162 HISTORY AND METHODS OF THE FISHERIES. 
Wednesday morning the skipper judged from his log that we must be nearing Cape Broyle, but 
the land was wrapped in a thick fog and he could not determine his position. In the middle of 
the forenoon the fog lifted and there lay Cape Broyle on our port quarter; we were just passing 
it. He at once put about and we were soon in the harbor, having made the run, something over 
400 miles, in forty hours. 
We remained at Cape Broyle till the 25th, during which time we filled the water barrels and 
purchased the first baiting of squid, then made sail for the Grand Bank to try our luck with the 
codfish. During this, the “first baiting,” the skipper kept continually on the move, making a 
new berth every day. The catch of fish was not large at any place and grew smaller every day as 
the bait became more and more injured by keeping. The latitudes and longitudes given in the 
following table of fish taken are those received from the skipper: 
Table of fish taken. 
FIRST BAITING. 
Station. | Date. | Latitude. | Longitude. | Night | Day 
4 o , | Tubs. | Tubs. 
July 27 46 39 50 37 Do | ecieemmieisl 
July 27 46 39 50 37 |.....--. 8 
July 28 46 43 50 34 Theres 
...| July 31 46 47 51 30 Tilecxewed 
| Ang. 1 46 46 50 07 a eee 
Ang. 2 47 02 49 53 8 |ceee ies 
Ang. 3 47 06 49 49 Bie sec. 
Aug. 4 46 50 49 33 (8 |-neeeeee 
Bes venentiacd Aug. 5 46 49 49 37 a eee 
eee Aug. 6 46 BL 49 49 oy ees 
eee Aug. 7 46 43 50 18 eee 
The weather during the first baiting was extremely unpleasant. At the very start the fishing 
was interrupted by a storm of wind that lasted three days and made the sea too rough to allow of 
the dories venturing out. After this the sea became more quict, but the noted Newfoundland 
fogs came down and were scarcely absent during the remainder of the baiting. The temperature 
was very agreeable. The thermometer did not at any time fall below 50°, averaged about 56°, 
and at times rose above 60°, The water did not vary much in temperature from the temperature 
of the air, averaging one or two degrees lower. A record of temperatures and the weather was 
kept; the observations are tabulated at the close of this introduction. . 
After making 11 sets and capturing 67 tubs, or about 23,000 pounds of split fish, the bait 
became exhausted, and we returned to the land for a fresh supply. We headed the vessel for 
Cape Spear, near Saint John’s, and “came to an anchor” in Freshwater Cove on August 9, a little 
after midday. This cove is just round South Head, the left promontory as one is entering Saint 
John’s harbor, and is so convenient to the city that the skippers often avoid the high harbor fees 
by anchoring in it and rowing into the city for business. A heavy ‘ easterly” was blowing, but 
the skipper determined to row into the city in spite of the heavy sea and attend to his business. 
From Saint John’s we went to Tor Bay, Carbonear, and King’s Cove in succession, in search of bait, 
but could not find any. At last we made our way into Open Hall, a very small fishing hamlet in 
Bonavista Bay, and, after lying there nearly a week, picked up a few squid and with them 
returned to the Banks. 
The second baiting was used in a single berth, latitude 45° 4’, longitude 50° 33’. At this 
place the fish bit well so long as our bait remained fresh. On the 30th of August a “breeze of 
wind” broke us adrift from our moorings and favored our immediate departure for land to obtain 
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