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foggy; we went below Gardiner's Island; caught 141,600 fish, and arrived at the Miamogne Works before sundown; 

 fog lit np before noon; p. in. fine. Wednesday, 26th: Went around Montauk, outside of Long Island, and west as far 

 as Eusthainpton; we made three sets and caught 161,200 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; very warm, 

 pleasant day, with light wind NW. in a. ra. and SW. in p. m. Thursday, 2~th: Went around Montauk, outside of 

 Long Island, and west as far as Westhampton ; caught 67,200 fish ; arrived at the Miamogue Works at midnight ; 

 pleasant weather. Friday, 28th : Went outside again and west as far as Pond Quogue Light, but caught no fish ; 

 weather pleasant. Saturday, 29th: In Groenport; blew off boiler and fixed things in general. Monday, 31st: It rained 

 in the morning, so we did not start out until 7 o'clock a. m., when we went down to Fort Pond and then up bay ; 

 caught 16,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works ; weather continues pleasant. 



June 1, Tuesday : We went down to Montauk and met some of the steamers coming back, so we turned about and 

 went up in the sound as far as Fanlkland Island, where we caught 53,800 fish, which we took to the Miamogue 

 Works; pleasant day. Wednesday, 2d : Wind east and stormy; we came to Greenport. Thursday, 3d: We went in 

 the sound and west as far as Execution Light ; made three sets, and at night anchored in Cow Bay ; pleasant weather. 

 Friday, 4th: We made two sets off Execution Light in a. m., and at noon we started down sound, reaching the Mia- 

 mogue Works about 9 o'clock p. m. ; had 87,200 fish ; weather continues good. Saturday, 5th : In the morning we 

 went up bay ; canght 6,400 fish just east of Robin's Island, which we took to the Miamogue Works ; ther went to 

 Greenport ; very pleasant weather. Monday, 7th : We started a little before 4 o'clock a. m. ; went in the sound and 

 west to Execution Light; made two sets just at night, small ones; then anchored near City Island; fine. Tuesday, 

 8th : In the morning the wind blew quite fresh from the northeast ; we went east and went into Cold Spring, then 

 went to Bridgeport to make a harbor for the night, as the wind continued to blow from the east ; there we heard that 

 Garfield was nominated for President. Wednesday, 9th : Went out in the sound, and as the wind continued to blow 

 NE., and no fish showing, we went to Geo. W. Miles' Works atMilford and sold our fish, 19,000, after which we started 

 east, but before we arrived at Faulkland Island the wind died out, and in the p. m. we made six sets and caught 

 94,400 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works. Thursday, 10th : Went in the sound and went west as far as 

 Faulkland Island ; caught 43,200 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works ; weather pleasant. Friday, llth : Went 

 in the sound and west as far as Faulkland Island; the fish were scarce, but we caught 18,000, which we took to the 

 Miamogue Works ; weather continues pleasant, but it came on thick and foggy in the night, and the steamer Narra- 

 gansett was sunk on Cornfield Shoal and a number of people were drowned ; I was up in the night and heard the 

 whistles. Saturday, 12th : We lay in Greenport ; did not fish. Monday, 14th : We went around Montauk and west as 

 far as Napeague, but seeing no fish we turned back and went in the sound ; we found no fish, but saw great quanti- 

 ties of drift stuff from the Narragansett ; wind NW. ; at night we went into New Haven. Tuesday, loth : Went out 

 in the sound ; wind blew from the east and looked like a storm, so we came to Greenport ; hauled the E. S. Newins 

 on the railways and carted the seine in the lot. Wednesday, Ifith : We ripped out and tarred the seine and partly hung 

 it; the painters have been pain ting the steamer, and we are having the condenser fixed. Thursday, l~th: We finished 

 hanging and carted the seine down and salted it in the boats; the steamer is painted, but we have not got the con- 

 denser on yet. Friday, 18th : We worked on the condenser ; got it nearly on and were obliged to take it off and fix it 

 over again. Saturday, 19th : In the morning we put the condenser on and launched the steamer; then I went home. 

 Monday, 21st : The water-tank leaked, so we had to have that fixed in the a. m. ; p. m. we went out in Gardiner's Bay ; 

 caught 4,800 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works, and then coaled up. Tuesday, 22d : Went in the sound and 

 west as far as Faulkland Island ; made one set and caught 7,200 fish ; but the condenser leaked, so we came down to the 

 works, and then to Greenport to haul out again ; the condenser is a regular bother. Wednesday, 23d : Hauled out on 

 the railways at work on the condenser ; we have had no rain for some time and the ground is getting very dry. 

 Thursday, 24th : We succeeded in getting the condenser on, and launched oft' just before noon ; p. m. we went down 

 bay and south of Gardiner's Island and east of Block Island, and went to the wharf behind the breakwater ; a very 

 pleasant day. Friday, 25th : Started out from Block Island and went west, but found no fish until we reached the 

 mouth of the Connecticut River, where we fonnd a few small bunches, and canght 39,000, which wo took to the Mia- 

 mogue Works ; pleasant day. Saturday, 26th : We did not fish. Monday, 28th : We went below Gardiner's Island to 

 Fort Pond, where we caught 20,000 fisb, which we took to the Miamogue Works; the fish were wild; weather good. 

 Tuesday, 29th : Went down to Fort Pond, but the fish were so wild we could not catch them, so we went up sound as 

 far as New Haven; made three sets just at night and caught about 15,000 fish, after which we went in behind the 

 light and anchored; weather pleasant. Wednesday, 30th: Went out in the sound ; made two sets and then started to 

 the eastward, but the wind breezed up so that we caught no more ; we arrived at the Miamogue Works about 3 o'clock 

 p. m., and had 43,600 fish. 



July 1st, Thursday : Went up sound and just at night made two small sets off New Haven, then we went into 

 New Haven; weather continues good. Friday, 2d : We started out of New Haven in the morning and looked along to 

 the eastward; made two sets off the mouth of Connecticut River and then went to the Miamogue Works; had 48,800 

 fish ; weather continues pleasant and fish scarce. Saturday, 3d : We did not fish ; carted the seine in the lot and 

 shortened the cork line and had one of the seine-boats fixed. Monday, 5th : Did not fish ; at home. Tuesday, 6th : 

 It rained in a. m. ; went out in Gardiner's Bay in p. m. ; canght 47,200 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; 

 pleasant in p. m. Wednesday, 7lh : In the moruing we went up in Peconic Bay ; made four sets, but the bunches were 

 very small ; we went down in Gardiner's Bay in p. m. ; made one set and then went in to the Miamoguo Works ; had 

 56,400 fish; weather fine. Thursday, 8th: Went in the Sound and went west as far as Old Man's Harbor; made five 

 sets; caught 68,400 fish, and arrived at the Miamoguo Works at 9 o'clock p. m. ; very pleasant day. Friday, 9th: 

 Windy ; the fish did not show good and we caught only 8,800, which we took to the Miamoguo Works ; the steamer 

 gave out in p. m. Saturday, 10th: Wo luy in Greenport in a. m. ; I made out the fish commissioner record; I went 

 home in p. m. ; warm day, Monday, 12th : We went down to Fort Pond ; saw no fish ; then went up in Peconic Bay 



