2Wh : Caught below Gardiner's Island 36,000 

 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; at night we stopped in Napeague; pleasant. Friday, 



