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Island, but found no fish, so we came back ; and east of Gardiner's Point caught 38,000, which we took to the 

 Miamogne Works; weather continues pleasant. Saturday, 8th: We did not fish; lay in Greenport. Monday, 10th: 

 Au east storm ; did not go out. Tuesday, llth : We went down through Gardiner's Bay, and below Gardiner's Island; 

 saw no fish, so went over to New London ; wind blew quite hard. Wednesday, 12tk : Went around Montauk, and west 

 as far as Bridgehamptou ; caught 49,800 fish, which wo took to the Mianiogue Works; very pleasant day. Thursday, 

 l'3th : We went outside of Long Island again ; caught 148,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; fine. Friday, 

 14th : Went around Montauk, outside of Long Island, but saw no fish ; and the steamers to the west, as far as we could 

 see, were finding none, so we turned back and came to Greenport, ripped out and tarred the seine ; weather fine. Sat- 

 urday, 15th : We huug the seine ; pleasant. Monday, 17th : The wind blew hard, so we did not fish, but fixed our deck- 

 boards, scoop-net, &c. Tuesday, IStk : We concluded it would be too rough outside of Long Island, so we went in the 

 sound, and went west as far as New Haven; caught 134,400_fish, and reached the Mianiogue Works with them about 

 9 o'clock p. m. ; a mild rain nearly all day. Wednesday, 19th: Went np the sound as far as Milford; caught 

 73,600 fish, and arrived at the Miamogue Works with them about 10 o'clock p. m.; pleasant day. Thursday, 20th: 

 Went up sound, and near Faulkland Islaud caught 18,000 fish ; reached the Miamogue Works with them about sun- 

 down; weather fine. Friday, 21st: We took a look up in Peconic Bay, but found no fish ; pleasant. Saturday, 22d: 

 Stormy day ; wind SE. ; we lay in Greenport. Monday, 24th : We went up in Peconic Bay ; caught 28,000 fish, and 

 took them to the Miamogue Works; wind blew hard from the NW. Tuesday, 25t,'t : Went up in Peconic Bay and 

 caught a few fish, but not enough to go to the works with, so we anchored off Jamesport ; the wind blew hard NW. 

 Wednesday, 26th: We caught a few in Peconic Bay, and went down to the Miamogue Works; had, with what we 

 caught the day before, 65,000 fish; weather fair. Thursday, 27th: We caught in Peconic Bay 17,500 fish, which wo 

 took to the Miamogue Works ; weather pleasant. Friday, 28th : Wo went up sound nearly to Faulkland Island ; caught 

 52,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; weather continues fine. Saturday, 29th: We went up sound 

 nearly to Faulkland Island; caught 11,000 fish, which we took to Miamogue Works ; fine. 



July 1st, Monday : Wo went in the sound and weut west as far as New Haven ; caught 130,800 fish and arrived at 

 the Miamogue Works with them before sundown; fine. Tuesday, 2d: Went in the sound in a. m. ; it was thick aud 

 foggy, so we ran slow, aud about 10 o'clock a. m. the fog "lit up"; we were abreast of New Haven, and we saw fish 

 and weut to work ; caught 104,000, which we took to the Miamogue Works ; weather very fine after the fog clearr d 

 away. Wednesday, 'Ad: We lay in Greeuport; hauled out the Wm. Floyd on the railways; painted and fixed her; we 

 did not fish any more this week; pleasant. Monday, 8th: Went west as far as Norwalk Islands; caught none; at 

 night stopped in Black Eock Harbor; weather good. Tuesday, 9th: Went west as far as Norwalk Islands; caught off 

 Southport 90,800 fish, and came down to the Miamoguo Works ; had a heavy thunder squall in p. m., while we were 

 coming down sound. Wednesday, 10th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 94,400 fish and took them in to the Miamogue 

 Works; we had a shower jnsc at night. Thursday, llth : We caught in Gardiner's Bay and off Fort Pond 74,000 fish, 

 which we took to the Miamogue Works. Friday, 12th : We caught off Fort Pond 102,800 fish, which we took to the 

 Miamogue Works; weather pleasant. Saturday, 13th: Wicd east; did not fish. Monday, 15th: Went down below 

 Gardiner's Island and caught off Fort Pond 100,000 fish, which we lauded at the Miamogue Works; fine day. Tuesday, 

 16th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 11,200 fish, which we took to the Mianiogue Works; weather good. Wednesday, 

 ntli : Went up sound just west of Faulklaud Island ; we caught 46,800 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; 

 weather continues fine. Thursday, 18th : Weut up sound and near Faulklaud Island we caught 92,000 fish, which we 

 took to the Miamogue Works ; fine day. Friday, 19th : We caught off New Haven 149,600 fish, which we took to the 

 Miamoguo Works; very warm day. Saturday, 20th: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 6,000 fish, which we took to the 

 Miamogue Works; pleasant. Monday, 22d : Went out in the bay, but the wind blowing cool from the NW. the 

 fish would not show, so we caught none. Tuesday, 2'3d : We caught off Fort Pond 216,400 fish, which we took to the 

 Miamogue Works ; weather fine. Wednesday, 24//I : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 102,800 fish, which we took to the 

 Miamogne Works ; weather flue. Thursday, 25th : Wo caught in Gardiner's Bay 109,600 fish, and the wind coming on 

 to blow very hard from the SW., wo started for and arrived at the Mianiogue Works at 3 o'clock p. m. Friday, 

 26th: The wind blew hard from the SW.; wo caught none, and soon came into Greenport. Saturday, 27th: Wind 

 blew hard ; did not go out. Monday, 29th : Wo caught in Gardiner's Bay 128,POO fish, which we took to the Miamogue 

 Works ; very pleasant. Tuesday, SOIh : Au east storm ; we lay in Greenport. Wednesday, Slat : We weut below Gar- 

 diner's Island, and off Fort Pond caught 224,000 fish, which we took to the Mianiogue Works; weather fine. 



August 1st, Thursday : Wo caught off Fort Pond 93,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; pleasant, but 

 had a sliower just at night. Friday, 2d : We caught below Gardiner's Island 102,800 fish, which we took to the Mia- 

 mogue Works ; after which we came to Greenport ; pleasant, except a heavy thunder shower just at night. Saturday, 

 3rf: Wo hauled out the William Floyd on the railways to fix the condenser, and we took the seine iu the lot, ripped 

 out, and tarred, and partly hung it in the lines; pleasant day. Monday, 5th: We finished hanging the seine and 

 launched the William Floyd ; pleasant. Tuesday, 6th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 30,400 fish and took them to the 

 Miamogne Works; weather fine. Wednesday, 7th : Went up in Pecouic Bay ; caught 77,600 fish, which we took to the 

 Miamogue Works ; pleasant ; wind light NW. Thursday, Stli : We caught in Noyack Bay 12,000 fish, which wo took to 

 the Miamogue Works; pleasant day. Friday, 9th: Went down in Gardiner's Bay, but the wind blew hard from the 

 SW., go we caught none, and soon came into Greeuport. Saturday, Wth: Did not fish. Monday, 12th: We went np 

 sound aud caught off Faulkland Islaud 90,000 fish, which we took to the Miamoguo Works; fine day. Tuesday, 13th: 

 Went iu the sound, aud just west of Faulkland Island we, caught 52,000 fish, which we took to the Mianiogue Works; 

 weather continues fme. Wednesday, 14th : Wind E. ; w<> looked through Gardiner's Bay, but caught no fish; so came 

 to Greenport. Thursday, 15th: Wind E., and we did not start out of Greenport until 8 o'clock a.m., when we 

 weut down through Gardiner's Bay; and below Gardiner's Island aud off Fort Pond we found some very good 



