XIV LIST OP PLATES TO SECTION V. 



Vol. 



107. Crew of menhaden schooner, in old style seine-boat, throwing the purse-seine I, 336,338 



108. Carry-away boat with haul of menhaden on the way to oil factory I, 373 



Fi-om sketch by Capt. B. F. Oonklin. 



100. Meudaden steamer discharging its catch at oil and guano factory, Tiverton, R. I I, 337 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



110. Gang of Portuguese in hold of menhaden steamer filling the hoisting tubs I, 337 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



111. Fish pens on top floor of meuhaden factory; the fish are led through a trough to the cooking 



tanks I, 337 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



112. Meuhaden steamer discharging its catch at oil and gnano factory. Incline railway to carry fish 



to cooking tanks I, 337 



From sketch by Capt. B. F. Conklin. 



113. Meuhaden floating factory. An old vessel fitted as an oil factory and moved from place to place 



near the fishing grounds , I, 345,378 



Drawing by H. L. Todd. 



114. Slivering menhaden for bait 



From Report U. S. Fish Commission , Part T, 1877. 



115. Meuhaden oil and guano factory at Milford, Conn.; steamers unloading fish at the wharf: incline 



railway to carry fish to cookiug tanks on upper floor of factory ; oil tanks and storage 

 sheds in foreground; platform for drying scrap in rear of factory, connected with building 



by elevated railway I, 342 



From a photograph. 

 (Interiors of oil factories will be illustrated in Section on Preparation of Fishery Products.) 



THE HERRING FISHERY AND SARDINE INDUSTRY. 



116. Herring schoouer bound for Wood Island, Maine ; outfit of salt and barrels on deck I, 420 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



117. Herring piukey bound for the fishing grounds; nets hanging over bowsprit and stern ; nut dories 



on deck I, 426 



From photograph by T. "W. Smillie. 



118. Torching at night for spurliug or small herring in Ipswich Bay, Massachusetts I, 428 



From sketch by J. S. Ryder. 



111). Torching herring at uight near Eastport, Me I, 421) 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



120. Fishermen mending herring gill-nets at House Island, Casco Bay I, 430 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



121. Irish fishermen of Boston picking their herring nets in Gloucester Harbor. The typical " Irish 



market boat" I, 430 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



122. Cape Ann herring fishermen landing their gill-nets after a night's fishing I, 430 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



123. Fishermen in quoddy boat hauling herring gill- nets I, 430 



Drawing by H. W. Elliott and Capt. J. W. Collins. 



THE SMOKED HERRING INDUSTRY. 



124. Boat landing; fish houses; herring smoke-house ; fisherman's dwelling and farm I, 47(i 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



125. Old style herring smoke-house (without roof ventilators) at Lubec, Me I, 476 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



126. Herring "horse" loaded with smoked fish on sticks I, 478 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



127. Herring smoke-house at Eastport, Me. ; wuoke ventilators on roof ; sticks of herring inside I, 480 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



THE SARDIXK INDUSTRY. 



128. Shore herring weir near Eastport, Me. ; the common form of brush weir I, 501 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



121). Bar herring weir near Eastport, Me. ; escape offish prevented by receding tide I, 500 



From photograph by T. W. Smillie. 



