AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. 2443 



Q. In what vessel were you in 1858 ? A. The Georgiana, of Cohasset. 



Q. And in 1859? A. I was then in the same vessel. 



Q. And in 1860? A. I was then in the Star of Hope, of Cohasset. 



Q. "Were you in the service of the United States in the Army? A. .v 

 Yes. 



Q. When did you join the Army ? A. In July, 18C2. 



Q. And until when did you stay in it? A. Until the 7th of June, 

 18G5. 



Q. When did you next go fishing? A. I next went to the bay, I 

 think, in 1867. 



Q. Did yon fish in 1866? A. Yes. 



Q. Where ? A. Partly on our shore. 



Q. In a fishing-vessel? A. Yes. 



Q. For what ? A. Mackerel. 



Q. At what part of the American shore did you fish ? A. We fished 

 all the way from Mount Desert Eock to Cashes Ledge and Cape Cod. 



Q. In 1867 you came to the bay ? A. Yes. 



Q. How many barrels of mackerel did you then catch ? A. About 

 200. 



Q. What was the name of your vessel that year? A. The Florence 

 Keed. 



Q. Where did you fish ? A. At the Magdalen Islands. 



Q. Did you catch all your fish there ? A. Yes. 



Q. Did you have a license in 1867 ? A. Yes. 



Q. And still you caught all your fish off the Magdalen Islands ? A. 

 Yes. 



Q. And made no use of your license? A. No. , *> 



Q. Where did you fish in 1868? A. On our shore. 



Q. For mackerel ? A. For codfish and mackerel. 



Q. Between Mount Desert and Cape Cod? A. For mackerel; yes. 



Q. Where did you fish for cod ? A. On the Western Bank for the 

 spring trip. 



Q. Were you in the bay in 1869 ? A. Yes. 



Q. And also in 1870 ? A. Yes. 



Q. What did you catch in 1870 f A. We carried out of the bay that 

 year 200 barrels. 



Q. That was the last time that you were then in the bay? A. Yes. 



Q. What did you fit for ? A. That was all the vessel would carry ; 

 we were full. I am in the same'vessel now. 



Q. What is her name ? A. The Esperauza. 



Q. What portion of your fish was caught broad off shore and more 

 than three miles from the coast ? A. From one-third to one-half were 

 taken off shore and the rest, eel-grass mackerel, were caught inshore. 



Q. Where ? A. Principally around Prince Edward Island. 



Q. Of what quality were these mackerel ? A. They were poor. 



Q. How came you to fish there for poor mackerel ; were there none 

 to be caught outside ? A. I presume that some were to be caught out- 

 side at the time, but if a man gets a catch of fish inshore, he is liable to 

 stop there and see if he can get another one. 



Q. Where were you fishing in 1871 and 1872 ? A. On the American 

 coast. 



Q. Were you fishing for cod and mackerel ? A. We were cod-fishing 

 on the spring trips, and we fished for mackerel during the rest of the 

 season. In the spring we were on the Western Bank and not on the 

 Grand Bank. 



Q. How did you do? A. Very well, indeed. 



