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ceeded up the Delaware, stopping at fishing shore on Hawk Island, near 

 the entrance, to Eancocas Creek. This shore is owned and operated by 

 George Rice & Sons. They work a 150-fathom seine, and make thirteen 

 hauls a day. Up to 12.30 p. in. had made six hauls, and caught 22 shad. 

 The catch for the season had been rather small. This shore, however, 

 is not considered a very good one, but about this locality 30 or more 

 gillers operate ; was informed that inost of them had done well dur- 

 ing the season. Attempts were made to obtain spawn from the Rice 

 shore, as the seine was just about being landed, but with no sue 

 cess. At 1.30 continued up the river, passing "frog-pond" fishery 

 on the Pennsylvania side of the river, about 1 mile below Beverly, 

 which at this time was not in operation. The owner represented 

 that he had made a very successful season before stopping operations; 

 very few gillers operate here. At 2.30 arrived at Badger's Island 

 fishery, on Badger's Island, half a mile below Burlington, N. J. This 

 shore is owned and fished by Captain Dwyer; works a 200-fathoin 

 seine, averaging ten hauls a day. Herring very plentiful, but shad 

 scarce at this fishery. At 2.30 seven hauls had been made and 40 shad 

 captured ; no spawn obtained. Continued -up river, and at 3.30 arrived 

 at Hayes's fishing shore, half a mile above Burlington Island, on the 

 Jersey shore; owned and fished by Captain Van Skiver; seine 200 

 fathoms, and makes eight hauls a day ; at time of visit six hauls had been 

 made and 16 shad caught, with very good catch of herring. Left a 

 spawn-taker here to examine the hauls made at sundown. At 4 p. m. 

 continued up river ; stopped at 4.30 and visited two shores half a mile 

 apart, opposite Florence, owned and fished by Captain Powell. One 

 seine measured 150 fathoms, the other 80; hauled only on ebb tide. 

 Reported season's catch of shad very small, but an average catch of 

 herring. About 1 mile above Florence, on the Pennsylvania shore, is 

 Ivens's fishery, owned and fished by William J. Ivens ; seine 150 

 fathoms ; fishes it on high water, and all the ebb tide ; catch of shad 

 and herring about an average for the season. Had spawn-takers tend 

 hauls at fisheries all the way up, but no ripe fish were found. After ex- 

 amination of Ivens's fishery steamed down the river and anchored off 

 Burlington for the night. 



Saturday, May 30.— Sent spawn-takers to tend the hauls at all the 

 fisheries within reach during the day, using launch Cygnet to distrib- 

 ute them at the different stations. At 9 a. m. got under way with Look- 

 out and proceeded up the river to continue the investigation as far as 

 Bordentown, N. J.; at 10 arrived at and anchored near Ellis's fishing- 

 shore, situated on Pennsylvania shore, opposite north end of Newhold 

 Island, owned and fished by E. Burt Davis, of Trenton, N. J.; fishes a 

 120-fathom seine ; hauls on high water, and all the ebb tide. While 

 there four hauls were made, 7 shad were caught (3 of which were down- 

 runners), and about 300 herring. The catch of shad for the season had 



