THE MENHADEN FISHERY. 383 
weather pleasant. Friday, 20th: Arrived at Prince’s Bay; weather continues fine. Saturday, 21st: Caught in 
Prince’s Bay 10,700 fish, which we sent in the North Star to Hawkins’ Works, Barren Island; pleasant. Monday, 234: 
Wind east; we caught none; we lay in by Coney Island. Tuesday, 24th: East wind, and rained; did not fish. 
Wednesday, 25th: We caught, in Prince’s Bay, 17,300 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 22,500 in the North 
Star to Hawkins’ Works; pleasant day. Thursday, 26th: Caught in Prince’s Bay 10,350 fish, which we sent in the U. 
S. Grant to the Hawkins Works; pleasant. Friday, 27th: We went outside of Sandy Hook, down the New Jersey 
beach a few miles; found some fish and made a set; caught one arm of the seine.on rocks and tore it very badly; 
saved in the other arm 24,300 fish, which we sent in the U.S. Grant to the Hawkins Works; we came in behind 
Sandy Hook and took the seine on the shore just south of the wharf, and mended it ; weather pleasant, but wind blew 
fresh S.W. Saturday, 28th: Finished mending seine; then went in the Wreckers’ Basin, Staten Island; pleasant day. 
Monday, 20th: Caught, in Prince’s Bay, 12,600 fish, which we sent in the North Star to Hawkins’ Works; weather 
pleasant. 
July 1st, Tuesday: We caught in Prince’s Bay 43,650 fish, which we sent in the U. 8. Grant to the Hawkins 
Works; pleasant. Wednesday, 2d: Went out in Prince’s Bay; caught 15,600 fish, which we sent in the North Star to 
Hawkins’ Works; fineday. Thursday, 3d: We came home with the sloops; the wind was fair and we made the run in 
one day; we came through Plum Gut about 8 o’clock p. m.; good breeze in p.m. southwest. Friday, 4th: We sailed 
all night and arrived at Jamesport in the morning ; spent the fourth at home; pleasant. Saturday, 5th: I sold the New 
York and launched her; fine. Monday, 7th: We went down through Peconic Bay and in Gardiner’s Bay, when I 
went to the masthead and could see bunches of fish deep down that could not be seen from the deck; the U. S. Grant 
was nearly a mile from us, and about this time we saw her jib go down, and the man that run her dropped off in his 
little boat; we knew at once that he had discovered a good bunch of fish and went towards him; when we reached 
him the bunch had separated, but we selected the best we could and caught 29,000 fish, which we sent in the U. 8. 
Grant; and then we made another set as soon as we could and caught 31,500, which we sent in the North Star to the 
Miamogue Works; it was dark before we had the last set scooped out; these fish were the best I ever saw at this 
season of the year; they were as good as any Eastern fish that we catch in the fall; pleasant day. Tuesday, 8th: 
Went out in Gardiner’s Bay; could see fish from wasthead, but could not see them in the boats well enough to catch 
them; weather continues fine. Wednesday, 9th: Went out in Gardiner’s Bay; caught 6,000 fish, which we sent in the 
U.S. Grant to the Miamogue Works, and $10.50 worth of fish we sold to a smack; weather pleasant. Thursday, 10th: 
Caught in Gardiner’s Bay 34,000 fish, which we sent in the North Star to the Miamogue Works; fine. Friday, 11th: 
We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 15,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; fine. Saturday, 
12th: Went out in Gardiner’s Bay; caught none; pleasant. Monday, 141k: We went out in Gardiner’s Bay; caught 
none; pleasant. Tuesday, 15th: Caught in Gardiner’s Bay 12,000 fish, which we sent in the U. 8. Grant to the Mia- 
mogue Works; fine. Wednesday, 16th: We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 51,500 fish, which we sent in the North Star to 
the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Thursday, 17th: Caught in Gardiner’s Bay 51,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. 
Grant to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Friday, 18th: Went out in Gardiner’s Bay; caught 24,500 fish, which we 
sent in the North Star to the Miamogue Works; fine. Saturday, 19th: Did not fish; I went home; ‘pleasant day. 
Monday, 21st: Went out in Gardiner’s Bay; caught 53,000 fish, which we sent in the U. 8. Grant to the Miamogue 
Works; weather continues pleasant. Tuesday, 22d: Caught in Gardiner’s Bay 54,000 fish, which we sent in the North 
Star to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Wednesday, 23d: We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 54,500 fish, which we sent in 
the U. S. Grant, and 18,500 in the North Star to the Miamogue Works; weather continuesfine. Thursday, 24th: Caught 
in Gardiner’s Bay 41,000 fish, which we sent in the U. 8. Grant to the Miamogue Works; also, sold $10 worth of fish 
toasmack; pleasant. Friday, 25th: We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 46,500 fish, which we sent in the North Star and 
20,500 in the U.S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; weather pleasant. Saturday, 26th: We did not fish; hauled out 
the sloops on the railways and cleaned them; weather pleasant. Monday, 28th: Went out in Gardiner’s Bay; caught 
42,000 fish, which we sent in the North Star to the Miamogue Works; weather fire. Tuesday, 29th: We caught in 
Gardiner’s Bay 25,000 fish, which we sent in the U. 8. Grant to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Wednesday, 30th: 
Caught in Gardiner’s Bay 45,000 fish, which we sent in the North Star to the Miamogue Works, and we sold 22,000 fish 
to some smacks for $4 per.M., amdtinting to $38; the fish continue fat, and the factories are paying $2.50 per M.; 
pleasant. Thursday, 31st: We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 21,000 fish, which we sent in the U. 8. Grant, and 21,000 in 
the North Star, and the U. S. Grant coming out again we sent in her 26,500 fish; all to the Miamogue Works; 
weather fine. : 
August 1st, Friday: Caught in Gardiner’s Bay 15,500 fish, which we sent in the North Star to the Miamogue Works: 
pleasant. Saturday, 2d: Went out in Gardiner’s Bay; caught 14,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the 
Miamogue Works; weather continues pleasant. Monday, 4th: Went out in Gardiner’s Bay; caught 9,500 fish, which 
we sent in the U. 8. Grant to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. Tuesday, 5th: Looked through Gardiner’s Bay, 
but caught no fish; weather continues pleasant. Wednesday, 6th: Caught in Gardiner’s Bay 13,000 fish, which we 
seut in the North Star to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Thursday, 7th: Did not fish, but ripped out the seine 
and tarred it; weather continues pleasant. Friday, 8th: A.m. we finished hanging the seine; p.m. we came up in 
Peconic Bay; weather pleasant. Saturday, 9th: We caught in Peconic Bay 9,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant 
to the Miamogue Works; fine. Monday, 11th: We caught in Peconic Bay 17,000 fish, which we sent in the North Star, 
and 7,500 in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; pleasant day. Tuesday, 12th: Windy; caught no fish. Wed- 
nesday, 13th: Hard east storm; we lay in Greenport. Thursday, 14ih: East storm continues; in Greenport. Friday, 
15th: We went down as far as Gardiner’s Island, then up in Peconic Bay, but caught no fish; pleasant. Saturday, 
16th: We caught in Peconic Bay 5,500 fish, which we sent in the U.S. Grant to the Miamogue Works. Monday, 18th: 
Went down through Peconic Bay; caught none; stopped at Greenport; wind east. Tuesday, 19th: Went out in 
