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Kept by Alexander Kent, from April 21th, to June lUh , 1875, 

 sJwU'ing operations conducted at Coppages Landing, Chester 

 River, under directions of T. B. Ferguson, Commissioner 

 of Fisheries, Maryland: 



April 2Ttli. — Left Baltimore on Steamer Chester, for 

 Chester River ; stormy weather prevented further progress 

 than Chestertovvn. 



April 28th. — Storm more violent, could not j)roceed. 



April 29th. — Clear and pleasant, proceeded up river, veri- 

 fied information previously received by calling at shore con- 

 tinually : — John Primrose, owner of first fishery, rents to 

 colored men for $150.00 per annum. Thomas Primrose, the 

 second, lets to F. Nichols. John Harris, the third, fishes it 

 himself. The fourth is owned and fished by Edward Slaugh- 

 ter, worth $125.00 per annum. The fifth by Samuel Chairs 

 owned and fished, worth $175.00 per annum. The sixth 

 owned and fished by Robert BostAvick, worth $250.00 per 

 annum. The seventh is fished by G. H. Fennimore, owned 

 in Delaware, worth $75.00 per annum. The eighth owned 

 by Sheppard, fished by John Carson. The three next in 

 order are Gray's fishery, owned by Mrs, Fry, one fished bv 

 Samuel Ashley, colored, and one by Chester Larman, also 

 colored. The following three shores owned by Mr. Pickup 

 and fished by Rolph, then one owned by Mallalien, and fish- 

 ed by Rolph. The rents vary greatly, running as hio-h as 

 $400.00. We found Coppage's Landing, about three miles 

 above Crumpton, a favorable locality for camp, water was 

 fresh, and many shad caught, nearly ripe. 



April 30th. — Catch light, no ripe fish. 



May 1st. — Catch very light, no ripe fish. 



May 3rd. — Cold and windy, caught two Inindi-ed shad 

 Bone ripe. 



May 4th. — Catch lighter, got a thousand or more eo-o-.« 

 from partially ripe fish. ^ 



May 5th. — Caught only fifty shad, none ripe. From^ 

 Thursday to Wednesdav, temperature of water rano-ed from. 



52° to 57°. " • 



