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off tliis shore, packed 935 barrels, her stock amounting to $10,748.33. 

 High liner's share, $440.82 ; cook's share, $473.70. Owned by Smith 

 & Gott, and the master. 



LARGEST HADDOCK STOCKS. 



The largest stock made in one day's fishing in the shore winter 

 fishery, was that of schooner Eastern Queen, Capt. William Corliss, 

 ■who carried into Boston, March 3d, 1873, 25,000 pounds of haddock, 

 and stocked $1,100. The Queen also made the largest stock of the 

 season, having realized in five months' fishing $10,250 clear of all 

 expenses. Crew shared $560 each. Owned by the master, and John 

 Pew & Son. 



Schooner Jennie B. Thomas, Capt Henry B. Thomas, is second 

 highest of the fleet, having stocked in the season of 1872-3, $8,000 

 in five and a-half months' fishing. Crew shared $377 each. Owned 

 by the master, and Joseph Friend. 



Schooner Augie S. Friend, Capt. McLain, in 1870-71, stocked 

 $7,700 in five months' fishing. Owned by the master and Joseph 

 Friend. 



Schooner Maud Muller, Capt. Nathaniel Smith, in 1871-2, stocked 

 $6,600 in four months' fishing. Owned by Smith & Gott. 



Schooner Mary Odell, Capt. McLain, in November, 1872, stocked 

 $1,260 on a haddock trip ; the result of three days' fishing. 



How the "Pinkey" Charles Weathered It. 



In the month of October, 1810, a tremendous gale and snow-storm 

 was experienced along the Atlantic coast. It was remembered for 

 years afterwards as the " October gale." At this time the fishermen 

 who had been out were fortunate enough to make the harbor in good 

 time, with the exception of one, the boat Charles, of about ten tons, 

 manned by John Atkinson and Nathaniel Millet, which was missing, 

 and given over by many as inevitably lost. A week or more after- 

 ward one da3', when " the south wind blew softly," " pinkey " made 

 her appearance, and ran into the harbor all right. The terrible north- 

 easter was down upon them with its blinding snow ; they could not 

 make Cape Ann, so they up helm and " let 'er rip " across the Bay, 

 and after a pretty severe thrashing, made a harbor at Chatham. 



