AWARD OF THE FISHERY COMMISSION. , 2711 



Margaree ? A. We fished some pretty near the island when we did fish 

 there. 



Q. Did you ever fish in the Bend of Prince Edward Island ? A. Yes, 

 some. 



Q. When you did so, how far from the shore were you in the habit of 

 tishiug? A. Wi'll, I have fished there 5 and C and 10 miles off shore, 

 but I do not think that 1 ever caught any mackerel there within the 

 three-mile limit. We were generally pretty shy of the bend of the island. 



Q. Why? A. On account of it being a rather bad place for getting 

 caught in with an on-shore wind. It is a rather dangerous place. 



By Mr. Da vies : 



Q. Did you ever fish much on the American coast? A. Yes, in my 

 young days. 



Q. But of late years, and since 1855, you preferred to come down to 

 the bay to fish ? A. No ; not always. 



Q. But generally was not this the case? A. Yes, I did prefer coming 

 to the bay to fa'sh with the hook and line. 



Q. Did you ever try in the Bay of Chaleurs ? A. Yes. I was in there 

 once. 



Q. What was the average ot the catches which you made since you 

 came to the Bay of St. Lawrence to fish ? A. I have not figured them 

 up, but these catches were not very large. I was not very lucky. 



Q. You have been rather unfortunate on your fishing trips ? A. Yes. 



Q. And you never fished within 3 miles of land iu the bay ? A. 1 

 would not say that. 



Q. You never caught any there to speak of? A. Yes. I do not say 

 that I did not catch anything within the three-mile limit, but I got very 

 few there. 



Q. You fought shy of the Bend of Prince Edward Island ? A. Well, 

 that is so. 



No. 61. 



WILLIAM O. COOK, fisherman, of Gloucester, Mass., was called on be- 

 half of the Government of the United States, sworn and examined. 



By Mr. Foster : 



Question. How old are you ? Answer. 48. 



Q. When did you first fish for mackerel in the Gulf of St. Lawrence? 

 A. In 1840, I think. 



Q. During how many years were yon fishing in the gulf? A. 7. 



Q. Which years were those? A. They are included from 1849 to 1861, 

 I think. 



Q. What was the course you usually took when fishing for mackerel 

 iu the bay during this period ? A. We usually first fished on Banks 

 Orphan and Bradley, and afterwards at the Magdalen Islands ; from 

 thence we went and fished half-way across between the Magdalen Islands 

 and the Cape Breton shore; this used to be our fishing-ground when I 

 first went to the bay. 



Q. How long did you stay there ? A. We used to cruise around there 

 along in October. 



< v >. And where did you go in October? A. We then crpised on the 

 Cape Breton shore, keeping broad off from it. 



Q. Did you fish during any part of the autumn off the Bend of Prince 

 Edward Island ? A. O, yes, we have fished off there, but nowhere 

 within the three-mile limit. 



Q. Did you usually fish there ? A. No. 



