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to take care of their haul, and in order to make the most of the 

 catch, some other vessel is signalized, and in consideration of giving 

 a certain percentage of what they may get from the nets, are allowed 

 to help themselves. 



Mackerel catching by the hook is lively sport. The school is seen 

 a short distance ahead, bait is thrown to toll them alongside, then 

 over go the lines, and hands and arms are busy in pulling them in 

 and slatting them off their jaws being so tender that it is not nec- 

 essary to unfasten the hook. A peculiar sort of a jerk, soon acquired, 

 does this, and then up with another, and so on, as long as the school 

 can be kept alongside. Then follows the dressing, and by the time 

 this is accomplished, one is tired enough to turn in and enjoy a good 

 solid dose of " tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep." 



Below is given the statistics of the catch of mackerel from the port 

 of Gloucester for the past thirteen years : 



I860. 37,4071-2 No. 1's; 42,659 7-8 No. 2's; 17,108 No. 3's; 

 816 5-8 No. 4's ; making a total of 97,992 barrels, for the year. 



1861. 37,995 3-8 No. 1's ; 45,533 1-2 No. 2's ; 6,707 1-4 No. 5's; 

 279 3-4 No. 4's ; making a total of 90,515 7-8 barrels. 



1862. 53,569 7-8 No. 1's ; 33,115 3-8 No. 2's ; 29,364 3-8 No. 3's ; 

 188 1-4 No. 4's ; making a total of 116,237 7-8 barrels. 



1863. 54,855 5-8 No. 1's ; 71,983 5-8 No. 2's ; 26,921 1-4 No. 3's ; 

 132 No. 4's ; making a total of 153,892 1-2 barrels. 



1864. 68,061 1-2 No. 1's ; 73,002 No. 2's ; 13,866 3-4 No. 3's ; 

 8 1-2 No. 4's ; making a total of 154,938 3-8 barrels. 



1865. 99,174 3-8 No. 1's ; 28,378 1-2 No. 2's ; 13,995 1-2 No. 3's ; 

 28 No. 4's ; making a total of 141,575 3-4 barrels. 



1866. 86',245 No. 1's ; 13,630 7-8 No. 2's ; 12,978 No. 3's ; 2 1-2 

 No. 4's ; making a total of 112,856 3-8 barrels. 



1867. 78,062 1-8 No. 1's ; 17,328 1-8 No. 2's ; 8,507 1-8 No. 3's ; 

 20 1-2 No. 4's ; making a total of 103,917 1-2 barrels. 



1868. 50,652 1-2 No. 1's ; 14,209 1-8 No. 2's ; 10,495 1-2 No. 3's ; 

 160 No. 4's ; making a total of 75,517 1-8 barrels. 



1869. 37,123 1-4 No. 1's ; 36,595 1-2 No. 2's ; 18,495 2-3 No. 3's ; 

 making a total of 92,214 5-8 barrels. 



1870. 32,089 3-4 No. 1's ; 82,935 3-4 No. 2's; 14,564 5-8 No. 3's; 

 5 No. 4's ; making a total of 129,595 1-4 barrels. 



1871. 49,144 5-8 No. 1's ; 36,880 7-8 No. 2's ; 20,592 3-4 No. 3's ; 

 30 1-2 No. 4's ; making a total of 107,008 3-4 barrels. 



1872. 34,013 3-4 No. 1's ; 20,403 No. 2's ; 12,959 No. 3's ; 23 

 No. 4's ; making a total of 67,395 7-8 barrels. 



