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November 1st. Saturday: The wiiid continues to blow from the NW. Monday, 3d: Went out in Gardiner's Bay 

 and found Cherry Harbor alive with fish ; caught 140,000 ; and the wind blew up strong, so we came in to the Miamogue 

 Works. Tuesday, 4th: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 4,400 fish, and took them to the Miamogue Works; we did not 

 go up to election this year; pleasant. Wednesday, 5th: A very cold morning; the wind was N. ; we caught in Gar- 

 diner's Bay 84,400 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. Thursday, Gth : Went out in Gardiner's 

 Bay ; caught 12,000 fish, and went to the Miamogue Works about noon, when Captain Hawkins informed me that he 

 was going to close the works, so we went to Greenport, then to Jamesport. Friday, 7th : We carted the seine out in 

 the lot to dry in a. in., and took out what things we wanted to leave at Jamesport; we took the William Floyd to 

 Greenport and laid her alongside of Tuthill's Wharf in p. m. ; so ends the fishing season of 1879. 



1880^ 



I have been transferred to the steamer E. S. Newins. 



April Kith, Friday : I went to Greenport, and we brought the E. S. Newins up to Jamesport. Saturday, 17th : I 

 went to New York to have my license renewed, and had to be examined to see if I was color blind. Monday, 19th . I 

 went on board theE. S. Newins early in the morning, and started down the bay ; went to the Miamogue Works to 

 carry some men for Captain Hawkins ; then to Greenport to get things in readiness for fishing ; pleasant. Tuesday, 

 20th : We spent the day in fixing the fishing things ; some of the gangs caught a few fish to-day in Gardiner's Bay ; it 

 was foggy and showery a part, of the day. Wednesday, 21st : In the morning we went down to the fish works to coal up ; 

 then went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 54,800 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works ; fine. Tuesday, 22d : We 

 went out in Gardiner's Bay, but caught no fish ; weather continues pleasant. Friday, 23d : We went below Gardiner's 

 Island ; caught 11;!, 600 fish, which we took to the Miamogne Works ; something gave out to the boiler, and the en- 

 gineer was obliged to blow it off, and the steamer Peconic towed us from the Miamogue Works to Greenport ; weather 

 pleasant. Saturday, '24th: Wind east and stormed a part of the day; did not fish. Monday, 26th: Went out in 

 Gardiner's Bay ; it was foggy and we caught no fish. Tuesday, 27th : Went down to Fort Pond ; saw a few fish, but 

 caught none ; then came up in Gardiner's Bay, and then to the Miamogue Works and coaled up ; wind NW. Wednesday, 

 28th : Went down below Gardiner's Island to Fort Pond ; caught 120,800 fish at one set, which we took to the Miamogue 

 Works ; after unloading the fish we went to Greenport to get water ; weather pleasant, but blew strong southwest in 

 p. m. ; the barkentine Wandering Jew was launched to-day, and we helped pull her to the wharf as we came up 

 from the oil works. Thursday, 29th : Went down to Fort Pond; saw no fish; then came to Greenport; wind blew 

 hard SW. Friday, 30th : Went up in Peconie Bay, but saw no fish, and the wind blowing hard WNW. we came back to 

 Greenport ; the fishing steamer Narragausett is ashore off Easthampton. 



May \st, Saturday: Wind blew hard NW. and cold ; did not fish; I went home. Monday, 3d: Wen t below Gardi- 

 ner's Island; made one set off Tobacco Lot and one near Plum Gut, and went to the Miamogne Works with 117,800 

 fish ; weather pleasant, but blew fresh SW. in p. m. Tuesday, 4th : Went out, but caught no fish ; at night we anchored 

 off Hicks's Island ; wind blew hard SW. all day. Wednesday, 5th : We started out early ; it was a calm and beautiful 

 morning, and off Fort Pond we found plenty of fish ; we made two sets and caught 193,800, and part of my men were 

 taken very sick, and we had to come to Greenport and get a doctor to attend to them ; then went to the Miamogue 

 Works and unloaded the fish. Thursday, 6/ft : We did not fish, but lay in Greenport ; fine. Friday, 7th : Went down 

 to Gardiner's Point ; caught 120,000 fish at two sets and took them to the Miamogue Works ; weather continues pleasant. 

 Saturday, 8th: Went below Gardiner's Island to Fort Pond, but caught no fish ; then came back to Greenport; fine. 

 Monday, 10th : We went around Montauk, and went west as far as Promised Land ; found no fish ; then came back and 

 looked through the bay; saw a few fish, but caught none; a pleasant day, but the wind blew fresh SW. in p. m. 

 Tuesday, llth : Wiud blew hard SW. in the morning, and we lay anchored off Hicks's Island until 9 o'clock a. m., when 

 the wind slacked and we started out, and east of Gardiner's Island we caught 68,000 fish ; then we helped a gang raise 

 a large haul offish ; after which we went to the Miamogue Works; it was foggy part of the p. m. Wednesday, 12th: 

 Wind NW. ; we went around Montauk ; outside of the island saw a good bunch of fish and lowered the boats, when 

 the engineer called to us and said one of the socket bolts had given out ; so we hoisted the boats up and made signals 

 for help, when the steamer J. W. Hawkins took us in tow and carried us to New London to get it repaired ; we arrived 

 there about noon. Thursday, 13th: We lay in New London having the boiler fixed. Friday, 14th: We started out in 

 the morning and went nearly to Montank ; and as the wind blew quite strong NE., and one of the bolts they put in at 

 New London was leaking, we turned back and went to New London again to get it fixed. Saturday, 15th : We went 

 out and around Montauk, outside of Long Island, and west as far as Pond Quogue Light ; made two sets and caught 

 90,000 fish, and arrived at the Miamogue Works at 8 o'clock p. m. ; very pleasant day. Monday, 17th: Went around 

 Montauk, outside of Long Island, and west as far as Easthampton ; caught 172,800 fish at one set, and were obliged 

 to get help to raise them, as we could not get them up enough to scoop ; but we had them scooped in about noon, and 

 started east and arrived at the Miamogue Works at 5 o'clock p. m. ; pleasant. Tuesday, ISlh: Went around Montauk 

 outside of Long Island ; saw no fish ; then went to New London and put soda in the boiler to clean it, and blew it off, 

 as the tubes were leaking ; wind light E. W ednesday, 19th : We lay in New London, and they are at work expanding 

 the tubes to the boiler ; wind light SE. and cloudy. Thursday, 20th : We lay in New London, and they are at work on 

 the boiler; foggy in the morning, but cleared off about 9 o'clock a. m. Friday, 21st: We went around Montauk, out- 

 side of Long Island, but it was rough, so we came inside, and off Fort Pond we caught 7,400 fish, which we took to the 

 Miamogue Works. Saturday, 22d: Went out in the morning, but saw no fish; so we came into Greeuport and I went 

 home ; wind SW. Monday, 24tli : We went around Montauk, but it was foggy outside, so we turned back, and caught 

 east of Gardiner's Island 202,800 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works ; weather pleasant. Tuesday, 25th : Very 



