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we sent in the Flora to the Miamogne Works ; there are plenty of small fish in the bay, but not very many large 

 ones; we are very much bothered to tell large from small fish, and often drop off in the boats and lay close to the 

 fish, and as they play watch to see if they are large or small, and sometimes while laying there we will see some plays 

 that we are sure are large, and so set for the bunch and get a few large fish, but the bulk proves to be small ones, and 

 onr seine will be meshed full of them, and it takes hours to shake them out and clear up the seine, but after a few 

 lessons of this kind we learn to be sure what they are before we set the seine ; pleasant day. Thursday, 10th : Went 

 out in Gardiner's Bay; saw plenty of small fish but no large ones ; they are about half grown, just right to mesh in 

 the seine ; in all my fishing I never saw so many small fish in the bay; in fact they have bothered us all the season ; 

 we were getting tired of looking at good shoals of fish and none that we could catch, so we went to Jamesport with 

 the sloops and attended camp-meeting for the remainder of the week. Monday, 14th : Caught 12,000 fish in Gardiner's 

 Bay, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue_W_prks; they were part small ones; weather pleasant. 

 Tuesday, lath : We thought we would take a cruise off to see if we could find some large fish ; went to Block Island; 

 weather continues pleasant. Wednesday, 16th : When we "turned out" in the morning the wind was blowing a good 

 breeze from the east, so we came to the west again, and off Fort Pond we saw plenty of fish, but we dare not try them, 

 for they looked too small for our seine ; some of the gangs have small-mesh seines so as to catch them, but they are 

 not worth much, for there is but little oil in them; we went up to Greenport ; arrived about sundown. Thursday, 

 17th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 28,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Friday, 

 18th : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 58,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; there were a 

 few small ones mixed with most of them ; pleasant. Saturday, 19th : We tarred a new seine ; we have been so both- 

 ered with the fish meshing nearly the whole season, that I have ordered my new seine 2^ instead of 2} inch mesh, 

 which I have been using. Monday, 21st : Went out in Gardiner's Bay, but saw no fish that we were certain were 

 large ones, therefore caught none ; fine. Tuesday, 22d : Saw no fish that we dare set for, so went down to Stonington ; 

 weather pleasant; in the p. m. wind blew hard SW. Wednesday, 23d: We saw no fish except small ones; came 

 to Greenport and worked on the seine; weather fine. Thursday, 24th : We lay in Greenport ; hung the new seine; 

 pleasant. Friday, 25th ; We went in the Sound and west nearly to Faulkland Island ; caught 44,000 fish, which we 

 sent in the Flora to the Miamoguo Works; pleasant. Saturday, 26lh: We caught between Faulkland Island and 

 Cornfield light-ship 56,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogne Works ; weather fine. Monday, 

 28th: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 57,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogne Works; fine. 

 Tuesday, Wth: Caught iu Gardiner's Bay and below Gardiner's Island 54,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, 

 and 20,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant day. Wednesday, 30th : We caught off Fort Pond 54,000 

 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; fine day. Thursday, 31st: Caught off Fort Pond 

 32,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. 



September 1st, Friday : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 40,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Mia- 

 mogue Works ; most of the fish we have caught the past week have been large ones, but occasionally we get de- 

 ceived and get around some that mesh in our seine ; fine day. Saturday, 2d : Did not fish ; went home ; weather good. 

 Monday, 4th: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 43,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 13,000 in the U. S. 

 Grant to the Miamogue Works ; weather continues fine. Tuesday, 5th : Went out, but the wind blew hard, and we caught 

 none. Wednesday, 6th: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 23,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; 

 pleasant. Tliursday, 7th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 49,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogne Works ; 

 fine. Friday, 8th: It stormed a. m.; we lay in Greenport p. m.; we hauled out the sloops on the railways; fine day. 

 Saturday, 9th : Had the sloops painted ; weather good. Monday, llth : We went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 52,500 

 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 13, 500 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; weather good. Tuesday, 12th: 

 Caught in Gardiner's Bay 43,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 35,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue 

 Works; weather pleasant. Wednesday, 13th: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 7,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. 

 Grant, and sold $1.20 worth to a smack; weather continues pleasant. Thursday, 14th: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 

 58,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 58,500 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works ; weather fine. Friday, 

 15th: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 56,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 36,000 in the U. S. Grant, to the Mia- 

 mogue Works ; weather continues fine. Satu rday, 16th : An east storm ; did not fish. Monday, 18th : Wind continues 

 east; caught none. Tuesday, 19(A: Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 20,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to 

 the Miamogue Works ; fine. Wednesday, 20th: Caught in Gardiner's Bay 52,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, 

 and 46,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works ; wind blew from the east, but the fish showed good. Thursday, 21st : 

 We caught none; the wind blew from the east. Friday, 22d : Caught in Gardiner's Bay 40,500 fish, which we sent in 

 the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works ; wind still east. Saturday, 23d : We did not get out ; the wind continues to 

 blow from the east. Monday, 25th: Wind east; caught none. Tuesday, 26th: Went out in Gardiner's Bay; caught 

 51,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 4,500 in the U. S. Grant, to the Miamogue Works; weather good. Wednes- 

 day, 27th : We lay in Greenport ; the wind blew hard from the northwest. Thursday, 28th : The wind continued to 

 blow hard from the northwest; wo went down in Gardiner's Bay and came to anchor at a place we call the Springs. 

 Friday, Wth: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 57,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 18,000 in the U. S. Grant, to 

 Miamogne Works ; weather fair. Saturday, 30lh: In Greenport; did not fish ; weather continues fine. 



October 2d, Monday : Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 30,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue 

 Works ; fine. Tuesday, 3d : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 34,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue 

 Works ; fine. Wednesday, 4th : The wind blew hard ; we came to Greenport. Thursday, 5th : Went out in Gardiner's 

 Bay; caught 32,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to Miamoguo Works ; fine. Friday, 6th : Wind blew hard ; we 

 went into Napeague. Saturday, 7th : We came out of Napeague early in the morning, but the wind came on to blow 

 very hard from the NW., so we came to anchor under the lee of Gardiner's Island : it blew hard all day, so we went 



