HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MKNHAJfKX. 4i)o 



0. In Ai)iil ; but these ;ire not tlie lai <,M'st. There are two runs, called 

 the si)rinft- and eastern run. 



7. High. They make ripples on the water. 



8. By Watch Ilill and Montauk. They work towards the bays and 

 rivers, along the sound and at its head. 



9. They have never altogether failed, but are n)ore plentiful at some 

 seasons than at others. 



10. No. 



11. In bays, &c., they move in at the flow and out at the ebb. 



12. Bays. 



IG. They are, from June to November, at different times. Very small. 



17. About the middle of November, in a body. 



18. 3Iontauk Point. 



19. Southern bays and rivers. 



20. Suction of scum, it is supposed. 



21. In bays and rivers. During May, June, July, and August. 



22. They are mixed indiscriminately. 



23. No. 



28. They are, in bays, rivers, and creeks. 



29. No. 



31. No. 



32. Very much. 



33. No. 



34. ^Mostly purse-nets. 



35. From 100 to 150 fathoms long, and 11 to 18 deep. 

 3G. Sloops, mostly averaging 20 tons. 



37. From 8 to 12. 



38. The greater part. 



39. I have never noticed any difference. 



40. Not much, but they generally work to windward. 



41. About 150 vessels ; an average of 10 men each. 



42. They are used for the oil. 



43. Luce Brothers. 



47. In 1873, from $2 to $2.50 per thousand. In previous years from 

 $1.25 to $2. 



48. Eight gallons to the thousand. 



50. It is least in summer, and most in the /all. 

 50. Used for painting. 

 58. No. 



42. Statement of B. E. Ingham^ Sayhrook LightHouse, SayhrooJc, Conn.j 



March 17, 1874. 



1. Whitefish and bony-fish. 



2. More abundant. 



3. No. 



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