APPENDIX E 

 THE FISHING SCHOONERS 



I HAVE spoken of these in a general way. Here 

 are a few specimens of notes from our diaries as 

 to numbers of crews and "freighters" carried. 



B . 34 tons. Crew, 7 men and 2 women. 



Passengers, 19 men and 16 women. 



A total of 44 souls. All passengers in one hold 

 ,-no partitions. 23 days out from home. 



F . 19 tons. Crew, 6 men and i woman. 



, Passengers, 28 men and 15 women. 

 A total of 50 souls. No name or register on her. 



1-^ . 50 tons. Crew, 8 men and 2 women. 

 Passengers, 75 men and 15 women. 



A total of 100 souls. Measured cubic space of one 

 man, his wife, boy, girl, and two men, 8 ft. by 6 ft. 

 by 3 ft. 



X . Brigantine, 116 tons. 66 men, 24 women. 



Y . Small schooner-rigged vessel, 5 tons. 



4 men, i woman, etc. 



The larger merchants all send their crews down 



in steamers. This has the double advantage of 



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