IV. 



THE SWORDFISH FISHERY. 



By G. BROWN QOODE. 



1. The fishing grounds. 



2. The vessels. 



3. Apparatus of capture. 



4. The manner of fitting the vessels. . 



5. Manner of capture. 



6. The perils and the romance of swordfishing. 



7. Landsmen's descriptions of swordfishiug. 



8. The capture of swordfish by hook and line. 



9. Financial profits to fishermen. 



10. History of the American swordfishery. 



11. Products of the fishery. 



12. Markets and prices. 



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