390 HISTORY AND METHODS OF THE FISHERIES. 



in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogne Works; weather continnes fine. Wednesday, 25th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 

 17,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogne Works ; pleasant. Thursday, 26th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 

 28,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogne Works; pleasant. Friday, 27th: We caught in Gar- 

 diner's Bay 31,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogne Works; pleasant. Saturday, 28th: Caught in 

 Gardiner's Bay 34,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Monday, 30th : Went 

 out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 24,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Tuesday, 

 3lst: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 31,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. 

 September 1st, Wednesday: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 42,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue 

 Works; fine. Thursday, 2d: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 56,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue 

 Works; pleasant. Friday, 3d: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 38,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue 

 Works; pleasant. Saturday, 4th: We did not fish, hut went home; weather fine. Monday, 6th: Went out in Gardiner's 

 Bay; caught 54,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 47,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogne Works; pleasant. 

 Tuesday, 7th: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 59,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; pleas- 

 ant. Wednesday, 8th: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 52,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 28,500 in the U. S. 

 Grant, to the Miamogne Works ; pleasant day. Thursday, 9th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 47,500 fish, which we sent in the 

 Flora, and 18,000 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. Friday, 10th: Windy; did not fish, hut 

 mended seine. Saturday, llth : We hauled out the Flora on the railways, and went home with the Starlight; pleasant. 

 Monday, 13th : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 53,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 23,500 we were obliged 

 to take on the Starlight, to the Miamogne Works, as the U. S. Grant did not come out; pleasant. Tuesday, Uth: We 

 caught in Gardiner's Bay 32,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 28,000 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue 

 Works; pleasant. Wednesday, 15th: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 42,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 32,000 in 

 the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works; we also sold $3 worth to a smack; fine. Thursday, 16th: We caught in 

 Gardiner's Bay 54,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 23,500 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works; quite 

 pleasant. Friday, 17th: Wind blew hard; we did not fish, but hauled the sloops out on the railways, and tarred a 

 new seine. Saturday, 18th: Painted sloops and seine-boats; pleasant. Monday, 20th: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; 

 caught 41,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 4,000 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogne Works; pleasant. 

 Tuesday, 21st: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 47,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 12,000 in the Flora, to the 

 Miamogue Works; weather fine. Wednesday, 22d : Wind blew hard; caught no fish. Thursday, 23d : We caught in 

 Gardiner's Bay 52,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Friday, 24th: We 

 did not fish, but hung our new seine; fine. Saturday, 25th': Finished hanging the seine in a. m. ; went home in p. m. 

 Monday, 27th: Wind blew hard; we caught no fish. Tuesday, 28th: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 50,500 fish, 

 which we sent in the Flora, and 39,000 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogne Works; also sold $21 worth to a smack; 

 pleasant. Wednesday, 29th: Wind blew hard; could not fish, so lay in Greenport. Thursday, 30th: Caught ia Gar- 

 diner's Bay 16,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogne Works; weather fine. 



October I, Friday : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 11,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue 

 Works; fine. Saturday, 2d: We did not fish ; we stowed away the old seine. Monday, 4th: Went out in Gardiner's 

 Bay ; caught 11,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Tuesday, 5th : We caught in 

 Gardiner's Bay 43,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; fine. Wednesday, 6th : An east 

 storm; did not fish. Thursday, 7th: East storm continues; lay in Greenport. Friday, 8th: Went out in Gardiner's 

 Bay ; caught 11,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; plcasan t. Saturday, Qth : Did not fish ; 

 I went home. Monday, llth: Caught none; the weather bad and fish scarce. Tuesday, 12th: Taught none ; the wind 

 continues to blow. Wednesday, 13th: We went below Gardiner's Island; caught 12,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. 

 Grant to the Miamogue Works; fine. Thursday, 14th: We looked below Gardiner's Island and through Gardiner's 

 Bay, but could find no fish, so we came to Greenport ; weather continues good. Friday, 15th : An east storm ; we lay in 

 Greenport. Saturday, 16th: Wind continues to blow; did not fish. Monday, 18th: We went out in Gardiner's Bay; 

 caught 50,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; it came on dark, and the man that had charge 

 of her rnn her on a rock off Little Ram Head and stove a hole through her port bow ; he ran her on shore; they 

 came with a sloop and plenty of help from the factory, took the fish out of her, nailed a canvas over the hole, took 

 her to Greenport, hauled her out on the railways, and had her fixed; pleasant day. Tuesday, Wth: We canght in 

 Gardiner's Bay 38,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Wednesday, 20th : 

 Canght in Gardiner's Bay 28,000 fish, which we sent in the Petrel to the Miamogue Works; they have let us take the 

 Petrel while the Flora is being fixed ; pleasant. Thursday, 21st : The wind blew hard ; did not fish, but lay in Green- 

 port. Friday, 22d: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 26,500 fish, which we sent in the Petrel, and 48,000 in the U. S. Grant, 

 to the Miamogue Works ; weather fine. Saturday, 23d : Canght in Gardiner's Bay 22,000 fish, which we sent in the 

 U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Monday, 25th : Went through Gardiner's Bay below Gardiner's Island, 

 but saw no fish; came to anchor in Napeague Harbor; fine. Tuesday, 26th: Went out below Gardiner's Island; 

 caught 23,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; fine. Wednesday, 27th : Stormy day ; we lay 

 in Greenport. Thursday, 28th : Windy day ; we lay in Greenport. Friday, 29th : We went out in Gardiner's Bay, but 

 caught no fish. Saturday, 30th: Windy; did not go out ; it came on to storm in p. m. 



November 1st, Monday : The wind blew so hard we did not go out. Tuetday, 2d : Went out in the morning, but the 

 wind sprung np and blew a gale from the northwest ; we came to anchor under the lee of Ben's Point. Wednesday, 

 3d: Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 53,500 fish at two sets, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue 

 Works; it was very cold ; wind northwest ; we had to whip our- hands to keep warm. Thursday, 4th: A stormy day; 

 did not fish. Friday, 5th: We came up to Jamesport with the sloops, and closed up for the season. 



