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Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught noue ; pleasant. Thursday, 17th : Wind blew hard ; we lay in Greenport. Friday, 

 18lh: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 16,800 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works ; fine day. Saturday, 19lh: 

 Windy and cold; did not go out, hut lay in Greenport. Monday, 21st: We started from Greenport in the morning, 

 and went through the Bay down to Montauk, and then south of Block Island, after which we passed Point Judith 

 and Beaver-tail light into Newport ; as we passed into the harbor we saw Fort Adams and the man-of-war Minnesota ; 

 after we arrived in the town we went up and saw " Old Mill," as they call it, which was built ages before this country 

 was settled by the English. Tuesday, 22d : We started out of Newport in a. m. as early as we could see, and came to the 

 north of Block Island and Montauk, and looked in by Fort Pond and up through the bay, but could see no fish ; 

 reached Greeuport at 4 p. m. ; pleasant. Wednesday, 23d: A hard east storm ; we lay in Greenport. Thursday, 24t7i: 

 The wind blew very hard NW. ; lay in Greenport. Friday, 25th : Went below Gardiner's Island and under Gin Beach ; 

 just east of Fort Pond we caught at one set 160,800 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works ; weather good. Sat- 

 urday, 26th: Wo caught off Fort Pond 78,000 fish, which wa took to the Miamogue Works; pleasant day. Monday, 

 28th: We went below Gardiner's Island; the wind blew quite strong from the north, so we anchored off Goose Pond 

 and stopped all night. -Tuesday, 29th: We caught off Fort Pond 60,400 fish, which we took to tlie Miamogue Works; 

 pleasant day. Wednesday, 30th: Stormy day; went to Greenport. Thursday, 31st; Wind blew hard, and we caught 

 no fish. 



November 1st, Friday : Windy ; we lay in Greenport. Saturday, 2d : Wind continued to blow ; did not fish. Mon- 

 day, 4th : Went down to Fort Pond ; made one set and caught 35,600 fish, but the wind blew up so strong from the 

 northwest we were obliged to leave ; there were plenty of good bunches of fish, but close in on a lee shore ; some of 

 the gangs got large hauls and had a hard time, part having to turn their fish out, for the wind blew a gale ; I had as 

 much as I could do to keep our boats from sinking while on our way to the Miamogue Works. Tuesday, 5th : Wind 

 blew hard; did not fish. Wednesday, 6th: Went out; looked through Gardiner's Bay and Fort Pond, but could see 

 no fish ; it snowed aud rained by turns all day. Thursday, 7th : We found a bunch of fish close in-shore in Cherry 

 Harbor ; caught and took them to the Miamogue Works ; there were 97,800 ; pleasant day. Friday, 8th : The wind 

 blew hard from the northwest, and we came up to Greenport from the fish works. Saturday, 9th : Wind blew very hard 

 from the northwest; did not fish; I came home. Monday, l\th : Went down to Gin Beach; caught at one set 159,000 

 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works ; weather fine. Tuesday, 12th : In Greenport, getting the boiler fixed. 

 Wednesday, 13th : Windy; did not fish. Thursday, Uth : Wind blew hard; we lay in Greenport. Friday, 15th : Pleas- 

 ant day ; we went out through Gardiner's Bay and below Gardiner's Island, but saw no fish ; so we came up to Green- 

 port and on to Jamesport, and carted the seine up in the lot to dry it, and stripped the William Floyd ready to lay 

 her up ; and the fishing season of 1878 is ended. 



1879. 



April 22d, Tuesday : We brought the William Floyd up to Jamesport, and the crew came on board, and we com- 

 menced fixing her for business ; pleasant day. Wednesday, 23d : We carted the seine and put it in the boats in a. m., 

 and got ready to go down bay ; p. m. we went to Greenport ; after we arrived we shipped the cranes, as they have 

 been presenting the William Floyd with a set of cranes, which she very much needed ; fine. Thursday, 24fA : We rove 

 the falls in the cranes and fixed the seine-boats, hoisting fall, and overhauled things in general ; some of the steamers 

 went out to-day, but saw no fish ; pleasant day. Friday, 25t& : I fixed my room, and we fixed the torn blocks and 

 pen, or deck boards, to the William Floyd, &c. ; some of the steamers went out, but saw no fish ; weather very good 

 for fishing, although it is cloudy. Saturday, 2Glh : We went down to the Miamogue Oil Works in a. m. and coaled up ; 

 p. m. I came home. Monday, 28th : Foggy, so that we did not go out. Tuesday, 29th : It rained in the morning, but 

 it lit up, and we started down bay about 9 o'clock a. m. ; went down as far as Gardiner's Point, but it was so thick 

 and foggy that we came to anchor close by the Point and waited for it to clear up ; but as it did not, we came back 

 to Greenport. Wednesday, 30th : Foggy in the morning ; we started out at 8 o'clock and went down as far as Shag- 

 warn Reef, but saw no fish, so we anchored off Goose Pond, Gardiner's Island ; pleasant. 



May 1st, Thursday : Wind blew quite strong from the northwest; we went down as far as Montauk and saw some 

 of the steamers coming back ; so we went back and anchored off Goose Pond, Gardiner's Island. Friday, 2d : We went 

 around Montauk, and west as far as Amagansett ; saw no fish, and the steamers, as far as we could see, seemed to be 

 finding no fish ; so we came back, and came to the Miamogue Works and coaled up, and then to Greenport and blew 

 off the boiler; pleasant." Saturday, 3d: I went home on morning train. Monday, 5/: We went around Moutauk, and 

 west as far as Amagausett; caught no fish ; aud as it was quite rough we turned back and came inside and anchored 

 off Hicks' Island ; a part of the steamers caught a few fish to-day, which were the first caught this season. Tuesday, 6th : 

 We went around Montauk, and west as far as Bridgehampton; and, as it was quite rough, we turned back and came 

 inside ; aud close under Gin Beach, saw and caught 16,800 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works ; weather good. 

 Wednesday, 7th: We went around Montauk, aud west as far as Bridgehampton; fish quite plenty; made two sets; 

 caught 130,800 fish ; arrived at the Miamogue Works 9 o'clock p. m. ; pleasant day ; wind NW., which made it smooth. 

 Thursday, 8th : Went around Montauk, and west as far as Southampton ; caught a few fish, and stopped outside through 

 the night as the weather was fine. Friday, flth : We went west of Pond Quogue light; made two sets, and then came 

 to the Miamogue Works; had 92,000 fish; pleasant day. Saturday. 10th: Wo caught below Gardiner's Island 24,800 

 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Monday, 12th : Foggy in the morning ; went down to Fort 

 Pond, but saw no fish ; so we came to Greenport and had a little work done on the steamer. Tuesday, 13th : Foggy in 

 the morning ; we went down to Montauk ; made one set, and caught 125,600 fish, which we took to the Miamogue 

 Works ; fine day. Wednesday, Uth : We went around Montauk, but caught no fish ; fine. Thursday, 15th i Went 

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