26 HISTORY AND. METITODS OF THE FISHERIES. 
SCHUONER JOHN S. PRESSON. 
Gross Gross Gross 
1875. a stouk. 1875. weight. stock. 
Pounds. | Dollars. Pounds. | Dollars. 
62,210 | 4,144 99 || August 27...... 191, 206 5,814 90 
97, 313 3,138 58 || November 22 *141,113 3,735 67 
74,189 | 2,703 89 Pokal je Owls Oe AO eas 651,731 | 21, 785 99 
85,700 | 2,247 96 
- SCHOONER LIZZIE K. CLARK. 
24,178 | 1,709 56 || August—......-....c2scecelesececeecneeeceeee 43,348 | 8,481 98 
18,135 | 1,573 70 || September 27............-ceseeeeeeeeeeeeeceeee 43,606 | 4,469 49 
40,957 | 2,953 64 || November 5.........22..00e-ceceeeceneseeseees 7, 970 708 47 
20,418 | 1,022 43 Motel otto Aer eas 260,316 | 18,186 48 
19, 14 561 27 i 
42,190} 2,410 94 
SCHOONER GERTIE E. FOSTER. 
38, 110 8,302 18 |) Septet ber 10..ss-avenressascrswesneeee anewee 86, 051 2,912 37 
118, 646 3, 937 66 || October 7 ...... 102, 906 3,496 59 
39, 965 1, 667 40 || November 16... 29, 826 1, 331 03 
64,626 | 2,241 06 || December 9 ........22.02ceeeeeseeeceeeeeeeeeee 24,036 | 2, 860 36 
83,614 | 2, 883 78 Ma bale cela rede tigate levee ot 666,168 | 27,470 53 
83,888 | 2, 767 10 
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SCHOONER CHESTER R. LAWRENCE. 
21,722 | 2,230 96 |] November 5 .....-..cecseceeecccccceececeeeceee 96,556 | 3, 094 66 
130,046 | 4,708 29 |] December 1] .......-----.eeeee--ceeeeeeecceees 24,090} 41, 893 12 
.--| 129,688 | 3, 633 71 
.| *138,887 | 3, 824 97 
*170,144 | 4,738 45 
624,090} 24,124 16 
*Cod. 
HALIBUT FARES FROM 1831 TO 1877.—The following items are quoted from Cape Ann news- 
papers of various issues during the last half century: 
1831.— Good Luck.—The schooner Nautilus, Wonson, of this port, in one week caught and 
sold 136 halibut. Time occupied in taking them, twelve hours.”—(G@loucester Telegraph, March 
12, 1831.) 
1839.—* The schooner Majestic, Edgar, of this port, returned on Saturday evening from a 
cruise to the George’s with upwards of 100 halibut. This is believed to be the first successful trip 
ever made to the Banks, within the month of February, by any vessel belonging to Gloucester. 
Since Sunday some dozen or more vessels have sailed and others are ready and actively preparing 
for the spring business. Owing to the poor success which has attended the mackerel fishery for 
several years past, it is probable that fewer vessels will be engaged in that pursuit the coming 
season than Gloucester has had employed in it for the last quarter of a century.”—(Gloucester 
Telegraph, February 27, 1839.) 
1846.— Three vessels, schooners Mount Vernon, Oregon, and Clarissa Story, sailed on 
Thursday for George’s Bank after halibut. They are the first this season.”—(Gloucester Telegraph, 
January 17, 1846.) 
1848.—“ Fresh Halibut.—The first trip of halibut this season arrived on Monday from George’s 
Bank in the schooner Centurion, Captain Bailey. Captain B. was absent ten days, and obtained 
about 100 halibut and a quantity of fish (codfish). No vessel has ever been after halibut at so 
early a period previous to this.” — (Gloucester Telegraph, January 5, 1848,) 
