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to the Miamogue Works; weather continues fine. Wednesday, 18tk : Went up sound, but caught no fish ; went around 

 a number of good bunches, but they would dive the seine every time; a very fine day. Thursday, 19th: We fished 

 in Gardiner's Bay ; caught only 12,000 ; the wind blew quite hard from the SW. ; after we had been to the works and 

 put the fish out we went up to Greenport and saw a three-masted schooner burn, which was loaded, in part, with 

 benzine ; it was a magnificent sight, but quite a loss to somebody. Friday, 20th : We fished in Gardiner's Bay ; made 

 six sets and canght 57,200 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works ; weather fine. Saturday, 21st : We went down 

 near Gardiner's Point, and a hard shower came up ; we waited awhile, and then came up to Greenport. Monday, Z2d : 

 Went out in Gardiner's Bay ; caught 98,400 fish ; but one of the tubes to the boiler gave out, so we went into the Mia- 

 mogne Works about 2 o'clock p. m. ; it was foggy in the morning, but pleasant the remainder of the day. Tuesday, 

 24th: Went out in Gardiner's Bay, and made two sets; then went below the island, off Fort Pond, and made two sets 

 more; caught, in all, 41,600, which we took to the Miamogue Works; fine day. Wednesday, 25th: We made two sets 

 in Gardiner's Bay in a. m., and in p. m. we had a squall, and the wind came out NE. and blew quite strong; so 

 we caught no more ; went into the works; had 8,800 fish. Thursday, 26th: Wind blew quite strong from NE. ; we 

 caught no fish. Friday, 27th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 24,800 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; wind 

 east. Saturday, 28th : Went up in Peconic Bay; caught 56,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogne Works ; pleasant. 

 Monday, 30th : A storm from the east ; we lay in Greenport ; I went to Jamesport and got a man to take the place of 

 one of my crew who was sick. Tuesday, 31st : Went down to Gardiner's Point, but saw no fish, then np in Peconic Bay, 

 where we made two sets; caught 31,200, and took them to the Miamogue Works; wind east. 



September 1st, Wednesday : Went down below Gardiner's Island; made one set off Tobacco Lot; then came up in 

 Gardiner's Bay, where we made another set, after which we came to the Miamogue Works with 16,800 fish ; fine. 

 Thursday, 2d : Went up sound as far as Mattituck Creek ; canght 60,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works ; 

 weather continues pleasant. Friday, 3d: Wo went down in Gardiner's Bay, but caught no fish ; then went into the 

 fish works and coaled up, and went to Greenport. Saturday, 4lh : Did not fish ; very warm day. Monday, 6th : Went 

 down in Gardiner's Bay, and off Gardiner's Point we made three sets ; caught 35,600 fish, which we took to the 

 Miamogue Works; warm day. Tuesday, 7th : We caught in Gardiner's and Peconic Bays 35,600 fish, which we took 

 to the Miamogne Works ; cloudy and stormy, with wind east. Wednesday, 8th : Wind blew hard from the NE. ; we 

 went in Noyack Bay, made one set and caught 39,200 fish, and went down to the works with them ; then we came to 

 Greenport. Thursday, Qth : We went up in Noyack Bay and Peconic Bay in the morning ; but the wind blew hard 

 from the NE., so we came to Greenport and carted the seine in the lot and took a piece of bunt out of one seine and put 

 it In the other ; stormed hard in p. m. Friday, 10th : Wind NE. and storming ; at 9 o'clock a. m. the wind shifted 

 and blew from NNW. ; we did not go out ; I knit on the big net. Saturday, llth : We went out and made one set in 

 Gardiner's Bay, then went below Gardiner's Island and made one set, and came up south way and made a set off Payne's 

 Works; caught in all 49,200 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works, arriving there at 2 p. m., and Greenport at 

 4. and I went home ; weather good. Monday, 13th : We went out in Gardiner's Bay, but saw no fish, so went up 

 sound as far as Mattituck Creek, where we made five sets and caught 72,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue 

 Works : fine. Tuesday, 14th : We went out in Gardiner's Bay, but the wind blew hard and we saw no fish ; so came 

 into Greenport. Wednesday, 15th : We caught in Gardiner's Bay 9,200 fish, which we took to the Miamogne Works; 

 wind blew hard. Thursday, 16th: We caught in Gardiner's Bay 14,000 fish, and took to the Miamoguo Works; 

 pleasant, but wind blew. Friday, 17th : Went in the sound, and west as far as Riverhead, where we made six sets ; 

 caught 106,400 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; very pleasant day. Saturday, I81h: In Greenport, 

 cleaning boiler; I went home; very warm day. Monday, 20lh : Went down in Gardiner's Bay; made three small 

 sets, and just at night we found a large body of fish between Little Gull Island and Gardiner's Point, which we set 

 into and caught about 50,000, then we went into the Miamogne Works ; had 74,800 fish ; it was foggy in the morning, 

 but soon came off pleasant. Tuesday, 2lst: Wont out in Gardiner's Bay and below Gardiner's Island; caught onlv 

 2,400 fish and took them to the Miamogue Works ; pleasant. Wednesday, 22d : Went up to the head of the sound, and 

 as we did not see very many fish we went through the Gate and past New York and anchored just inside of Coney 

 Island; wind NW. all day. Thurnday, 23d: We fished off the Hook, and in Prince's Bay; made six sets, and went 

 into Hawkins Brothers' Works at Barren Island ; had 37,600 fish ; pleasant. Friday, 24th : We started out from Barren 

 Island as soon as we could see, and went over to Sandy Hook, but saw nothing worth stopping for ; so we came through 

 Hell Gate again into the head of the sound, and off Glen Cove we found fish and made two sets; then we went east as far 

 as New Haven, where we stopped over night ; wind blew fresh in p. ra. Saturday, 25th : Started out of New Haven, 

 and steered SSE. for Long Island; made one small set on our way down and caught 38,000, which we took to the 

 Miamogue Works ; weather good. Monday, 27th : Wind SW. ; went np sound as far as Glen Cove, where we made 

 two sets, and caught about 25,000 fish, and came to anchor off Glen Cove. Tuesday, 28th : We went out of Glen Cove, 

 and as the wind blew too strong for the fish to show, we went through Hell Gate to Sandy Hook, where we made three 

 sets and caught 94,500 fish, which we took to Barren Island to Hawkins' Works ; the wind in a. m. was S. by E. ; 

 p. m. it was WNW. Wednesday, Wth : Went out early ; went fi*st to Sandy Hook, then east a few miles, then west 

 as far as Coney Island, where we found some very good bunches of fish ; we made three sets and canght 126,500 fish, 

 which we took to the works ; pleasant day. Thursday, 30th : Went out from Barren Island, and went over to the 

 Hook ; then went up by Coney Island, where we made five sets and caught 114,000 fish, which we took to the Hawkins, 

 Barren Island ; wind west, but pleasant. 



October 1st, Friday : Went out in the morning and went through Prince's Bay, and then went, east a few miles, 

 then back, and by Coney Island and through Prince's Bay again ; we saw plenty of small bunches of fish, but nothing 

 that we thought would pay us for lowering the boats and washing the salt off the seine ; then we went up to Jersey 

 City and coaled up ; a pleasant day. Saturday, 2d : We lay in Jersey City ; cleaned boiler, &c. ; I wrote np my record, 

 &c. ; weather good. Monday, 4th : Three of my crew were quite sick, so that it was impossible for me to fish, conse- 



