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Works: weather fine. Tuesday, ISth : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 44,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the 

 Miamogue Works; fine day. Wednesday, 19th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 29,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant 

 to the Miamogue Works ; fine. Thursday, 20th: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 15,000 fish, which we sent in 

 the Flora to the Miamogue Works; then the wind commenced to hlow hard, and we came into Greenport and dried 

 our seine. Friday, 21st : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 55,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 22,500 in the 

 Flora, to the Miamogue Works; a very warm day. Saturday, 22d: The wind was east, and storming; we came to 

 Jamesport with the Starlight. Monday, 2Mi : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 20,000 fish, which we sent in the 

 U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant day. Tuesday, 25tlt : We lay under the lee of Gardiner's Island, off 

 Bostwick Creek ; did not fish, as the wind blew harl from the east ; we went ou shore and picked a few blackberries. 

 Wednesday, 26th : Wo caught in Gardiner's Bay 54,500 fisli, which we sent in the Flora, and 32,000 in the U. S. Grant, 

 to the Miamogue Works; pleasant day. Thursday, 27lh : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 24,000 fish, which we sent in the 

 Flora to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Friday, 28th : Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 27,500 fish, which we 

 sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; weather continues pleasant. Saturday, 29th : Did not fish; came 

 home; pleasant day. Monday, 31st : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught none; pleasant. 



September 1st, Tuesday : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 29,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the 

 Miamogue Works; weather good. Wednesday, 2d: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 14,000 fish, which we sent in the 

 Flora to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Thursday, 3d: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 11,500 fish, which we sent in the 

 U. S. Grant to the Miamoguo Works; we tore the seine on the rocks and had to mend it ; weather continues pleasant. 

 Friday, 4/A: We hauled the sloops out on the railways and tanned the seine ; weather fair. Saturday, 5t/i : We had 

 the sloops paiuted ; weather good. Monday, 7th: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 38,500 fish, which we sent in 

 the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; weather continues good. Tuesday, 8th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 8,500 fish, 

 which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; weather fair. Wednesday, 9th: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 

 41,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Thursday, Wth: Went out in Gardiner's 

 Bay; saw no fish, and the wind blowing up fresh southwest we came into Greenport. Fridtiy, llth: Caught in Gar- 

 diner's Bay 21,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; fine. Saturday, 12th : Wind east ; 

 we did not fish, but I went home. Monday, Uth : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 8,500 fish, which we sent ill 

 the Flora to the Miamogue Works; fine. Tuesday, 15th: Looked in Gardiner's Bay, but caught no fish; fine. Wednes- 

 day, 16th: Went out, but it came on to storm in p. m.; we came into Greenport. Thursday, nth: An east storm; did 

 not fish. Friday, 18th: East storm continues; staid in Greenport. Saturday, 19lh: Wind continues east; did not 

 fish. Monday, 21st: We went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 15,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the 

 Miamogue Works; a few we sold to a smack ; pleasant day. Tuesday, 22d : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 27.500 fish, 

 which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue works; pleasant day. Wednesday, 23d : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 36,500 

 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; weather continues fine. Thursday, 24</i: We caught 

 in Gardiner's Bay 28,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works, and sold $10 worth of fish to a 

 smack; fine. Friday, 25th: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 16,000 fish, which wo sent in the Flora to the Mia- 

 mogue Works; weather con tin nes fine. Saturday, 26th : Went out in the bay in a. m., but caught no fish; thenwecame 

 into Greenport; pleasant. Monday, %-tth: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 23,500 fish, which wo seutin the U. S. 

 Grant to the Miamogue Works ; weather pleasant. Tuesday, 29th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 12,500 fish, which we 

 put in the Flora, and as the wind was blowing hard from the east and storming, I thought it would bo too rough to 

 unload into the Miamogue Works, so we sent the Flora to the floating factory Falcon, which was anchored in Orient 

 Harbor; we came up to Greenport. Wednesday, 30th: Windy; we did not go out, but tanned and worked on the 

 seine. 



October 1, Thursday : Windy weather ; did not fish; we bent the new sail on the Starlight ; then went up to James- 

 port with her and spent the retnai nder of the week at home ; attended the Suffolk County fair. Monday, 5th : Went 

 down in Gardiner's Bay, but caught no fish ; weather pleasant. Tuesday, 6th: Looked through Gardiner's Bay, but 

 could find no fish ; pleasant day. Wednesday, 7th : The wind blew strong from the cast ; wo worked on the sloops, fixing 

 jib sheets, &c. Thursday, 8th : Wind continued to blow from the east; did not fish, but lay in Greenport. Friday, 

 9th : We went out in Gardiner's Bay, but could find no fish ; weather pleasant. Saturday, Wth : Went out in Gardiner's 

 Bay ; caught no fish ; pleasant. Monday, 12th : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught none ; at night we anchored off 

 Ben's Point ; weather fine. Tuesday, 13th : Caught off Gardiner's Point 52,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant 

 to the Miamogue Works ; weather continues fine. Wednesday, Uth : We caught, in Gardiner's Bay, J7.500 fish, which 

 we sent in the- Flora to the Miamogue Works ; fine. Thursday, 15th : Went below Gardiner's Island ; caught 44,000 

 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogne Works ; weather continues pleasant. Friday, Wth : Caught 

 below Gardiner's Island 42,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 60,500 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue 

 Works ; pleasant day. Saturday, 17 th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 18,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the 

 Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Monday, 19th : Wind blew hard ; did not fish, but lay in Greenport. Tuesday, 20th : 

 Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 22,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; pleasant 

 day. Wednesday. 2lst : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 15,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; 

 pleasant. Thursday, 22d : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 12,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Mia- 

 mogneWorks; fine. Friday, 23d : Wentoutin Gardiner's Bay, butcanght none; fine. Saturday, 24th : Foggy; wedid 

 not fish. Monday, 26th : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; thick and foggy ; caught no fish. Tuesday, 27th : We caught 

 a few fish, but did not send them to the factory ; made a harbor in Napeague ; pleasant. Wednesday, 28th : Went out 

 below Gardiner's Island ; caught 57,000 fish, with those we caught yesterday, and sent them in the Flora and 36,500 

 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamoguo Works; pleasant day. Thursday, 29th: Caught below Gardiner's Island 36,000 

 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; at night we stopped in Napeague ; pleasant. Friday, 



