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foggy ; we went below Gardiner’s Island; caught 141,600 fish, and arrived at the Miamogue Works before sundown ; 
fog lit up before noon; p. m. fine. Wednesday, 26th: Went around Montauk, outside of Long Island, and west as far 
as Easthampton; wo made three sets and caught 161,200 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; very warm, 
pleasant day, with light wind NW. in a. m. and SW. in p. m. Thursday, 27th: Went around Moutauk, outside of 
Long Island, and west as far as Westhampton ; caught 67,200 fish; arrived at the Miamogue Works at midnight ; 
pleasant weather. Friday, 28th: Went outside again and west as far as Pond Quogue Light, but caught no fish; 
weather pleasant. Saturday, 29th: In Greenport; blew off boiler and fixed things in general. Monday, 31st: It rained 
in the morning, so we did not start out until 7 o’clock a. m., when we went down to Fort Pond and then up bay; - 
caught 16,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; weather continues pleasant. 
June 1, Tuesday: We went down to Montauk and met some of the steamers coming back, so we turned about and 
went up in the sound as far as Faulkland Island, where we caught 53,800 fish, which we took to the Miamogue 
Works; pleasant day. Wednesday, 24: Wind east and stormy; we came to Greenport. Thursday, 3d: We went in 
the sound and west as far as Execution Light; made three sets, and at night anchored in Cow Bay; pleasant weather. 
Friday, 4th: We made two sets off Execution Light in a. m., and at noon we started down sound, reaching the Mia- 
mogue Works about 9 o'clock p. m.; had 87,200 fish; weather continues good. Saturday, 5th: In the morning we 
went up bay; caught 6,400 fish just east of Robin’s Island, which we took to the Miamogue Works; then went to 
Greenport; very pleasant weather. Monday, 7th: We started a little before 4 o’clock a. m.; went in the sound and 
west to Execution Light; made two sets just at night, small ones; then anchored near City Island; fine. Tuesday, 
8th: In the morning the wind blew quite fresh from the northeast; we went east and went into Cold Spring, then 
went to Bridgeport to make a harbor for the night, as the wind continued to blow from the east; there we heard that 
Garfield was nominated for President. Wednesday, 9th: Went out in the sound, and as the wind continued to blow 
NE., and no fish showing, we went to Geo. W. Miles’ Works at Milford and sold our fish, 19,000, after which we started 
east, bué before we arrived at Faulkland Island the wind died out, and in the p. m. we made six sets and caught 
94,400 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works. Thursday, 10th: Went in the sound and went west as far as 
Faulkland Island ; caught 43,200 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works ; weather pleasant. Friday, 11th: Went 
in the sound and west as far as Faulkland Island; the fish were scarce, but we caught 18,000, which we took to the. 
Miamogue Works; weather continues pleasant, but it came on thick and foggy in the night, aud the steamer Narra- 
gansett was sunk on Cornfield Shoal and a number of people were drowned; I was up in the night and heard the 
whistles. Saturday, 12th: We lay in Greenport; did not fish. Monday, 14th: We went around Montauk and west as 
far as Napeague, but seeing no fish we turned back and went in the sound; we found no fish, but saw great quanti- 
ties of drift stuff from the Narragansett; wind NW.; at night we went into New Haven. Tuesday, 15th: Went out 
‘in the sound; wind blew from the east and looked like a storm, so we came to Greenport; hauled the E. S. Newins 
on the railways and carted the seine in the lot. Wednesday, 16th: We ripped out and tarred the seine and partly hung 
it; the painters have been painting the steamer, and we are having the condenser fixed. Thursday, 17th: We finished 
hanging and carted the seine down and salted it in the boats; the steamer is painted, but we have not got the con- 
denser on yet. Friday, 18:h: We worked on the condenser; got it nearly on and were obliged to take it off and fix it 
over again, Saturday, 19th: In the morning we put the condenser on and launched the steamer; then I went home. 
Monday, 21st: The water-tank leaked, so we had to have that fixed in the a. m.; p.m. we went out in Gardiner’s Bay ; 
caught 4,800 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works, and then coaled up. Tuesday, 22d: Went in the sound and 
west as far as Faulkland Island; made one set and caught 7,200 fish ; but the condenser leaked, so we came down to the 
wofks, and then to Greenport to haul out again; the condenser is a regular bother. Wednesday, 23d: Hauled out on 
the railways at work on the condensér; we have had no rain for some time and the ground is getting very dry. 
Thursday, 24th: We succeeded in ‘getting the condenser on, and launched off just before noon; p.m, we went down 
bay and south of Gardiner’s Island and east of Block Island, and went to the wharf behind the breakwater; a very 
pleasant day. Jriday, 25th: Started out from Block Island and went west, but found no fish until we reached the 
mouth of the Connecticut River, where we found a few small bunches, and caught 39,000, which we took to the Mia- 
mogue Works; pleasant day. Saturday, 26th: We did not fish. Monday, 28th: We went below Gardiner’s Island to 
Fort Pond, where we caught 20,000 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; the fish were wild; weather good. 
Tuesday, 29th: Went down to Fort Pond, but the fish were so wild we could not catch them, so we went up sound as 
far as New Haven; made three sets just at night and caught about 15,000 fish, after which we went in behind the 
light and anchored; weather pleasant. Wednesday, 30th: Went out in the sound; made two sets and then started to 
the eastward, but the wind breezed up so that we caught no more; we arrived at the Miamogue Works about 3 o’clock 
p. m., and had 43,600 fish. 
July 1st, Thursday: Went up sound and just at night made two small sets off New.Haven, then we went into 
New Haven; weather continues good. Friday, 24: We started out of New Haven in the morning and looked along to 
the eastward; made two sets off the mouth of Connecticut River and then went to the Miamogue Works; had 48,800 
fish; weather continues pleasant and fish scarce. Saturday, 3d: We did not fish; carted the seine in the lot and 
shortened the cork line and had one of the seinegboats fixed. Monday, 5th: Did not fish; at home. Tuesday, 6th: 
It rained in a. m.; went ont in Gardiner’s Bay in p,m.; caught 47,200 fish, which we took to the Miamogue Works; 
pleasant in p.m. Wednesday, 7ih: In the morning we went up in Peconic Bay ; made four sets, but the bunches were 
very small; we went down in Gardiner’s Bay in p. m.; wade one set and then went in to the Miamogue Works; had 
56,400 fish; weather fine. Thursday, 8th: Went in the Sound and went west as far as Old Man’s Harbor; made five 
sets j, caught 68,400 fish, and arrived at the Miamogue Works at 9 o’clock p. m.; very pleasant day. Friday, 9th: 
Windy; the fish did not show good and we caught only 8,800, which we took to the Miamogue Works; the steamer 
gave out in p.m. Saturday, 10th: We lay in Greenport in a. m.; I made out the fish commissioner record; I went 
home in p.m.; warm day, Monday, 12th: We went down to Fort Pond; saw no fish; then went up in Peconic Bay 
