AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 1451 



No. 315. 



I, DANIEL MC!NTYRE, of Black Bush, Township Number Forty four 

 in King's County, Prince Edward Island, master mariner, make oath' 

 and say : 



1. That I have been engaged in fishing since 1859 ; in vessels all tho 

 time except two years. Five years 1 fished in American schooners, ami 

 the rest of the time in island vessels. I fished all around the (lulf of 

 Saint Lawrence, in the herring-fishery, on the Newfoundland shores, 

 and one fall oil the American coast mackerel-fishing. 



2. That there are now about seventy-five boats engaged in fishing l>e- 

 tween this and the East Point, a distance of about eighteen miles. The 

 number has increased very much this year ; last year there were about 

 forty or fifty boats. These boats take crews of from three to five men 

 each. They get a large quantity of both codfish and mackerel, and 

 what herring they want for bait. 



3. That the mackerel are caught by the boats at within two and two 

 and one-half miles from the shore ; the codfish are farther oft'. 



4. That I have fished in schooners belonging to this island for twelve 

 years. In the P. JEneas Mclntyre I fished one season after August, 

 and we caught three hundred and forty barrels of mackerel. She car- 

 ried sixteen hands. The next year I was in her for four weeks, when 

 we got one hundred and sixty barrels. The same year I was in the Jane 

 for five days, when we got one hundred and ten barrels. The year Fol- 

 lowing I was in the Mary Ellen for about six weeks; we took one hundred 

 and seventy barrels ; she carried sixteen hands. After that I was in 

 the Amateur for about six weeks in one season; we took a hundred 

 and thirty barrels ; that was a bad year. After her I was in the Willie, 

 and we took one hundred and seventy barrels. The next year I was 

 one of the crew of the Dominion ; in her we brought in about four hun- 

 dred and fifty barrels of mackerel. She was a schooner of sixty-four 

 tons burden. The year following I was in the Tyro, and we got four 

 hundred and seven barrels. She was forty-one tons burden, and carried 

 fourteen hands ; that was six years ago. After that I was in the Flor- 

 ence Silver, and we took four hundred and twenty barrels of mackerel. 

 She was sixty-eight tons burden, and carried sixteen hands. After her 

 I fished in the Lion ; in her we got four hundred and thirty barrels of 

 mackerel. She was thirty-eight tons burden, and carried fifteen hands. 



5. That these fish, caught in the island vessels, were caught along 

 the island shore, the Bay Ohaleur, at the Magdaleus, and in the gulf 

 generally. The greater part of the fish were taken within three miles 

 of the shore. Along shore is the best fishing ground. 



6. That I fished one season in the Alfaretta, an American vessel wo 

 took two hundred and fifty barrels of mackerel ; that was in 185J. After 

 her, I was in the Daniel McPhee, another American, and we got one 

 hundred and ninety barrels. After her, I was in the Daniel Webster for 

 one trip of five weeks ; we caught two hundred and fifty barrels of mack 

 erel ; she was seventy-four tons, and carried fifteen hands. After h 



I was in the Nanadaha one season, and we got two hundred and I 

 barrels ; she carried fifteen hands. After her, I was in the Grain; Shot 

 for the season, when we took in eight hundred and forty barrels 

 mackerel ; she was about sixty-five tons, and carried sixteen hands ; a 

 made three trips, landing twice in the Gut of Canso. 



7. The most of these mackerel were caught within three mil 

 shore, a good many up the Bay Chaleur and at the Magdalens. 



