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GEOGRAPHICAL EEVIEW OF THE FISHERIES. 



Detailed statement of the quantities and v<Cites of the products Continued. 



The following statement, by Mr. F. B. Goss, collector of customs, shows the extent of the vessel 

 fisheries of the district of Barustable, for the year ending December 31, 1881: 



* Within three miles of the Canada shore, none. 

 RECAPITULATION FOR 1881. 



74. PROVINCETOWN AND ITS FISHERIES. 



GENERAL DESCRIPTION. Provincetowu is the leading fishing port in Barustable County, as 

 well as one of the most important in the United States. The town is located at the extremity of 

 Cape Cod, and is almost surrounded by water. The western coast line is deeply indented, forming 

 the shore of one of the finest harbors on the Atlantic coast. Tlic houses arc built near the water, 

 occupying a section of the town extending along the shore of the harbor for nearly a couple of 

 miles. Between the dwellings and the sea, eastward, lie the great ''sand dunes," which form a 

 peculiar feature of this portion of Massachusetts. 



