392 HISTOEY AND METHODS OF THE FISHERIES. 



Dauntless ran into, stove, and sank our purse-boat. It was blowing quite strong, and the gang signaled the man in 

 the yacht to come and pick them up ; he lashed his helm up and went forward to hoist up the bob-jib, and before he 

 could get aft and cast off the tiller rope she had smashed our boat and came near striking the Starlight; we took the 

 Tom, oars, seine, &c., in the other boat ; lost nothing except one of the loggerheads ; after we had "the seine secured 

 we took and lashed the broken boat close to the sloop as we could pull her, and started for Greenport ; we took the 

 boat to the boat-builders, and they went immediately at work on it, and as we conld not fish while the boat was being 

 fixed, we thought we would haul the sloops out on the railways and have them painted ; pleasant day. Saturday, 10th : 

 We scraped and sand-papered the bottoms of the sloops, and the painters painted them; fine. Monday, 12th: It 

 stormed; did not fish, but lay in Greenport. Tuesday, 13th : We went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 44,000 fish, which 

 we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works. Wednesday, 14th: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 48,000 fish, 

 which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Thursday, 15<A : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 57,000 

 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 18,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Friday, 16th : 

 Caught in Gardiner's Bay 43,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 8,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue 

 Works; for the last four days it has been foggy in the morning and cleared off in the afternoon, but we stopped 

 nights at Bunker City, where the Miamogue Works are situated, and by steering out in the morning east or east by 

 north we just ran into the fish ; the wind being very light, by listening we could hear them play, and when close to 

 them could see them. Saturday, 17th: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 4,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the 

 Miamogue Works; fine. Monday, 19th: Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 6,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to 

 the Miamogue Works ; weather continues fine. Tuesday, 20th: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 23,500 fish, which we went in 

 the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; fine. Wednesday, 21st: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 18,500 fish, which we 

 sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; fine. Thursday, 22d; Caught in Gardiner's Bay 7,500 fish, which we sent 

 in theTJ. S. Grant to the Miamogne Works; fine. Friday, 23d: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 23,000 fish, which we 

 sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Saturday, 24th: We came to Jamesport with the sloops; 

 pleasant. Monday, 26th: Went down into Gardiner's Bay ; caught 32,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the 

 Miamogue Works; weather pleasant. Tuesday, 27th: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 17,000 fish, which we sent in the 

 Flora to the Miamogne Works, and sold $3 worth of fish to a smack ; weather pleasant. Wednesday, 28th: Caught in 

 Gardiner's Bay 4,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; fine. Thursday, 29th : We caught 

 in Gardiner's Bay 22,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works, and sold to a smack $1.90 worth of 

 fish ; fine day. Friday, 30th: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 10,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue 

 Works; fine. 



July lit, Saturday : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 27,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; 

 are not expecting to fish any more until after the 4th ; weather fine. Wednesday, 5lh : We went out in Gardiner's 

 Bay; caught 25,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works, and sold to a smack $2.05 worth of 

 fish; weather continues fine. Thursday, tith: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught none; fine. Friday, 7th: We 

 caught iu Gardiner's Bay 57,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 20,000 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue 

 Works; weather fine. Saturday, 8lh: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 34,000 fish, which we sent iu the Flora to the 

 Miamoguo Works ; pleasant. Monday, 10th : We caugnt in Gardiner's Bay 17,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. 

 Grant to the Miamogue Works; fine. Tuesday, lltli : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 48,000 fish, which we sent in the 

 Flora, and 11,000 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Wednesday, 12th: We caught in Gardiner's 

 Bay 12,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works: fine. Thursday, 13th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 

 33,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 16,500 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works, also sold 60 cents 

 worth to a smack ; weather fine. Friday, 14th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 35,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. 

 Grant to the Miamogue Works ; fine. Saturday, 15(A : We tanned and mended the seine a. m. ; came home p. m. ; 

 weather pleasant. Monday, 17th : Went down in the bay ; caught a few fish and sold them to a smack for $3 ; weather 

 fine. Tuesday, ISt/t : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 24,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; sold 

 to a smack $15 worth of fish ; fine day. Wednesday, 19th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 57,000 fish, sent in the Flora, and 

 16,000 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works ; weather continues pleasant. Thnrsday, 20th : Wo caught no fish; 

 foggy. Friday, 21st: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 9,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogne Works; 

 fine. Saturday, 22d: We did not fish; went home; weather pleasant. Monday, 24lh : Went out in Gardiner's Bay; 

 caught 50,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 12,000 in the Flora, to the Miamoguo Works ; weather good. 

 Tuesday, 25th : Went out in Gardiner's Bay, but caught none; the wind blew quite strong; we witnessed a yacht race 

 in Gardiner's Bay ; the Madeline (one of the yachts) passed within twenty rods of us ; it was a splendid sight ; they 

 had all the wind they wanted ; her lee-scuppers were under water, and she was passing through the water as finely 

 as anything I ever saw ; I will be obliged to say that she passed the Starlight, and we think she sails well. Wednes- 

 day, 26th : Went out in the bay, but caught none ; fine. Thursday, 27th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 26,500 fish, which 

 wo sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; fine. Friday, 28th : We caught 1,500 fish ; sent in U. S. Grant to 

 the Miamogue Works ; weather pleasant. Saturday, 29th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 6,000 fish, which we sent in the 

 Flora to the Miamogue Works; fine. Monday, 3lst: Stormy day; wind southeast; did not fish. 



August 1st, Tuesday : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 37,000 fish, which were sent in the U. S. Grant to Mia- 

 mogue Works. Wednesday, 2d: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 47,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue 

 Works ; fine. Thursday, 3d : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 6,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Mia- 

 mogne Works. Friday, 4th : We hauled out the sloops on the railways and cleaned them and tanned the seine ; 

 pleasant. Saturday, 5lh : We limed the sails. Monday, 7th: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 32,000 fish, which we 

 sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Tuesday, 8th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 32,000 fih, which we 

 sent in the U. 8. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; fine. Wednesday, 9th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 6,500 fish, which 



