[3] THE HALIBUT FISHERY—DAVIS STRAIT. 191 
é Pounds of 
Year. Vessel. Captain. fish. 
Caleb, Matonis-cccsescese aa sieceeic Jeremiah Hopkins ..............-- 62, 500 
‘AlbertiClarencelts-css-esene ---- == JOHMIGUSKING WS. ete tscssncesecces 51, 000 
INDITSecundusie--tessstsseels Charles J. Lawson ......------.---- 163, 000 
centr ye WalSOMMs ser asim serece oe eerie SANTIS S AIMNISC Meee etera is ae steele ninlaiaeie 91, 000 
Grace Mears. casesec. oes eo ---—-|, Randall) MeDonald...<.-2--2- 5.0.2 60, 000 
Cunardii(lost)tscccssc-cceeseco-ss 22 GarretuiG alvin toss en see cc ese beeen scbiccnie sees 
Bellerophoneeecusen sso 2- see Mhomasiscottice-p-2 s5c2eee see bee 60, 000 
Herman/yBabson! << s4.2--<s.--505- Charles) 3: Wawson®. --so-cccc.-s0 5. 140, 000 
BunkerHal seas eee Sse esa Ses John McDonald’... s2 -22se% <2 41 140, 000 
Mianyp Hie cesastscactasiscieicersisiet strainers Rasmus Madsen .......--.--..-... 75, 000 
Many i! eterna Rasmus Madsen ...---.-- ee 70, 000 
Ss yes Babson . ..-----| Charles J. Lawson ..-- 168, 400 
ys |S Mlarya ites? ce: tenis atesee se cee Rasmus Madson ...... 2 84, 890 
E Benker 16 50S ere Saar soun WMicDonaldyosesee- ose sone se 179, 575 
Totalisee oc miacx tells fechas cemeellaiasi ainisioalts Ss alatecee Sele eiiees a wigaciet 3, 283, 765 
AVerage fOr VESsels T6tOININ Gs ||. <i elecsis05<5ccecminies sjemnwiceisiecicsss 113, 233 
Two vessels were lost, but one of these, the Cunard, after starting 
for home, went to the Grand Banks and was lost there, leaving only one 
lost in the Greenland fishery. The River Queen eaten failed to reach 
home because too little care had been taken in properly arranging the 
salted fish, thus throwing the vessel considerably out of trim. The last 
seen of her she was rather low in the bow, and sailing before a northeast 
gale, on her way home. 
2.— GENERAL SUMMARY. 
If one compares this fishery with that of the Grand Banks there is 
much in its favor. The water is not so deep, and fogs are not so frequent 
as on the Grand Banks. Good harbors are available in case of storms, 
which are not common. The.climate is excellent, neither very cold nor 
very warm. The continual light permits fishing at all times of the day, 
and does away with much of the risk of the dories losing sight of the 
vessels. One great objection is the long distance from home, and lack of 
opportunities of hearing from the outside world. The fish, however, are 
plentiful, and, if the fishermen only had accurate charts of the banks of 
the west coast of Greenland and of the harbors of Sukkertoppen and 
Holsteinborg, the long distance would be little thought of, as they would 
then be quite sure of a profitable catch. The harbor of Holsteinborg 
is usually open by the middle of May and perhaps fishing could be com- 
menced by the 1st of June, but the ice, brought by the current down the 
east coast of Greenland, besides blocking up the more southern harbors, 
will probably render the passage north too dangerous before the middle 
of June. On this account and because of the change in the weather about 
the 20th of August, the fishing here will have to be done in July and 
August. 
Besides the halibut, the common cod is also caught on the trawls of 
the fishermen, but not in sufficient numbers to warrant their being salted. 
The proportion of cod to halibut is about 1 to 15. The Eskimo fish for 
both in the bays and harbors, and the cod may be more plentiful there, 
but they are likewise smaller. 
