452 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



7. Higb, SO that they can be seen. 



8. Mostly follow the coast. 



9. It always has been regular. 



10. It does not, for sometimes they are caught in 2 feet of water. 



11. Go with the tide. 



12. From the beach to about five or six miles from shore, and some- 

 times more. 



13. From 1 to 10 fathoms. 



14. It does. 



15. They do both. 



16. They are in great abundance, and are from 3 to 5 inches in length. 



17. About the middle of September, but the eastern run comes along 

 about the last of October. 



18. They follow the coast. 



19. From Chesapeake Bay to Cape Hatteras. 



20. A very small substance, scarcely seen by the naked eye when the 

 sun shines. 



21. Along the coast. 



28. They are, along tie coast. 



29. They are. 



31. Crabs are found in the gills. 



32. To quite an extent. 



33. Yes ; in October, 1873, they floated ashore by tons. 



34. Purse-nets. 



35. Two hundred fathoms long, 500 meshes deep. 



36. Sloops of about 20 tons. 



37. Seven. 



38. All dav. 



39. Most of our fishing is done out at sea, where the tide does not make 



any difference. 



40. It does, especially easterly winds. 



41. Three vessels; 9 men. 



42. For manure (guano) ; part is used in the vicinity, and part shipped 

 to Wilmington and Philadelphia. 



43. Somers Point Oil Works, John D. Sanders, J. S. Adams, and 



others. 



44. About 300 barrels. 



45. Two thousand barrels. 



46. Pot work. Costs $8,000. 



47. Thirty-one cents per barrel. 



48. One barrel. 



49. Forty-five gallons. 



50. One quart; in the summer, July and August. 



51. Four gallons, in October and November. 



53. They do. 



54. ]S^ew York. 



