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apartments for the workmen, and over the 

 gutting-houfe is a hoop ftorc. But the falt- 

 houfes are filled to the roof. All thefe build- 

 ings Mr. Alexander expects to finifh com- 

 pletely for 500I. In 1775 there were about 

 1 800 barrels exported befides Mr. Alexander's. 

 There were that year fifh enough in the Loch 

 for all the boats of Europe. They fwarmed 

 fo, that a boat which went out at 7 in the 

 evening, returned at 1 1 full, and went out on 

 a fecond trip. The fellows faid it was difficult 

 to row through them ; and every winter the 

 plenty has been great, only the weather not 

 equally good for taking, which cannot go on 

 in a ftormy night In the buildings above de- 

 fcribed Mr. Alexander will be able to fave 

 100,000 herrings a day, which will take 10 

 tons of fait, 17 or 18 boats, and 90 men; 6 

 men to carry from boats to the gutting- 

 houfe ; 40 boys, women, and girls to gut ; 4 

 to carry from gut-houfe to curing-houfe ; 10 

 men firft faking and packing; 8 men to draw 

 from the veffels, and carry to the barreling- 

 houfe; and 10 packing into barrels, which 10 

 packers will keep 5 coopers employed ; 6 men 

 more will be employed in ranging the barrels 

 and pickling off; 8 men more carrying to the 

 fhip's boats. If 100,000 herrings come in re- 

 gularly every day, this would be the courfe of 

 the bufinefs. The buildings are in fad, a 

 market to the country boats to refort to every 

 day to fell their herrings, as far as the quantity 

 above mentioned extends. 



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