SCHOONER CHANCE 33 



Position Off Cape Harrison 

 Monday, August 2nd <| Weather Clear 



Wind Calm 



WE got under way a little after four. For a wonder it was a 

 lovely, clear morning with a light westerly. But the westerly 

 did not hold and we had to run the last few miles into Indian Harbor 

 with the motor. The telegraph office is called Smoky and is about 

 four miles away from the harbor and Dr. Grenfell's mission, etc. 

 There were about fourteen schooners at anchor in the harbor. The 

 two Johns and myself went ashore in the skiff and routed out the 

 poor telegraph man who had to live alone on top of this isolated 

 island. 



Just before entering Cutthroat Teckle we stopped some fishermen 

 and bought some cod. Their system of fishing in these waters is as 

 follows: Each schooner has two cod traps and from two to three 

 boats, one of which is large enough to have power. The schooners 

 lay in harbor and the men set their traps within a radius of about ten 

 miles. When the traps are pulled they spend the rest of their time 

 hand lining from the small boats. In the autumn when they go 

 home, the vessel is full of fish so the boats, nets and many large 

 barrels all have to be carried on deck. It must be an unhandy load in 

 a storm. 



We had a rain shower about lunch time and also fell in with 26 

 schooners all moving north. As it was calm each schooner had its 

 launch towing. They made quite a sight with their brown sails. It 

 was a shame to steam by them so fast. 



We had to run the motor off and on until supper time when we 

 were off Cape Harrison. As it had been calm for several days and as 

 there was no prospect of wind during the night, I decided to try 

 the current-meter. All went well until about six o'clock when the 

 line (a cod line) parted and the instrument went down like a 



