THE MENHADEN FISHERY. 8395 
fish, which we sent in the U. 8. Grant to the Miamogue Works; weather pleasant. Tuesday, 22d: We caught in 
Gardiner’s Bay 24,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; fine. Wednesday, 23d: Caught in 
Gardiner’s Bay 6,500 fish, which we sent in the U. 8. Grant to the Miamogue Works; fine. Thursday, 24th: We caught 
none; weather fine. Friday, 25th: Canght none; weathcr continues fine. Saturday, 26th: Wa went to Jamesport 
with the sloops; pleasant. Monday, 28th: We went through Peconic and Gardiner’s Bays; caught none; weather 
fine. Tuesday, 29th: Went out below Gardiner’s Island, and off Fort Pond; caught 57,500 fish, which we sent in tho 
Flora, and 49,500 in the U. 8. Grant, to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. Wednesday, 30ih: We caught below 
Gardiner’s Island 16,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; fine. Thursday, 31st: Went out 
below Gardiner’s Island; caught none, pleasant day; some of the gangs did well outside of the island. 
June lst, Friday: We started early in the morning from Fort Pond, where we lay anchored through the night, 
and went around Montank, outside of Long Island, when we found a good bunch of fish that were laying perfectly 
still with their fins out of water; we set the seine around them «nd pursed them nearly up without putting on the 
tom, and they never struck the seine until we had them all pursed; and when we commenced to take on the seine 
they settled down and took the cork-line down, and came near upsetting one of the boats; some of the crew thought 
the fish would all go out, and I think about half of them did go out before we could get the cork-line up; we saved 
51,500 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 49,500 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; we had the fish scooped 
in by 11 o’clock a. m., but it was so calm the sloops did not get to the oil-works until 9 o’cleck in the evening; we 
went to Greenport wii the Starlight, where we arrived at 10 o’clock p.m. Saturday, 2d: We did not fish, but fixed 
up the reel; pleasant. Monday, 4th: We went down through Gardiner’s Bay and below Gardiner’s Island; caught 
53,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant, and 35,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Tuesday, 
5th: We caught below Gardiner’s Island 57,000 fish, which we sent in the U. 8. Grant, and 24,000 in the Flora, to the 
Miamogue Works; pleasant day. Wednesday, 6ih: Caught below Gardiner’s Island 53,000 fish, which we sent in the 
_ U.S. Grant, and 16,500 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. Thursday, 7th: It was foggy and stormy; 
caught none. Friday, 8th: We caught below Gardiner’s Island 53,000 fish, which we sent in the U. 8. Grant, and 
14,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. Saturday, 9th: We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 42,000 fish, 
which we sent in the U. 8. Grant to the Miamogue Works; fine. Monday, 11th: We went out in Gardiner’s Bay; 
caught 14,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; fine. Tuesday, 12th: Caught in Gardiner’s 
Bay 24,000 fish, which were sent in the U. 8. Grant to the Peconic Works; pleasant. Wednesday, 13th: We caught 
in Gardiner’s Bay 29,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; fine. Thursday, 14th: Went out 
in Gardiner’s Bay; saw no fish, so went up sound a few miles, but caught none; weather continues pleasant. Friday, 
15th: We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 32,000 fish, which we sent in the U. S. Grant to the Miamogne Works, and sold 
$1 worth to a smack; pleasant day. Saturday, 16th: Stormy day; lay in Greenport. Monday, 18th: Went out in 
Gardiner’s Bay; caught 24,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Tuesday, 19th: 
We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 34,500 fish, which we sent in the U. §. Grant to the Miamogue Works; fine. Wednesday, 
20th: We could find no fish in Gardiner’s Bay; so we crossed the sound and went into Saybrook; pleasant. Thursday, 
21st: We made a set by the mouth of Connecticut River, and the wind blowing up strong we went into Saybrook and 
came to anchor; and the carry-aways followed us, but the Flora’s halyards caught, and the boy went aloft to clear 
it and fell and broke his leg; I sent on shore for a doctor, who came and set it; then we took him in the Starlight and 
took him home; sent the Flora to the Miamogue Works with 8,000 fish. Friday, 22d: We tanned and mended the 
seine; pleasant. Saturday, 23d: Did not fish. Monday, 25th: Went out in Gardiner’s Bay; caught none; at night 
we went into Sag Harbor; pleasant day, Tuesday, 26th: Looked through Gardiner’s Bay; found no fish, so went into 
the Miamogue Works and came to anchor. Wednesday, 27th: In the morning the wind blew hard from the east, and 
we came to Greenport. Thursday y, 28th: Went down through Gardiner’s Bay and below Gardiner’s Island, and at 
night anchored in Fort Pond; weather continues fine. Friday, 29th: We caught off Fort Pond 36,000 fish, which we 
sent in the U. 8. Grant to the Miamogue Works; fine. Saturday, 30th: Caught below Gardiner’s Island 17,500 fish, 
which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works; fine. 
July 2d, Monday: We caught none; the wind blew strong NW. Tuesday, 3d: Caught in Gardiner’s Bay 6,000 
fish, which we sent in the U.S. Grant to the Miamogue Works; pleasant. Wednesday, 4th: Did not fish; at home. 
Thursdéy, 5th: We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 3,500 fish, which we sent in the Flora to the Miamogue Works, and 
sold $6.75 worth to a smack; continues fine. Friday, 6th: As the fish were very scarce in Gardiner’s Bay we con- 
cluded that we had better take a look in Peconie Bay, so we went up above Robin’s Island, where we found plenty 
of fish, and caught 50,000, which we sent in the U. 8S. Grant, and 44,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works, and 
put 19, 500 on the Starlight, which we took into Jamesport for the farmers; pleasant day. Saturday, 7th: We caught 
in Peconic Bay 30,000 fish, which we sent in the U. §. Grant, and 28,000 in the Flora, to the Miamogue Works; con- 
tinues pleasant. Monday, 9th: We went ont in Peconic Bay; made one set ; caught 56,000 fish, which we sent in the 
Flora; the Grant stopped at Greenport over Sunday and had not arrived yet, so we got the Starlight alongside of the 
seine, but the fish began to die and we could not hold them, so were obliged to slack them down, for the bunt eom- 
menced to rip, and it was as much as we could do to get our seine from under them; in fact, we had to work quite 
a while to do it, exerting all our strength, and the strain on the seine was so great that we tore it some; I do not 
think there was over 75,000 in the seine when we came alongside with the Starlight, but the water was warm and 
they began to die; the Flora we sent to the Miamogue Works, and we had 1,500 on board the Starlight, which we 
scooped out by lashing a pole on the big scoop-net handle before we had to let them go; we took them to Jamesport, 
where we went and hauled the seine on the beach to mend. Tuesday, 10th: Went out in Peconic Bay; caught 29,000 
fish, which we sent in the U. 8. Grant to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. Wednesday, 11th: Caught in Peconic 
Bay 56,000 fish, which we sent in the Flora, and 48,000 in the U. 8. Grant, to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. 
