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Island, but found no fish, so we came back; and east of Gardiner’s Point caught 38,000, which we took to the 
Miamogue Works; weather continues pleasant. Saturday, 8th: We did not fish; lay in Greenport. Monday, 10th: 
An east storm; did not go out. Tuesday, 11th: We went down through Gardiner’s Bay, and below Gardiner’s Island; 
saw no fish, so went over to New London; wind blew quite hard. JVednesday, 12/h: Went around Montauk, and west 
as far as Bridgehampton ; caught 49,900 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; very pleasant day. Thursday, 
13th: We went outside of Long Island again; caught 148,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; fine. Friday, 
14th: Went around Montauk, outside of Long Island, but saw no fish; and the steamers to the west, as far as we could 
see, were finding none, so we turned back and came to Greenport, ripped out and tarred the seine; weather fine. Sat- 
urday, 15th: We hung the seine; pleasant. Monday, 17th: The wind blew hard, so we did not fish, but fixed our deck- 
boards, scoop-net, &c. Tuesday, 18th: We concluded it would be too rough outside of Long Island, so we went in the 
sound, and went west as far as New Haven; caught 134,400 fish, and reached the Miamogue Works with them about 
9 o'clock p. m.; a mild rain nearly all day. Wednesday, 19th: Went up the sound as far as Milford; caught 
73,600 fish, and arrived at the Miamogue Works with them about 10 o’clock p. m.; pleasant day. Thursday, 20th: 
Went up sound, and near Faulkland Island caught 18,000 fish; reached the Miamogue Works with them about sun- 
down; weather fine. Friday, 21st: We took a look up in Psconia Bay, but found no fish; pleasant. Saturday, 22d: 
Stormy day; wind SE.; we lay in Greenport. Monday, 24th: We went up in Peconic Bay; caught 28,000 fish, and 
took them to the iaasopie Works; wind blew hard from the NW. Tuesday, 25t:: Went up in Peconic Bay and 
caught a few fish, but not enough to go to the works with, so we anchored off Jamesport; the wind blew hard NW. 
Wednesday, 26th: We caught a few in Peconic Bay, and went down to the Miamogue Works; had, with what we 
caught the day before, 65,000 fish; weather fair. Thursday, 27th: We caught in Peconic Bay 17,500 fish, which we 
took to the Miamogue Works; weather pleasant. Friday, 28th: We went up sound nearly to Faulkland Island; caught 
52,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; weather continues fine. Saturday, 29th: We went up sound 
nearly to Faulkland Island; caught 11,000 fish, which we took to Miamogue Works; fine. 
Judy 1st, Monday: We went in the sound and went west as far as New Haven; caught 130,800 fish and arrived at 
the Miamogue Works with them before sundown; fine. Tuesday, 2d: Went in ihe sound in a. m.; it was thick and 
foggy, so weran slow, and about 10 o’clock a. m. the fog ‘lit up”; we were abreast of New Haven, and we saw fish 
and went to work; caught 104,000, which we took to the Miamogue Works; weather very fine after the fog cleared 
away. Wednesday, 3d: We lay in Greenport; hauled out the Wm. Floyd on the railways; painted and fixed her; we 
did not fish any more this week; pleasant. Monday, 8th: Went west as far as Norwalk Islands; caught none; at 
night stopped in Black Rock Harbor; weather good. Tuesday, 9th: Went west as far as Norwalk Islands; caught off 
Southport 90,800 fish, and came down to the Miamogue Works; had a heavy thunder squall in p. m., while we were 
coming down sound. Wednesday, 10th: We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 94,400 fish and took them in to the Miamogue 
Works; we had a shower just at night. Thursday, 11th: We caught in Gardiner’s Bay and off Fort Pond 74,000 fish, 
which we took to the Miamogue Works. Friday, 12ih: We caught off Fort Pond 102,800 fish, which we took to the 
Miamogue Works; weather pleasant. Saturday, 13th: Wind east; did not fish. Monday, 15th: Went down below 
Gardiner’s Island and caught off Fort Pond 100,000 fish, which we landed at the Miamogue Works; fineday. Tuesday, 
16th: We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 11,200 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; weather good. Wednesday, 
17th: Went up sound just west of Faulkland Island; we caught 46,800 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; 
weather continues fine. Thursday, 18th: Went up sound and near Faulklaud Island we caught 92,000 fish, which we 
took to the Miamogue Works; fine day. Friday, 19th: We caught off New Haven 149,600 fish, which we took to the 
Miamogne Works; very warm day. Saturday, 20th: We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 6,000 fish, which we took to the 
Miamogue Works; pleasant. Monday, 22d: Went ont in the bay, but the wind blowing cool from the NW. the 
fish would not show, so we caught none. Tucsday, 23d: We caught off Fort Pond 216,400 fish, which we took to the 
Miamogue Works; weather fine. Wednesday, 24th: We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 102,800 fish, which we took to the 
Miamogne Works; weather fine. Thursday, 25th: We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 109,600 fish, and the wind coming on 
to blow very hard from the SW., we started for and arrived at the Miamogue Works at 3 o’clock p.m. Friday, 
26th: The wind blew hard from the SW.; we caught none, and soon came into Greenport. Saturday, 27th: Wind 
blew hard; did not go out. Monday, 29th: We caught in Gardiner’s Bay 128,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue 
Works; very pleasant. Tuesday, 30th: An east storm; we lay in Greenport. Wednesday, 31st: We went below Gar- 
_ diner’s Island, and off Fort Pond caught 224,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; weather fine. 
August 1st, Thursday: We caught off Fort Pond 93,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; pleasant, but 
had a shower just at night. Friday, 2d: We caught below Gardiner’s Island 102,800 fish, which we took to the Mia- 
mogue Works; after which we came to Greenport ; pleasant, except a heavy thunder shower just at night. Saturday, 
3d: We hauled out the William Floyd on the railways to fix the condenser, and we took the seine in the lot, ripped 
out, and tarred, and partly hung it in the lines; pleasant day. Monday, 5th: We finished hanging the seine and 
launched the William Floyd; pleasant. Tuesday, 6th: We canght in Gardiner’s Bay 30,400 fish and took them to the 
Miamogue Works; weather fine. Wednesday, 7th: Went up in Peconic Bay; caught 77,600 fish, which we took to the 
Miamogue Works; pleasant; wind light NW. Zhursday, 8th: We caught in Noyack Bay 12,000 fish, which we took to 
the Miamogue Works; pleasant day. Friday, 9th: Went down in Gardiner’s Bay, but the wind blew hard from the 
SW., so we caught none, and soon came into Greenport. Saturday, 10th: Did not fish. Monday, 12th: We went up 
sound and caught off Faulkland Island 90,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; fine day. Tuesday, 13th: 
Went in the sound, and just west of Faulkland Island we caught 52,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; 
weather continues fine. Wednesday, 14th: Wind E.; we looked through Gardiner’s Bay, but caught no fish; so came 
to Greenport. Thursday, 15th: Wind E., and we did not start out of Greenport until 8 o’clock a.m., when we 
went down through Gardiner’s Bay; and below Gardiner’s Island and off Fort Pond we found some very good 
